Expensive construction and costly changes made at the last minute have affected the Abilene Independent School District s 2018 bond construction program.
Initially, voters approved a $138.7 million price tag. District officials at the time knew the actual cost would be higher and vowed to find alternative sources to pay for the difference.
They ve attempted that, but financial statements and estimates indicate there s little wiggle room as work winds down on the most expensive projects.
What s gone right? Where did costs skyrocket?
There s a lot to unpack from the district s financial report provided during Monday s regular meeting of the district s school board.
Red ink not yet dry
365 Days of Texas True Crime: Broomstick Killer P2
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….so here we are…it’s October 1989 and Kenneth “The Broomstick Killer” Allen McDuff has just been paroled. He heads back to his hometown of Rosebud where the residents are out of their minds afraid of once again having to live with this bully of man and absolutely floored that he was released after what he did to those innocent teenagers. But he’s been in prison “reforming” since his arrest and conviction in 1966 right? Isn’t that what prison if for, punishment and reform? Besides it’s not like he had done anything like this before or already had an escalating criminal history with a family history of disfunction and violence right? About that town in Rosebud….. (I like to tell some of a story and then go back, like movie directors these days seem to keep doing things, which I’m totally ok with)
When Rush Harris looks at his hometown of Marshall, he sees a city that is growing and thriving. He sees community leaders who are dedicated to improving the community so that residents have a better quality of life with an abundance of job opportunities.
He sees a city striving to stay on the cutting edge of technology and infrastructure to attract more business opportunities and educational systems dedicated to educating young students so they may become the business leaders of tomorrow. To be successful, you need people who are working together and who are having conversations with each other. That s the way I see our leadership and our city progressing, Harris said. It s one of the things that gives me hope about Marshall. You have people here who are talking to each other and working toward a common goal. It makes me excited about city.
Farmers and ranchers who have dedicated decades to their work were honored at the annual Wharton County Youth Fair Ag Day Banquet, where ag industry members from all over the Gulf Coast region gathered Tuesday.
The dinner was held starting at 6 p.m. at WCYFâs Crescent Hall. Keynote speaker and Houston meteorologist Neil Frank spoke on weather trends and climate prediction at the event with an attendance of about 200. The awards were presented by WCYF President Ed Weinheimer and AgriLife Extension Agent Corrie Bowen.
âIt was an enjoyable evening, and it was great getting to visit with friends in the local ag industry,â Bowen said.
Anthony Monaco has been around first responders his entire life.
When Monaco lived in New York, his father was a volunteer firefighter, and his mother was a nurse. After his father’s job moved the family to Fort Worth, Monaco wanted to continue the family tradition.
After high school, Monaco attended a firefighter academy and was hired by the Stephenville Fire Department. He said the department operates both the fire and emergency medical services operations for the community.
Monaco completed an EMS program at his fellow firefighters’ suggestion and decided to take it one step further. He enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services Paramedic program and now is nearing graduation.