HSU Award B.E.S.T Describes Cooper Honoree Jimmy Pogue
Jimmy Pogue hasn’t been a student on a college campus in more than 35 years. But the lessons he...
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Category: Spotlight
Innovate, Inspire: Stafford’s Beverage Honored with TEACH Award
When Melissa Scott sat down and looked over the criteria for the T.E.A.C.H. Award for Outstanding...
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AHS Grad Turns Love of Music into Booming Nashville Business
Dustin Williams is about the most self-deprecating, unassuming man anyone might ever meet. But the...
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35 Years Later: Memories of Scotty Pugh & Cooper Baseball Fame
For Abilenians of a certain age who saw the great Cooper High School baseball teams of the late...
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After 49 Years of Nursing, Linda Langston Sets One Last Alarm Clock
When Linda Langston went to bed on the evening of June 8, she didn’t set the alarm for the...
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Timing Is Everything for Scott McLean, Including Retirement
When Scott McLean thinks about his career in education and the twists and turns it’s taken, the...
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Retiring Principal Leaves Ward Elementary With an ‘Extra Touch of Love’
Dawn Ripple calls her decision to retire from the Abilene ISD “bittersweet.” One that came to her...
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Deaf Ed Teacher Performs at Texas Rangers’ Season Opener
Amber Nall has waited for her opportunity in the big leagues since she was about nine years old....
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Q&A with AHS Grad Tim Smith, Developer and Abilene’s ‘SoDA Pop’
Back in 2011, Abilene native Tim Smith had the idea to take the old fire station and former home...
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Q&A with Andrae Patterson: From Abilene to NBA
Former Houston Oilers head coach Bum Phillips once said of Earl Campbell, “He may not be in a...
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Conversation with AHS Grad, NEXT Lab Director, Dr. Rusty Towell
When Dr. Rusty Towell talks about the cutting-edge work being done with molten salt at Abilene...
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Harman Arrives to Help Eagles’ Climb in Tough Baseball District
The sign hanging behind the home dugout at Abilene High School’s Blackburn Field is a bit...
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