By Lynsi Musselman Registration is nearly full for the annual Albany Golf Club’s Labor Day tournament being held on Sept. 5 and 6. Club officer James Waters said there are only three spots available for the morning tee time.

By Donnie A. Lucas High school cross country runners are continuing to work out in preparation for the season, with the first meet set for Wednesday, Sept. 2. Seven girls are participating in the daily training, but only three will actually be competing at the meets.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany Independent School District sporting events will look a little different this year as the school is required to follow government guidelines due to COVID-era safety precautions.

By Lynsi Musselman The 2020-2021 school year for Moran ISD gets underway on Monday, Aug. 24, at 8:00 a.m. The staff has been busy preparing for students to arrive for face-to-face learning or on the computer for remote instruction.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran football team had its first scrimmage of the year against Baird last Friday, Aug. 14. Moran football coach John Hughes said the scrimmage went well, with positives and negatives, but overall the players did a good job.

By Lynsi Musselman The Albany Independent School District 2020-2021 school year began yesterday, Aug. 19 with the tardy bell ringing at 7:55 a.m. on the elementary campus and five minutes later, at 8:00 a.m., for junior high and high school students.

By Melinda L. Lucas A budget of a little over $2.9 million was proposed at Monday night’s meeting of Shackelford County Hospital District directors, even though the board plans another meeting next Monday, Aug. 24 to trim expenses down to meet that amount.

By Melinda L. Lucas Members of the Albany city council met briefly on Tuesday morning to propose a tax rate, discussing a couple of options but agreeing quickly that they did not want to “put any more burden” on local taxpayers than necessary.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County commissioners took care of several agenda items before continuing to work on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year at a special session on Monday afternoon, Aug. 17. Lease agreements for motor graders for both Pct. 2 and Pct. 4 were approved. Pct.

By Donnie A. Lucas For the third consecutive week, no positive tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus were reported in the county, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.