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A focus on infill development will continue, City Manager Robert Hanna said, with new tools in the works to encourage development and renovation.

Council approves funds for new 10-year master plan for Abilene Zoo.

Changes are coming to downtown parking, including parallel parking in front of the post office on Pine Street.  The Abilene City Council on Thursday approved plans to remark pavement in the city's central business district.  The council approved a $508,503 construction contract with Flat Line Inc., funded by 2015 bond dollars, to remove existing pavement markers and replace them throughout the downtown area. Other changes will include reduction of some three-lane roads to two, in exchange for increasing the number of available spaces via angled parking, said Greg McCaffery, director of ...

Price and Beard won their seats in May 1's election. Price returns for another term, while this is Beard's first.

What the Abilene Reporter-News liked and disliked: Almost $2M Our view 2. How about $1.95 million, then? That's what folks here poured into the fifth Abilene Gives, again obliterating the record. Donors were willing to support Camp Able, which took in an individual record of $112,000. The zoo totaled the most donors with 230. A total of 32 nonprofits took in at last $20,000. Lots of love flowed Tuesday as Abilene showed us the money! 3. Welcome back! We hear there was no room at our inns this weekend, what with three university graduations and the Western Heritage Classic back in the saddl...