Plenty of openings remainforthisweekend’s Albany PTO and Sam Tidwell Memorial Scholarship Tournament. The three-person scramble is set for Saturday- Sunday,Aug.10-11 at Albany Golf Course.

Two Albany students have stayed busy this summer exhibiting animal projects at summer livestock shows. Senior Kenzie Neve has attendedshowsatStephenville, Cameron,FortWorth, Huntsville, Navasoto, and Gonzales.

The Albany Golf Club has begun accepting entries for its annual Labor Day Tournament and already has a good number of openings filled. Thetwo-personscramble is scheduled for Saturday, Aug.

Increased participation will make life more pleasant for the Moran football and volleyball programs, which began preseason practices Monday, Aug. 5.

Moran Independent School district began the 2024-25 school year Monday, Aug. 5 with 106 students enrolled, an increase of over the start of last year.

Ticketsarestillavailable for the Aug. 24 CareFest concertwhichdrawscrowds from all over the Big Country and beyond.

Plans are underway for the 20th annual Friends of Fort Griffin Gala, which hasbeenscheduledforSaturday, Oct. 12, at Collins Creek Ranch.

Certified taxable values for each taxing entity were approved by the Shackelford County Appraisal Review Board last month, showinganoverallincrease of 5.8 percent compared to 3.2 percent last year. The total taxable value for the county increased by about $36M from $615M in 2023to$651Mthisyear,according to figures released by the Shackelford County Appraisal District (SCAD) this week.

Albany FFA adviser Chris Beard is in the process of helping local FFA and 4-H students complete entries for upcoming fall shows at the State Fair of Texas and the Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo. The State Fair will run Friday, Sept.

The Old Jail Art Center’s summer camps are wrapping up with an “Out of this World” space-themed workshop for early learners earlier this week on Wednesday, followed by the STEAM OJAC for ages 9-12 on Friday, Aug. 9.