By Sandy Morris In one week the ResourceCare Community Health Center will hold a Murder Mystery Dinner fundraising event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22.

By Sandy Morris Fourteen Albany High School students, many of them in multiple events,  will compete in a total of 13 different contests at the Region 2-2A University Interscholastic League academic meet at Grayson College in Denison on Friday and Saturday,  April 16-17.

By Sandy Morris After missing the opportunity last year due to COVID, the Parent Teacher Organization at Nancy Smith Elementary School will hold the traditional Scholastic Book Fair virtually this year. The book fair will run from Monday, April 19 through Sunday, May 2.

 By Sandy Morris Early voting for the May 1 local election will begin next Monday, April 19 and run through Tuesday, April 27.

By Melinda L. Lucas Typically, local business owners would have to come up with more money if they hadn’t filed renditions by today, according to Shackelford CAD County chief appraiser Clayton Snyder.

By Sandy Morris The second week in April is traditionally designated as national Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and this week, April    11-17, local dispatchers were recognized for the work they do behind the scenes of public safety.

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By Melinda L. Lucas Hendrick Regional Blood Center will park its bloodmobile at First Baptist Church at the usual time from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 15.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County still lacks more than 25 percent of the targeted response number of 306 surveys in an effort to expand access of high speed internet in this area.

By Melinda L. Lucas A request by John Tate to erect a granite monument inscribed with the 10 Commandments on the Courthouse Square was granted by Shackelford County commissioners after a lengthy discussion on Monday morning, April 12.