By Sidney Bartee The United Pentecostal Church’s annual Back to School Bash will be held on Saturday, Aug.21 at the church on Cook Field Road, beginning at 10:00 a.m. All students from kindergarten through 12th grade are invited to attend the celebration along with their friends and families.

By Sidney Bartee The show will go on for CareFest 2021 on Aug. 28. The event will feature nine well-known musicians and bands. CareFest will take place at Happy Wife Happy Life Wedding and Event Venue outside of Albany.

By Sidney Bartee Members of the Ragin’ Red Band are hosting a Community Night, scheduled for the last evening of summer band rehearsals, Monday, Aug. 16, with a special program beginning at 8:00 p.m. at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.

By Sam Waller The Albany Lady Lions began their volleyball season Tuesday evening at Breckenridge after a weekend of scrimmages. Now, the Lady Lions face another busy weekend as they host their Summer Slam tournament.

By Sam Waller The field for the Albany Golf Club’s Labor Day tournament is almost full with just one spot remaining. “I’m full up in the afternoon and have one spot available in the morning,” Golf Club board member James Waters said. The two-person scramble is scheduled for Sept. 4-5.

By Sam Waller The Albany Lions football team has moved on to the next phase of its preseason with the commencement of full-contact workouts, and the players will cap their second week with their first intersquad scrimmage.

By Sam Waller The Moran Lady Bulldogs opened their volleyball season Tuesday with a 3-1 victory on the road against Loraine. Moran pulled away to win 25-20, 19-25, 25-20, 25-16. “We played pretty well for the first game of the season,” Lady Bulldogs coach Joe Hise said.

By Sam Waller The faculty and staff of the Moran Independent School District got a jumpstart on in-service training by participating in team-building activities at Tarleton State University in Stephenville. “We got off to an awesome start,” Moran superintendent Dr. John Denson said.

By Sidney Bartee Citizens of Moran will hold their annual garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 4, beginning at 7:00 a.m. The deadline for community members to register a sale is 12:00 noon on Thursday, Sept. 2.

By Melinda L. Lucas A Shackelford County man was arrested just outside of Cisco after a high speed chase last Thursday, Aug. 5 and is currently being held in the Shackelford County Law Enforcement Center on a $500,000 bond.