By Kathy Thomson Activities planned in Moran this month have included fundraisers, starting a community garden, and painting activities. Ladies are invited a fun and creative activity planned at the Moran Community Center this Saturday evening, March 14.

By Kathy Thomson The week before spring break was busy for tracksters at Moran, with varsity, junior high, and elementary students traveling to various meets.

By Melinda L. Lucas Incumbent commissioner Steve Riley kept his seat in Shackelford County’s precinct 1, fending off challenger Bobby Williams in Tuesday’s Republican primary election. Riley garnered 39 percent of the 212 ballots cast in precinct 1, where there are 543 registered voters.

By Melinda L. Lucas Families are invited to celebrate the beginning of Spring Break and International Kite Month at a special event this Saturday, March 7 at the Old Jail Art Center.

By Kathy Thomson Seats on three local boards will be determined by voters on Election Day, those who cast early ballots, and those who return mail in  ballots for the May 2 races, including one with a list of candidates which was revised again this week.

The City of Albany has scheduled a regular test of the emergency warning siren to take place at 12:00 noon next Wednesday, March 11, as it does the second Wednesday of every month, depending on the weather.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council members will conduct a budget hearing at 7:00 p.m. next Monday, March 9, preceding their regular monthly meeting at Albany City Hall. The balanced budget of $2,936,850 was proposed at the Feb.

By Kathy Thomson Fandangle season is fast approaching, with memberships coming in, practices starting in just over a week, a date set for the membership sampler, and tickets to the summer shows already on sale to the general public. Ticket Sales

By Kathy Thomson The Albany Chamber of Commerce second annual Membership Drive Crawfish Boil will take place at the Albany Golf Course on Thursday, March 19, starting at 6:00 p.m. The Chamber will provide crawfish, chicken, fish, deer steak, all the fixings for the meal, and water to drink.

By Kathy Thomson Albany FFA horse judging and wildlife teams traveled to contests over the last two weeks, earning both team and individual awards. Horse Judging Competing for Albany at the Big Country FFA Invitational Horse Judging Contest in Coleman on Tuesday, Feb.