Hotels Near Executive Inn, Abilene in Abilene

Downtown Abilene hotel groundbreaking solidifies $80 million project

With a turn of a mound of dirt on a chilly Friday morning, the dream of a downtown convention center hotel found itself, at last, on solid ground. City officials and guests gathered at North Sixth and ...

Kansas-based developers may purchase Abilene’s Sunflower Hotel

The Sunflower Hotel might have new ownership. A Kansas-based developer is in the process of purchasing the tallest building in Abilene. The purchase has one contingency, however. The developer, Flint ...

Hotel, other downtown Abilene projects attracting out-of-town developers

What is old is new again for downtown Abilene. Flowing into the city’s center is about $33 million in adaptive reuse projects of downtown buildings and spaces. Add the proposed $66.6 million downtown ...

Hotel bookings in Abilene skyrocket, leaving rooms scarce

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – As the Key City adds more amenities, the visitors follow. Abilene has seen a tourism boom, leading the entire state in hotel revenue growth, up 60.3% in the last quarter ...

Hotels Near La Quinta Inn & Suites Abilene Mall, Abilene

Entrepreneur starts a travel agency and builds a planning app with AIJulie Day founded Gatherwell Travel, an agency with a niche of multigenerational family vacations. Also, she used AI to build ...

Abilene's downtown hotel hitting goals for 'substantial completion' in April

An April opening of a downtown Abilene hotel feels practically around the corner, City Manager Robert Hanna says. The seven-story hotel is on track to have its "substantial completion date" April 7, ...

Hotels Near Executive Inn, Abilene

Las Vegas visitor numbers continue to tumbleVisitation numbers in March were down 7.8% compared with the same month a year ago, the third straight month visits have dipped... Making software contracts ...

Recent Abilene rains boost mosquito numbers, city ramps up monitoring

Recent rain across Abilene is creating ideal conditions for mosquitoes to multiply.

Three days of events at Stevenson Park mark Juneteenth in Abilene

The Abilene Black Chamber of Commerce and Let Us Breath is organizing a three-day Juneteenth celebration in Abilene at ...

Large plume of smoke north of Abilene caused by trash fire

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Did you spot smoke north of Abilene around noon on Thursday? According to the Abilene Fire ...

Abilene set to reach first triple-digit day of 2026

ABILENE, TEXAS (KTAB/KRBC) – Summer heat is about to make its grand entrance across the Big Country and the City of Abilene.

What new is restaurant coming to the Mall of Abilene

A brand new dinning concept will open in the Mall of Abilene in the former location of Ari's Cafe.

New plant shop takes root in downtown Abilene

Lilly Lane Plant Co., Abilene's first and only plant boutique, opened this past year. And while experiencing a bit of a rocky ...

Abilene Christian football receives 2025 UAC conference championship rings

ACU football was rewarded on Wednesday with more hardware from their outstanding 2025 season.

Food manufacturer to invest millions of dollars in Abilene

AbiMar Foods is investing in modernizing two Abilene facilities.

Abilene's tourism efforts rewarded with state certification, promising economic growth

ABILENE, Texas — Abilene received the Tourism Friendly Texas Community Certification. A representative with Travel Texas awarded the certification during a presentation Tuesday morning. The Abilene ...

Police: Skimmer found at retail store in north Abilene

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A skimmer was found at a retail store in north Abilene last week. Police say the device was ...

Is Abilene a good place to raise a family? Here's what one study says

Abilene ranks near the top on a list of Texas cities judged as Best Places to Raise a Family. Abilene ranks third in the state just below Wichita Falls. Ranking first is Tyler, which is the hometown ...