By Donnie A. Lucas

The Lady Lion volleyball team picked up three more wins last week to extend its winning streak to 12-1, including a 1-0 district mark.

Albany hosted Class 4A Graham on Tuesday, falling to the Lady Blues in three sets, 14-25,11-25,16-25, to suffer just their second loss of the season. Details will be reported next week.

The Lady Lions will return to District 6-2A action on Saturday, hosting the Hawley Lady Bearcats beginning at noon. The JV II will start the action at 10:00 a.m., followed by the JV I team at 11:00 a.m.

By Lynsi Musselman

The 13th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta will take place at the Albany Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 2.

Individuals and businesses can help sponsor the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund.

The four-person scramble is $50 per golfer, with the fee to include a Fajita Fiesta meal provided by   Albany Kiwanis Club members on Friday before the start of the tournament.

The luncheon starts at 11:00 a.m., and tickets are $15 for those not entered in the tournament.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany cross country girls will run at the Hamlin meet next Wednesday, Sept. 23.

Race time is set for 9:00 a.m.

The four girls competing this season will also participate in the Seymour meet on Oct. 7, followed by a meet in Anson on Oct. 14 and a meet in Munday on Oct. 21.

The district meet will be held at Anson on Oct. 28.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Both junior high volleyball teams picked up a pair of victories over the last week.

The seventh grade girls will travel to Hico on Monday, Sept. 21 for a game at 5:00 p.m. The eighth grade girls will play in Rising Star next Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 5:00 p.m.

The eighth grade team hosted Moran last Tuesday, Sept. 8, earning a 25-9, 25-5 win.

“I saw a big improvement from the  first game to this one,” coach Dakota Fowler. “The girls played great together.”

By Donnie A. Lucas

The Albany Cubs will host their first home game of the season on Thursday (today) at 5:00 p.m. at Robert Nail Stadium.

Only one combined game will be played by Cubs since the visiting Haskell team does not have a separate seventh grade squad. All of Albany’s junior high athletes will suit up for the game.

The seventh and eighth grade players will all have individual and team pictures taken prior to the game starting at 4:00 p.m. Parents can send checks with their students or pay at The Albany News.

By Lynsi Musselman

The Bulldogs lost on Friday against the non-conference Rotan Yellowhammers 19 to 25.

Moran Independent School District athletic director John Hughes said the team continues to improve with each game even if the scoreboard does not show it.

Moran plays Blackwell, who is posting a 1-2 record, away this Friday at 7:30 p.m.

Hughes added that it will be another tough game.

Moran Lady Bulldogs

The Lady Bulldogs played Hawley on Saturday, Sept. 9, losing both games.

By Lynsi Musselman

Members of Moran First Baptist Church are spreading the word that they will host a revival on Sunday, Sept. 20 starting at 10:00 a.m.

Royal Aspach and Larry Briley of the church have been going door to door to pass out invitations for the event.

To start off the service, Beverly and Jim Pool from the Dallas area will perform a singing and praising Jesus event.

Pastor Richard Jackson will preach God’s Word following the concert.

Born in Fort Worth, Jackson is the son of a pioneer Baptist minister.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Just before press time late Tuesday afternoon, Albany ISD reported its third COVID case, with two high school students and one secondary staff member on the lab-confirmed list.

The first AISD case was verified a week before, with another announced on Saturday morning and the third on Tuesday.

By Lynsi Musselman

Fall is less than a week away, and fall decorations are about to appear on Main Street, as they have for a number of years.

Albany Chamber of Commerce officer Lisa Barton said everyone in town and those passing through seem to appreciate the traditional fall decor.

“Because others enjoy looking at them, we enjoy putting them up each year,” said Barton.

Everyone in the community is invited to pitch in and help display the cut cane and fall leaves down Main Street on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 9:00 a.m.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Because of conflicts and illness, there were not enough Albany city council members to conduct business and hold the required public hearing associated with the adoption of the tax rate on Monday, Sept. 14.

Even though the council intends to operate on the “no new revenue” (NNR) tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year, new Texas tax laws call for publication of a notice at least five days before the public meeting.