Video & Race Report: Round 1 of the Arkansas Enduro Series May 25, 2021
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Round 1 of the Arkansas Enduro Series was nothing short of a monumental weekend, pun intended! First and foremost this recap would not be possible without the hard work and collaboration of Mt Nebo State Park, Monument Trails and BikeNWA. These folks are dedicated and revel in their work to create amazing venues for mountain biking and cycling to grow. The state park was originally built in the 1930 s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. The benefit of opening access to a place like Mt Nebo is proof in the pudding, you build it- Rock Solid Trail company that is- and they will come. Those guys truly built a trail-system that is monumental, the trail looks and feels like it belongs in a state park.
What the Abilene Reporter-News liked and disliked: Almost $2M
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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!
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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 saddle. That s good news for our local economy, for sure. Congrats to the graduates! Thanks for late checkout!
Voters, voters everywhere, but hardly a ballot to be counted
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Crazy. And it won t happen.
But the turnout for this year s city election has been next to nothing.
The first five days of early voting drew less than 900 Taylor County voters. Voting resumed Monday and Tuesday, and 706 people voted those two days to push the total to 1,599.
Election Day is Saturday.
Maybe everyone is waiting until the final day. But Saturday is a busy day in Abilene, though voting in this election requires more time to sign in to vote than it does making two selections.
We are voting to choose two of seven members of the Abilene City Council. That s 29% of the council. That s two votes that could make a difference in a big decision down the line.
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KACU s Allie Jones speaks with Garrett Hubbard, a candidate in the race for the Place Two seat on the Abilene City Council.
When current Place Two Abilene City Council Member Jack Rentz announced he would not run for re-election, it opened the race for anyone who lives south of the Texas and Pacific Railroad Company mainline to make a run. Garrett Hubbard saw his chance. He has been planning to run for political office for years and filed to add his name to the ballot on the first day the city accepted applications. KACU s Allie Jones asked him about his candidacy and his goals for serving on the city council.