By Donnie A. Lucas

The filing period for local elections to  various entities such as the school board, city council, and hospital board will begin Wednesday, Jan. 19.

The election date set by the state for all local elections is Saturday, May 7.

Candidates will have 30 days to sign up for spots on one of the local boards or councils, with the filing deadline set for Friday, Feb. 18 at 5:00 p.m.

By Sam Waller

Registration for Little Dribblers basketball got underway this week for the upcoming season.

“Registration forms went out (Tuesday) morning, and I hope to get those back by Friday,” league organizer Joe Tidwell said. “Hopefully, we can get players drafted the week after that, and everybody will have a couple of weeks to practice before the season starts in February.”

Tidwell said games start Feb. 5 and will continue each Saturday through the end of the month.

Hunters still have a chance to bag a trophy during special seasons on the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department calender.

Youth-Only (16 and younger) and Special Late white-tailed deer seasons run through Jan. 16. A Youth-Only fall turkey season also is open through Jan. 16.

Regular duck season concludes Jan. 30.

Quail season continues through Feb. 27.

The youth-only license costs $7 and may be purchased online or at several Albany retailers.

By Sam Waller

Harmony Slaughter and Arren Hawley were crowned queen of the Winter Formal as Moran High School students celebrated the end of the fall semester.

The event, which was sponsored by Moran’s senior class, was held Dec. 18 at the Moran Community Center.

Moran principal Jo Hise said the formal  event was open to all high school students and drew about 35 attendees, including a number of out-of-town guests.

“We had a good number show up, and they had a good time,” she said.

By Sam Waller

The Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs basketball teams took their lumps last week at the Gordon Holiday Ford Classic, with both going winless in the tourney.

The Lady Bulldogs lost 48-24 to host Gordon and 62-16 to Class 3A Dublin in pool games on Tuesday, Dec. 28, then fell 39-27 to Wichita Falls Christian on Wednesday, Dec. 29 to wrap up the calendar year.

The Moran boys opened with a 62-24 loss to Gordon and followed with a 47-10 loss to Chico on Tuesday, Dec. 28, before falling 46-32 to Bryson on Wednesday, Dec. 29, in their final game of 2021.