9/11/2024

Former city manager pledges to complete Kilgore trail project at no cost to city

Lucas Strough | www.kilgorenewsherald.com

Kilgore’s former City Manager Josh Selleck struck a deal with the city to donate time and labor for significant improvements to the Bighead Creek mountain bike trail as he moves into the private sector after nearly a decade of city service.

Selleck proposed the deal, which was unanimously approved by the council, at his final meeting as city manager before retiring from city service and moving full time to his local mountain bike trail business, Vanguard Trailworks. The project will involve placing asphalt over a section of the trail known as a “pump track,” a section of hills that allows …

Austin Bicycling Ain’t So Bad Compared to the Suburbs

A Dude Abikes | adudeabikes.com

After almost three weeks staying next door from my long-time base of Travis County, I’ve concluded that deespite it’s many faults, Austin, Texas isn’t as bad as it is out here in the suburbs. Maybe the grass is always greener on the other side, but sometimes, the green, green grass of home ain’t all bad, either. Familiarity breeds contempt, but with no protected bike lanes and little connectivity between trails, the quote “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t” applies. (from Trish Doller, The Devil You Know). Some thoughts on this subject follow. PICTURES IN A LITTLE BIT. …

Man sentenced in connection with Lance Armstrong bike, storage unit theft

by: Taylor Girtman | www.kxan.com

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced to community supervision in connection with a 2023 theft of famous cyclist Lance Armstrong’s storage unit in Austin.

Shaun Thompson, 37, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to five years of community supervision in August, according to court documents. He was charged with theft of property between $30,000 and $150,000. …