Abilene named one of Best True West Towns, Historic Small Towns

By WIBW on January 24, 2023

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The City of Abilene has been named one of the Best True West Towns of the year and has been named as a finalist in USA Today’s Best Historic Small Town contest.

For the fifth year in a row, the Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau says the town has been named a finalist in USA Today’s Readers’ Choice Best Historic Small Town contest.

“This is so exciting,” said Julie Roller Weeks, Abilene Convention and Visitors Bureau director. “Receiving this recognition once is a big deal, let alone five years in a row. It’s unimaginable!”

In 2022, the Bureau said Abilene came in second in the nation in the top 10 contest.

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