The 2019 Moran Homecoming will be held on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 4-5. A pep rally is planned downtown on Friday.  That evening, the Moran Bulldogs junior high and high school teams are scheduled to host Chillicothe at Bulldog Stadium.

Elizabeth Martin of Moran was named to the President’s List at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) for the spring 2019 semester. She graduated cum laude in May 2019 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology.

By Donnie A. Lucas It was a tale of two halves for the Albany Lions last Friday in Eastland. The 2A Lions dominated the first half of the non-district showdown against the 3A Mavericks, taking a 28-27 lead to the locker room at the half.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lady Lion volleyball team opened District 6-2A competition with a pair of wins over Strawn and Newcastle during the last week.

By Kathy Thomson Area churches are again taking turns hosting after-game fellowships following each of the Albany Lions’ home football games. The second “Fifth Quarter” event of the season will be held Friday, Sept.

By Kathy Thomson Visitors, Albany High Alumni, and locals are all invited to take part in the 12th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta at the Albany Golf Course next Friday, Sept. 27.

By Kathy Thomson The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $37,868 from the state this September. The amount is down 15.76 percent from the $44,955 payment received in September of 2018. Payments to date for the 2019 year to the city of Albany are $413,711, up by 6.

By Melinda L. Lucas Three Albany runners traveled to Merkel on Tuesday for their third meet of the season, with freshman Brylee Moore earning her second medal of the year. She came in sixth out of 56 runners in the girls JV division.

 By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions improved to 3-0 for the season after a 38-14 win over the Eastland Mavericks at Robert Nail Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12. Albany will travel to Hawley this week to play the Bearcats in a 7:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both Albany Cub football teams suffered losses in Eastland last Thursday during the second road games of the season. The Cubs will be out of town again this Thursday (today) for games in Hawley starting at 4:30 p.m. with the seventh graders.