Name: Grant Seabourne Where do you work?: First Financial Trust & Asset Management Co. What’s your job title/what do you do?: Trust Officer Where are you from? I grew up in Mount Pleasant, Texas. If you’re not from Abilene, how long have you lived in the area and what brought you here? I moved to Abilene in the fall of 2008 to attend Hardin-Simmons University (HSU). I played tennis competitively growing up, and I wanted to continue playing in college for Hardin-Simmons. I was

Name: Elyse Lewis Where do you work?: Hendrick Medical Center and the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health What’s your job title/what do you do?: For the past 7 years, I’ve worked at Hendrick Medical Center doing women’s health marketing, special events and community outreach. Last September, Hendrick partnered with Texas Tech Health Sciences Center to open an Abilene office of the Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. My job is exciting because I get to work with

With the 2016 tax season coming to a close, one of the most beneficial tax decisions you could make is to start thinking about the 2017 tax season now. With some organization, thought and preparation, a dreaded tax bill can be reduced or even avoided with advanced planning. First, implementing an organized system for filing your financial records this year in preparation for the next will save you time. Throwing all your important documents into a drawer won’t help much when