ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene ISD paid $1.6 million for substitute teachers during its 2021-2022 school year, and now, because of the major shortage the district is battling, the substitute’s pay rate has increased.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Abilene ISD paid $1.6 million for substitute teachers during its 2021-2022 school year, and now, because of the major shortage the district is battling, the substitute’s pay rate has increased.
BRECKENRIDGE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Breckenridge ISD announced a move to the 4-day school week for the 2023-2024 term. The move is a growing one, as there are now six Big Country districts that have made that move. In Breckenridge, some concerns were brought up by parents about situations like childcare. When parents have to work five days a week, what will they do?
Blue Bell releases....I ♥ Cereal for Valentine's Day 2023
EASTLAND, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - While the Texas roads coat over in a thin, dangerous layer of ice, many are staying home. Maybe you're catching up on shows, chores, or even working from home. Unfortunately, not all fields of work lend themselves to long distance employees. The staff of Eastland Memorial Hospital's cafeteria know this all too well.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - With freezing temperatures, roads are icy and dangerous. Local towing companies have been dealing with numerous calls for wrecks. One local tower says he's receiving hundreds of service calls.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - This winter storm has led to some severely icy roads in the Big Country, causing many wrecks and keeping the Abilene Fire Department (AFD) busy. Some locals have spoken out about people driving too fast in these conditions.
Video captured by Jimmy Duff shows a semi jackknifing on icy road. I-20 in Clyde, Texas.
TAYLOR COUNTY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - An Abilene man is being called a hero for saving a life in a house fire, north of town, early Tuesday morning. Usually considering himself to be a quiet person, keeping up with just a small group of friends, strangers on Facebook are recognizing Evander Rodriquez as a hero.
Abilene's 81 year old adventurers arrive at Easter Island
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Daycares across Abilene say they have been dealing with a shortage of caretakers over the past two years. Some daycare managers said they thought the shortage would have been fixed as the COVID-19 pandemic died down, but to no such luck.
A group of middle school students went to Lexington ISD leaders to warn them about a man making a threat to shoot their school. However, that was not the full story.
