By Sandy Morris The Big Country chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted the first event in their annual Weekend of Champions this past Saturday, Jan. 23.

By Sandy Morris The post-holiday coronavirus surge is still affecting many people and local businesses and organizations, including Closet Angels and Neighbors in Need.

By Sandy Morris A high school worship night has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10th The Feed Store.  Executive director Tisha Wilkins invites all high school students to attend.

By Sandy Morris Twenty-twenty will be remembered for many unusual things, but Shackelford County weather isn’t going to fall into that category. According to Hector Guerrero with the National Weather Service out of San Angelo, local weather was not the big story of 2020.

Eugene (Gene) B. Creech, 79, of Abilene, formerly of Woodson, died Sunday, Jan. 24, 2021 in an Abilene hospital. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Jan.

By Sandy Morris Moran’s junior high girls and boys junior high teams returned to the court on Thursday, Jan. 14, hosting May.  The junior high girls lost the competition 31-3, with Ashlyn Crawford scoring two points and Cassandra Mendez adding one point. The Moran junior high girls record is 0-1.

By Sandy Morris After months of preparation, the annual Shackelford County Livestock Show will take place starting Thursday, Jan. 21 and ending Saturday afternoon, Jan. 23 after the premium sale.

By Sandy Morris The filing period for local board elections is now underway and as of press time on Tuesday, a total of six candidates had turned in their paperwork for various positions that will be decided on May 1.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County taxpayers will save more than $800,000 over the next 11 years after county commissioners finalized new bonds for the Law Enforcement Center during Tuesday’s regular meeting.