After months of offseason workouts, scrimmages and weeks of preseason prep in the sweltering West Texas heat, the best high school football teams from the Abilene area and across the Big Country are ...

Week 9 of the Texas high school football season has finally arrived. The ninth week of the season will have lots of intriguing matchups, as most Big Country area teams continue district play with ...

As the 2026 fall high school sports season ramps up, the Abilene Reporter-News will continue accepting nominations for City National Bank Athlete of the Week throughout the year. Plenty of outstanding ...

Wylie offensive lineman Mason Brooks (50) plows the way forward for running back Jett Wilson who is handed by the ball by quarterback Jadin Karlenskint during Friday’s game in Abilene Oct. 23, 2026.

The Jayton Jaybirds and Richland Springs Coyotes each moved up in our Big Country Six-Man High School Football Top 5 Rankings after picking up pivotal district wins.

Check out the upcoming schedule and keep up with score updates throughout the week at the 2026 UIL Team Tennis State ...

A new sports bar is coming soon, as a local favorite, Mona's Sports Bar prepares to expand with a second location in West ...

Early voting ends Oct. 30 as candidates make final stops across Texas including rallies with President Trump, Paxton and Abbott.

From streetwear to vintage treasures, our exclusive video shows what shoppers can find inside The Vintage Collective.

Construction has begun on a new public parking lot in downtown Abilene that will add approximately 140 new free public ...