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Chili Super Bowl XXXI is upon us this Labor Day weekend. All the fun and festivities are taking place at the old settlers camp grounds in beautiful, downtown Buffalo Gap, Texas America. If you have never attended, you're in for a real treat, (some words of advise) come hungry, wear old comfortable shoes. Bring the kids cause they're welcomed too.

A Federal court has rejected a Texas law that would require voters to present valid photo identification before voting. The three judge panel agreed unanimously that the law would impose "strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor" when it comes time to go to the polls in November.

In the movie "Limitless" Eddie Morra is an aspiring author that's suffering from writer's block, but his life changes instantly when an friend introduces him to a little pill called NZT.  Eddie's brain is transformed into a powerful human super-computer. This pill gives him super mental abilities, enabling him to read and recall millions of bits of information instantly. NZT is fictional

Many people have written a note, stuck it inside an old bottle and set it on a journey at sea. Sometimes those are never found, who knows where they end up, but on occasion they are found, read and shared with the world. Especially if they happen to be 98 year old messages.

If you've ever gone browsing the "all for sale" section of Abilene Craigslist, you may get totally lost in the variety of what all is for sale. A while back, I decided to go window shopping and report some of the more interesting finds. What I found was so interesting, I had to make a return trip! All of these items are for sale, and just in time to beat the holiday shopping rush. Enjoy!

It's no secret that Blake Shelton has a sense of humor. He’s one of those rare stars who will turn the joke on himself before goofing on someone else. You have to appreciate that about Shelton. Well, maybe until now. As if his Twitter profile picture isn't silly enough (Shelton resting his head on the shoulder of 'The Voice' coach Cee Lo Green), this recent Tweet takes silly to another level. Read

The Abilene Association of Realtors (AAOR) and the Salvation Army say they are "extremely happy with the number of Abilene area residents that participated in the Walk With Pride event". Shanda Tijerina the Public Relations Chairwoman for the Association says, "627 Children received brand new shoes and socks in time for for back to school".

The Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (BATF) has released the number of dealers in the U.S.  There are now just over 129,800 BATF licensed dealers, according to the latest Bureau statistics as of August 1st, 2012, that's an increase of 3,200 more gun dealers in America. Of those, 51,438 are retail gun and/or sporting goods stores, just over 7,350 are pawn shops and 61,560 are individual deale

Well it looks like football season is about to get kicked off and that means tailgating parties will be planned as well. So I've got a few tips to help make your tailgate party better than the next guys.

The Callahan County 4-h shooting sports program, will be putting on a five stand shoot, Saturday, September the 8th at the Callahan County 4-H range. You can put your team together or shoot individually. The 4-H club will be offering a "Team 5-Stand", "Individual 5-Stand" and "Trap". The entry fees vary depending on how you choose to shoot.

Lance Armstrong is a 7 time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor. He's been fighting doping allegations for years. The Anti-doping committee has never been able to prove anything against him. They now say he will be banned from competing in the sport and will be striped of all 7 titles.

There always seems to be something to worry about; now it's your tap water. Actually this is especially pointed at those who use neti pots to clear their sinuses. Two people in Louisiana last year were killed by primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) and the CDC is warning against the use of tap water with the neti pots.