By Kathy Thomson Moran’s varsity basketball teams traveled to Rising Star for tournament action last week, with each team putting their first tally in the winners column.

By Kathy Thomson Moran Independent School District is off this week for the Thanksgiving holiday, and school will resume at the normal time on Monday, Dec. 2.

By Kathy Thomson Two items that Moran residents may need to put on their calendar for next week include the government commodity pick-up and the annual holiday craft fair. Commodities The pick-up day for Moran commodities has been moved back to Thursdays starting in December.

Sammy Kay Shirley, 77 of Albany, TX passed away on Nov. 25, 2019 surrounded by loved ones.  The family will hold a private memorial service. Services are under direction of North’s Funeral Home. Sam was born in Kermit, TX to Willie May and Franklin Homer Shirley on Oct. 1, 1942.

By Melinda L. Lucas Four local candidates filed their paperwork for placement on the March Republican primary ballot with county chair Lynne Teinert last Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to County and District Clerk Cheri Hawkins. Teinert also submitted an application to continue as county chair.

By Kathy Thomson The Aztec Theater will be filled with music selections from the 1930s through the 1980s this Saturday when local singers and musicians present Road Trip: A Musical Journey. General admission tickets to the one-night-only live performance will be available at the door for $10 each.

By Kathy Thomson Slow cooked barbecue, tasty desserts, friendly servers, and a chance to donate to a good cause await everyone who attends the annual Toys for Tots fundraising luncheon at the Youth Center this Sunday, Nov. 24.

Republic Services, trash pickup contractor for the City of Albany, will run on a slightly different schedule for the week of Thanksgiving. Residential trash containers and business and industrial containers normally picked up on Thursday will change to Friday next week.

A Monday, Nov. 25 deadline has been set for the Nov. 28 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. All news articles and advertising must be received no later than noon on Monday, Nov. 25.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD’s board of trustees heard a detailed overview of the Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) for the Nancy Smith Elementary School campus during Monday’s regular board meeting.