By Kathy Thomson Around 40 people attended the Shackelford County Range and Pasture Tour on Tuesday, June 25. “We had lots of great speakers,” said local county extension agent Michaela Bradford. “It was a good educational event.

Jerry Donavan Dodson of Fort Worth, TX passed away peacefully on Father’s Day, June 16, 2019 in the presence of those who loved him the most. Services will be held at The Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery at 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas, TX 75211 on July 19 at 1:30 p.m.

Thomas Scott Holland, age 78, passed away June 24, 2019 at Eastland Memorial Hospital. Funeral services were held Wednesday, June 26, at the Kimbrough Funeral Home Chapel in Cisco, Texas, with Lance Thomas officiating.

Parents are reminded to stop by the Albany News office to pick up photo packets of players in various spring and summer sports league.  Packages that weren’t paid in advance or charged to established accounts can be ordered when paid for.

The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $46,797 from the state this June. The amount is up 31.38 percent from the $35,618 payment received in June of 2018. Payments to date for the 2019 year to the city of Albany are $299,589, up by 16.

Special Fandangle activities are on the Old Jail Art Center’s schedule over the next two weeks, starting with a Native American Dance exhibition this Saturday afternoon and ending up a Family Festival “Round Up” on June 29.

The Moran Independent School District has filled their two vacant staff positions, according to MISD superintendent Danny Freeman. “They haven’t been by to sign contracts yet, but we have verbal agreements with both of them,” said Freeman.  John Hughes will be the new football coach for Moran.

A monthly country and western musical will continue this month on Saturday, June 22 from 6:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Moran Community Center. Moran singer-songwriter M.L. “Marty” Clifford is coordinating the event, which got underway last month.

By Kathy Thomson The 81st anniversary edition of the Fort Griffin Fandangle is scheduled to open to a large audience at the Prairie Theater at 8:30 p.m. tomorrow evening.

By Donnie A. Lucas Parents of Albany students in grades 3-11 should soon receive reports for state STAAR testing results administered during the spring.