Rockbox is undergoing a facelift at the moment. The walls have been repainted, the old rock-and-roll themed memorabilia is gone. Soon, new art will go up and the outdoor window decals will come down. The venue’s new owner Landon Miller said he wants the new iteration of Rockbox Theater to better ref...

HOUSE Do you have a recording of your parents’ voices? I recently followed a story of a radio DJ trying to track down any recording of his late father’s voice. It turned into a quest worthy of the Holy Grail. His last sample was on a phone answering machine, which was accidently erased in an office ...

Hardly a day goes by that I don’t have someone asking me when I’ll be writing about buckets. People text me, “Are you ever gonna write about buckets?” Email me, “Would you please write about buckets?!” And call me, “This is a message for Gayne: Please consider writing about buckets.” Okay. None of t...

Local students named to dean’s list in Abilene Three local students were named to the Abilene Christian University Dean’s Honor Roll for the fall 2025...

Last winter, aspiring Eagle Scout Hagen Nicely used 100-year old reclaimed pine to build a brand new information panel for Fort Martin Scott State His...

HOUSE Ilove making and keeping a “To Do” list. Little is more satisfying than changing a “to do” to “done.” But I have discovered a more important lis...