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., Kids Club on Wednesday at 4:00 a.m., Bible study on Wednesday evening at 6:30 p.m., and Celebrate Recovery group at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.  

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.

Albany High School superintendent Jonathan Scott said staff and coaches will be set-up into stations to receive textbooks and hand out academic and athletic awards.

Scott said that a back drop will be displayed for individual and group photos.

“This is a quick recognition to be followed up by a virtual banquet that will be shared once it is complete,” Scott said.  

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. 

ResourceCare executive director Meagan Marshall said the new funding announced last week will apply toward expansion of COVID-19 testing.

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 23.38 percent from the comparable time last year, when payments of $206,214 had been made.

The city of Moran received a net payment of $1,556 this period, for a 30.38 percent increase from the $1,194 received in April 2019.

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. As part of its commitment to serving and working with its customers throughout this difficult time, Atmos Energy has temporarily suspended natural gas disconnections.

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. 

The Texas counties with the primary natural disas-ter designation include Shackelford and surrounding counties.

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.

Participants who have yet to pick up their checks can contact Chris Beard at 325-762-4688. Beard said he is working on emailing and calling the students as well.

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.

Moran Class of 2020 valedictorian November Meredith and salutatorian Harley Schafer will both give speeches.

Freeman said students will enter the graduation area from the main school building and will be spaced out both during the processional and while seated. 

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.

“The first week of the month is typically busy with bills coming in, but most people are still using the drop box,” said city employee Teresa King.

Donnie Edgar with DA’s said his facility opened this past weekend.