At Crockett, time in a bottle released, along with memories

Annual tree lighting and parade kick off Abilene's 2024 holiday season The lighting of Abilene's official Christmas tree outside City Hall, followed by the downtown lighted parade, marked the start of the holiday season. Kids from 25 years ago would be disappointed to learn we still don’t... read full story

"So I wrote, 'What I think will be here in the future. In the year 2025, I think there will be different things, like computers, TVs, houses, bedrooms' — I don't know why I wrote that,"