Leon Bosque Resource, Conservation & Development Council director John Tate presented a $500 Community Improvement Grant to Closet Angels on  Sunday, July 21.

By Melinda L. Lucas Due to several conflicts, Closet Angels’ “Back to School Bash” has been moved up more than a week to Thursday, Aug. 1. It was originally scheduled on Aug. 10.

By Kathy Thomson Members of the Albany Ministerial Alliance are hosting an evening Vacation Bible School the first week in August, and children throughout the community, from those entering kindergarten this fall to those who are going into seventh grade, are invited to attend the “In the Wild”...

By Kathy Thomson ResourceCare’s Summer Day Camp is winding down, with only two days of activities left of the three-week schedule. “We have toured the Albany Volunteer Fire Department, First National Bank, and the Old Jail Art Center,” said program director Mindy Ary.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County dispatcher Dee Balliew was recognized near the beginning of a regular meeting of commissioners on Monday, July 22. Balliew, who has been with the local sheriff’s office for almost 14 years, is retiring at the end of this month.

By Kathy Thomson Students at Moran Independent School District will begin the 2019-20 school year at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26. “Right now our enrollment is about 105,” said superintendent Danny Freeman. “We would like to be around 120, so we are hoping for 15 or so more transfers.

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the Big Country Beef Conference on Aug. 22 at the Taylor County Expo Center in the Big Country Hall, 1700 Texas Highway 36, Abilene.  The event will run from 8:15 a.m. – 4:15 p.m., with registration and coffee starting at 7:30 a.m.

A monthly country and western musical will continue this month on Saturday, July 27 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 in May.

USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) nominations for county committee members must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by Aug. 1.  Agricultural producers who participate or cooperate in an FSA program may be nominated for candidacy for the county committee.

By Donnie A. Lucas Local high school athletes participating in fall sports have just about a week of summer remaining with volleyball two-a-day practices starting next Thursday, Aug. 1, followed by football and cross country slated to begin Monday, Aug. 5.