By LORETTA FULTON Libby Rankin didn’t know it, but she waited almost a year for an award she should have received on March 26, 2020. That was the date of the annual Hardin-Simmons University Round Table Scholarship Luncheon when the winner of the Woman of Virtue Award and the recipient of the scholarship are announced. But COVID-19 intervened in March
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By LORETTA FULTON Bob and Kelli Phillips, co-hosts of the popular TV series, Texas Country Reporter, will bring their observations and insights from years of traveling the state to Abilene March 26 for the annual Hardin-Simmons University Round Table Scholarship Luncheon. The luncheon will be held 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Abilene Country Club, 4039 Treadaway Blvd. Individual tickets are
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By LORETTA FULTON In case guests had trouble remembering the name of the honoree at the annual Round Table Scholarship Luncheon, her name was spelled out–with details. By the time Judy Hancock finished descrbing M-I-C–K-E-Y Cassle, the guests in the packed dining room of the Abilene Country Club knew her well. Cassle received the Woman of Virtue Award, a honor
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