By Lynsi Musselman Jo and Matthew Hise of Moran are Big Country East FCA’s Huddle Coaches of the Year. “This is a big honor,” Jo Hise said. “We love being involved in FCA and going to the family coaches camp. It is an awesome time and a huge blessing.

By Lynsi Musselman The community of Moran continues to adjust to social distancing and everyday life as the pandemic continues. There are still no positive cases of COVID-19 in Moran or Shackelford County as of Tuesday, April 21. The disaster declaration issued on April 3 is still in effect.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran Independent School District board is still awaiting approval to consider accepting a tax deferment proposal by a windmill company which intends to start a project south of Moran. Part of the planned windmill farm will be in the MISD taxing district.

By Lynsi Musselman The Shackelford County Library has an online resource making reading more accessible. The doors might be temporaily closed due to the coronavirus but books are still available. Children to adult books in a variety of generes can be located at https://shackelford.biblionix.com.

By Melinda L. Lucas Despite COVID-10 restrictions, blood is still needed, and a blood drive is scheduled to take place in Albany next Thursday afternoon, April 30.

By Donnie A. Lucas Visitors to both Albany school campuses are currently restricted, but when students, parents, and other visitors do return they will find that security has been improved, at least as far as gaining access to buildings is concerned.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County Hospital District directors checked in via an “Uber conference” call for a brief meeting at noon on Monday, April 20, working through the business of both the district and the clinic in a quick 20-minute session.

By Melinda L. Lucas Still free of confirmed -COVID-19 cases at press time on Wednesday morning, local residents continue to practice social distancing and limited outings as the number of Texas deaths and positive tests rises.

By Melinda L. Lucas Along with a long discussion about pandemic-related graduation ideas, Albany ISD trustees accepted a couple of resignations and renewed contracts at Monday’s April board meeting.

By Melinda L. Lucas Cancellations and suspensions of local events are ongoing through the coronavirus crisis, and the News will continue to publicize these as they are reported.