By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Cubs opened the season with a pair of shutout wins in Dublin last week. The teams will travel to Hamlin this Thursday (today) for the next bouts, with the seventh graders playing Wylie East’s seventh graders at Hamlin starting at 4:00 p.m.

By Lynsi Musselman Area churches are again taking turns hosting after game fellowships following each of the Albany Lions’ home football games. The third “Fifth Quarter” event of the season will be held Friday, Sept.

By Lynsi Musselman The team of Williams and Harris tied with Barton and Balliew to win the Championship Flight at the annual Albany Labor Day Golf Tournament. Both teams had a two-day total of 128 strokes, followed by Clegg and Fairchild in third with 129.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both the seventh and eighth grade girls won their volleyball matches last week against Woodson. The eighth grade girls hosted Moran’s junior high on Tuesday, while the seventh grade team was on the road at Abilene Christian School on Tuesday.

By Lynsi Musselman Water customers in the City of Moran will see an increase in their bills starting with the Oct. 1 billing cycle. The new rates include an increase of $5.75 to the base charge that covers the first 2,000 gallons of usage.

By Lynsi Musselman The Bulldogs are getting geared up to play at home against Rotan this Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Moran Independent School District athletic director John Hughes said the team has a big test against 2-0 Rotan, but the guys have improved each week and are ready to compete.

By Lynsi Musselman Members of Moran’s First Baptist Church will host a special event on Sunday, Sept. 20 starting at 10:00 a.m. Beverly and Jim Pool from the Dallas area will perform a signing and praising Jesus event. Pastor Richard Jackson will preach God’s Word following the concert.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD officials were notified late Tuesday afternoon that a local secondary student has tested positive for -COVID-19, and they immediately began working through protocol to notify student families and staff about the lab-confirmed case.

By Lynsi Musselman Opening day of dove season is like a holiday in Albany, especially when it brings cooler temperatures and rain. Early morning gunshots were heard on Tuesday, Sept. 1 when the 2020 season began.

By Melinda L. Lucas Following a series of budget workshops over the past month, Shackelford County commissioners met in a special session on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8 to propose a deficit budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct.