By Lynsi Musselman The Academic Booster Club Facebook page is spotlighting seniors each day until graduation. Tisha Wilkins is spearheading the project to recognize the members of Albany High School’s Senior Class of 2020.

By Lynsi Musselman The School Health Advisor Council, also known as SHAC, has postponed its dance-a-thon until the 2020-2021 school year. School nurse and SHAC coordinator Lisa Russell said students should keep turning in  funds collected to their teachers during weekly packet pick-up.

By Lynsi Musselman The recent announcement that school will stay closed for the remainder of the school year keeps the virtual classroom evolving.

By Lynsi Musselman The Feed Store put a twist on prom this year for Albany youth. Feed Store director of ministries Kathryn Hamilton said the Monday night challenge was a “prom-posal” with a tacky prom theme.

By Lynsi Musselman With government restrictions to meet as a large group for National Day of Prayer, all Albany churches will open their doors for individual prayer on Thursday, May 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. First Baptist Church minister Jeff Turner said people can come and pray without...

Trinity Episcopal Church this month observes the 110th anniversary of the charter as an official congregation.  On April 21, 1910, the Diocese of Dallas granted a charter as a mission church to the Episcopalians of Albany.

By Lynsi Musselman Parents who need to register their child in the Head Start program for the 2020-2021 school year  will need to pre-register online this year. Parents of new and returning students must pre-register. This process is already underway.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany High School’s Class of 2020 is missing out on many exciting events due to the coronavirus shutdown, and local parents and volunteers are stepping up to try to fill in some of the gaps.  Last week, Tisha Wilkins organized a program called Adopt a Senior.

By Lynsi Musselman Tyler Beard was named this week as Top Hand for 2020, and he and David Hardin were announced as winners of the first annual Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association Memorial Scholarships.

By Lynsi Musselman The community of Moran continues to adjust to social distancing and everyday life as the pandemic continues. There are still no positive cases of COVID-19 in Moran or Shackelford County as of Tuesday, April 21. The disaster declaration issued on April 3 is still in effect.