http://reporternews.com/news/Abilene Reporter-News Storiesen-ushttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/hurricane-dolly-downgraded/ HARLINGEN -- Residents across South Texas slogged through knee-deep muddy waters, tiptoed around downed power lines and dug through debris Thursday but were thankful that Hurricane Dolly didn't pack the wallop they had feared.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:04:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/hurricane-dolly-downgraded/videos/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/texas-schools-to-standardize-gpa-formula/With a new academic year about a month away, high school students might want to start thinking about course selections as carefully they're eyeing the coolest back-to-school stuff.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:03:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/texas-schools-to-standardize-gpa-formula/videos/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/city-ahead-of-game-on-fuel-costs/Although the city of Abilene is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars more in fuel costs than it did last year, the costs for its street projects hasn't been impacted to any great extent.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:02:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/city-ahead-of-game-on-fuel-costs/videos/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/pick-up-trash-before-cutting-grass/I want to bring people's attention the state of cleanliness of our roadways in Abilene.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/pick-up-trash-before-cutting-grass/opinion/lettershttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters3/ I saw the July 19 letter from Forrest West ("Money grubbers don't care about economy"). He said he was from Coahoma.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters3/opinion/lettershttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters4/ I would like to comment on the article in the July 11 Reporter-News by Terry MattinglyFri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters4/opinion/lettershttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters2/ Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/25/no-headline---letters2/opinion/lettershttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/auto-dealer-long-remembered-as-true-gentleman/Whether he was selling a car, riding a horse or spending time with his family, Charles Long was a true Southern gentleman.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:56:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/auto-dealer-long-remembered-as-true-gentleman/videos/newshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/mcenroe-is-49-and-still-fired-up/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- John McEnroe chuckles at the irony.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:28:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/mcenroe-is-49-and-still-fired-up/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/mets-alone-atop-nl-east-after-beating-phils/ NEW YORK -- Carlos Delgado hit a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning to help New York to a 3-1 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday that gave the Mets sole possession of first place in the NL East.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:28:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/mets-alone-atop-nl-east-after-beating-phils/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/cooper-fiddler-hoops-player-now-in-4-h-vet/Crystal Hart didn't take the customary route to the student veterinarian program at the Texas State 4-H Horse Show.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:27:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/cooper-fiddler-hoops-player-now-in-4-h-vet/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/halladay-completes-jays-sweep-of-os/ BALTIMORE -- Roy Halladay scattered seven hits over seven innings Thursday in Toronto's 7-1 victory over Baltimore that followed the Blue Jays' 5-1 win in the completion of a suspended game.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:26:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/halladay-completes-jays-sweep-of-os/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/estelle-getty-remembered-as-funny-feisty-frugal/ LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Estelle Getty always liked a bargain.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:26:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/estelle-getty-remembered-as-funny-feisty-frugal/entertainment/tv-radiohttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/no-headline---car--auto_racing_glance/ Auto racing at a glance 07.25.08Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:25:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/no-headline---car--auto_racing_glance/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/paul-tracy-back-on-track/ EDMONTON, Alberta -- Tony Kanaan couldn't help but grin when he was asked about racing against Paul Tracy in Saturday's Rexall Edmonton Indy.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:25:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/paul-tracy-back-on-track/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/fullmer-gets-served-at-sec-media-days/ HOOVER, Ala. -- Lawyers for a former Alabama football booster said they staked out the Southeastern Conference football media event Thursday and served Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer with a subpoena to testify about a lawsuit against the NCAA.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:24:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/fullmer-gets-served-at-sec-media-days/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/sportsontv0725/ Sports on TV 07.25Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:23:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/sportsontv0725/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/norman-struggles-at-senior-british/ TROON, Scotland -- Four days after nearly making history at the British Open, Greg Norman labored to a 4-over 75 Thursday in the opening round of the Seniors British Open to finish seven shots behind co-leaders Bruce Vaughan and Eduardo Romero.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:08:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/norman-struggles-at-senior-british/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/no-headline---golf_agate/agate for 7.25Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/no-headline---golf_agate/videos/sportshttp://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/jerry-jones-quiet/ OXNARD, Calif. -- Jerry Jones was already sounding excited, smiling and exclaiming as he spoke. Only then did it become clear that he wasn't talking about what everybody else was thinking.Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:07:00 -0000http://reporternews.com/news/2008/jul/24/jerry-jones-quiet/videos/sports