By Donnie A. Lucas A pair of Albany High sophomores brought home the gold from the District 10-2A Cross Examination Debate contest held Monday in Cisco.

By Melinda L. Lucas The 2021-2022 budget and a contract extension for city manager Billy Holson were the main topics of discussion at Monday’s Albany city council meeting, but no action was taken on either item.

By Sandy Morris The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting was held last Friday, Feb. 5 immediately after the 12:00 noon luncheon at The Beehive, with a new president taking over for the next year.

By Sandy Morris With only one day left to file for local offices, as of press time on Tuesday, there was still a shortage of candidates for several of the local boards.

By Sandy Morris While many local residents are anxiously waiting for their names to be called for a COVID vaccine, others are looking for convenient places to be tested for the virus.

By Sandy Morris After a string of warm, windy days, local residents began this week to brace themselves for a cold front bringing bone-chilling temperatures to the area.

Michale Dean Peacock, 59, of Gorman passed away Feb. 2, 2021, doing what he loved…ranching. He was born Aug. 3, 1961, in Breckenridge, Texas to Dean and Joy (Trout) Peacock. He married his loving wife, Donna Lynn Maltby, May 3, 2015, in Desdemona.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Youth Basketball League played games on the road last Saturday, with the final day of double elimination bracket play tournaments to be held this Saturday for the boys’ teams. The girls’ teams will be unable to compete due to conflicts.

By Sandy Morris The Moran varsity girls and boys basketball teams are both in the middle of district competition with both teams hosting Cross Plains on Friday, Jan. 29. Both teams are scheduled to travel to Rising Star on Friday, Feb. 5.

By Sandy Morris Even though it’s still cold outside, it isn’t too soon to start thinking about spring sports, and the Albany Girls Softball Association is ready for action. Jacey Shack, president of AGSA, said board members met last Wednesday, Jan. 27 and set registration dates and fees.