Trustees for the Moran Independent School District added a student holiday to the 2019 spring semester during their regular board meeting on Dec. 17.
Because of the change, MISD will not have classes on Friday, Feb. 1.
The update to the MISD calendar was done in response to the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association changing the day of the local stock show from Jan. 24-26 to Jan. 31 through Feb. 2.
Local residents who want to run for city council, hospital district, or school board positions in the Saturday, May 4 election may begin filing the required paperwork on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
Filing closes a month later on Friday, Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. There is no filing fee.
Albany City Council
The position of mayor and two Albany city council seats, each for a two-year term, are up for election. Applications will be available at City Hall from city secretary Becky Wiloth.
Along with the start of a new semester came new beginnings for a couple of Albany ISD administrators, notably for Jonathan Scott, who is at the starting line for his assignment as AISD superintendent.
Scott’s transition to his new duties as head of Albany ISD left a vacancy in the Nancy Smith Elementary School office, where he was in his fifth year as principal of that campus.
The official year-end deadline for the Albany Chest loomed large a few days before Christmas with the 2018 campaign more than $9,000 short of its record goal, but several last-minute donations, both large and small, have put the drive over the top, according to board president Amy Kelly.
The drive reached the $42,000 targeted goal this week and, as of Tuesday, Jan. 8, the fund had slightly exceeded that amount with a total of $42,157, according to board treasurer Paige Adair.
The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting, normally scheduled on the first Friday of February, is being delayed until the second week because of a conflict with the county stock show.
Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones said this week that the traditional membership session will take place at the Beehive Restaurant on Friday, Feb. 8 immediately after the noon luncheon.
Several of the current directors have asked to be replaced and there are others whose terms are expiring this year, said Jones.
Only a few cases of influenza have been seen at the local clinics so far this winter, and according to Jera Fairley from the Shackelford County Heath Clinic, the patients that tested positive for influenza at that clinic all had one important thing in common.
“I believe all the flu cases we have seen have all been in those who did not receive a flu shot,” Fairley said.
One vaccinated youth was diagnosed with influenza, but her symptoms were relatively mild, reported a family member.
Albany High senior Jillian Guinn and Moran senior Curry Pendleton were recently named as two of the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 2019 DAR Good Citizen award winners.
The two Shackelford County students, along with Kelton Wylie from Breckenridge and Clint Petree from Cisco were recognized at a ceremony at the Lord’s Old Time Gospel Church in Breckenridge on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
More information about the local DAR winners will be included in the next edition of The Albany News.
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The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.
“We are only at $12,950 this week after today’s mail,” said SCYLA treasurer Molly Cauble on Monday, Jan. 7.
A minimum of $18,000 is typically required to fund the show, and the directors had hoped to have that amount raised by Jan. 5 so they could concentrate their efforts on final preparations.
The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.
“We are only at $12,950 this week after today’s mail,” said SCYLA treasurer Molly Cauble on Monday, Jan. 7.
A minimum of $18,000 is typically required to fund the show, and the directors had hoped to have that amount raised by Jan. 5 so they could concentrate their efforts on final preparations.
Levi Cole Britting and Kaitlyn Brooke Reddin of Albany are listed on the Dean’s List for the 2018 Fall semester at Angelo State University.
To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
Britting is the son of Rod and Susan Britting and Kristi Espinosa.
Reddin’s parents are Michael and Beth Reddin.
Both ASU students are graduates of Albany High School.
