A male student was arrested early Thursday morning by Abilene police and charged with assault family violence. Stephen Simmonds, senior finance major from Austin, was arrested Thursday at 1:45 a.m. and booked at Taylor County Jail. Officers with the ACU Police Department and the Abilene Police Department responded to a report of a loud ... [Read More…]
Community honors first African-American sheriff of Taylor County
Members of Goodwill Full Gospel Church will honor Otis Wiley, Abilene's first African-American sheriff, Friday at Hardin-Simmons University with a dinner and ceremony. Wiley, 79, is the pastor of Goodwill and is known as a pioneer of his time. In 1967, Wiley was the first African-American hired by the Taylor County sheriff's department. He ... [Read More…]
Chambers houses active-shooter simulation
Chambers Hall was full of action during winter break with forced entries, low-scale explosions and hostage situations. The ACU Police Department and the Abilene Police Department organized a full-scale training operation on Jan. 7-8 in the building slated for demolition, calling in specially trained groups like the SWAT team, crisis negotiation ... [Read More…]