By Donnie A. LucasFollowing a week of online enrollment and three in-person days for registration, school officials reported that over 90 percent of expected students have been registered for the new school year that starts next Wednesday, Aug. 17.Overall enrollment for all grade levels stood at...

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County elected officials continued to work on the budget for the upcoming fiscal year, spending part of Monday afternoon going through the line items prepared by county treasurer Tammy Brown.During a three-hour session that morning, the commissioners heard from...

The Reverend Dr. Jack L. Clack (July 8, 1934 - Aug. 3, 2022), a boy who was nurtured in the households of various relatives while growing up in Eastland and Comanche Texas counties, graduated from Carbon High School at the age of 16, married Vera Morris of Moran when they were 18, and graduated...

George Hays, age 76 of Albany, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, Aug. 12th at the Albany Cemetery pavilion.

By Sam WallerLow numbers are a fact of life at Moran, and it’s having an impact on the first week of preseason practice for fall sports.The Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs both began with less than the expected complement of athletes, which could cause some delays.The football team began practice...

By Sam WallerMoran faculty and staff have spent this week conducting inservice programs in preparation for the upcoming school year.Inservice began Monday, Aug. 1 and will conclude Friday, Aug. 5.The first day of school is Monday, Aug. 8 at Moran, which is employing a four-day class week this...

By Sam WallerWhen Jackson Chapman decided to pass on an opportunity to play junior college baseball, he didn’t realize it would lead to him participating in the College World Series.Chapman, a 2021 Al­bany graduate, wound up on college baseball’s biggest stage – Charles Schwab Field in Omaha,...

By Melinda L. LucasPictures for varsity and JV football players have been set for this week, with volleyball teams and cheerleaders scheduled next week.Members of the Albany varsity and junior varsity football teams will be in full pads on Friday, Aug. 5 for team and individual photos to be taken...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Golf Club will hold its annual Labor Day tournament Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 3-4, at Albany Golf Course.Entries for the two person scramble are limited to 44 teams – 22 in the morning flight and 22 in the afternoon flight.

By Sam WallerAlbany High School fall-sports athletes and cheerleaders will be introduced to the public Monday, Aug. 8 at the Albany Athletic Booster Club’s Ice Cream Supper at Bank Park.Booster Club member Amanda Tabor said organizers are expecting around 400 people to attend.The evening will get...