By Lynsi Musselman First United Methodist Church pastor Tim Trimble announced this week that the FUMC congregation will continue to meet this week for Sunday worship at 11:00 a.m. They will start next week meeting again for weekly Men’s Prayer and Bible Study on Tuesday at 6:00 a.m.

By Lynsi Musselman Seniors will have the opportunity to be recognized    for their achievements today in an informal gathering at the high school gym lobby.

By Lynsi Musselman Shackelford County ResourceCare Community Health Center will be awarded $274,984 for COVID-19 testing. This funding is in addition to the $753,000 in coronavirus relief funds awarded to ResourceCare last month.

By Kathy Thomson The city of Albany received a sales tax allotment of $30,781 from the state in April. The amount was down 8.29 percent from the $33,565 payment received in April of 2019. Payments to date for the 2020 year to the city of Albany are $158,000, down by 23.

Atmos Energy understands that the coronavirus outbreak may cause some customers to experience financial difficulty, whether because of illness, quarantine, or a disruption at work.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 83 Texas counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) loans.

By Lynsi Musselman Checks were passed out last Thursday, May 7 to FFA and 4-H exhibitors who sold their animals through the Shackelford County Youth Livestock Association auction during the 2020 stock show. Not all checks were able to be handed out due to a misprint about the date.

By Kathy Thomson Shackelford County resident Lari Dee Guy’s induction into the Big County Athletic Hall of Fame, originally scheduled to take place on Monday, May 4 was postponed until Monday, Aug. 10.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran High School has set graduation and Baccalaureate together for Friday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m.  Teacher and coach Matthew Hise will be the speaker. MISD superintendent Danny Freeman said the location will be outside, south of the school gymnasium.

By Lynsi Musselman The City of Moran, along with much of the State of Texas and other states across the nation, reopened after the recent coronavirus shutdowns. Moran City Hall opened its doors to the public last week on Monday, May 4.