Cancellations added to list

By Melinda L. Lucas

Cancellations and suspensions of local events are ongoing through the coronavirus crisis, and the News will continue to publicize these as they are reported.

After the governor’s announcement last week that schools will remain closed through the semester, several school events were formally put on the cancellation list.

CLOSED UNTIL 

FURTHER NOTICE

•All businesses except those considered essential, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, feed stores, health clinics, etc. 

•All parks (except for walking and jogging with social distancing; golf course open with restrictions.)

•Fort Griffin State Historic Site (still closed)

•Old Jail Art Center

•Shackelford County Public Library

POSTPONED

or CANCELLED

•ResourceCare Children’s Health Fair

•AHS prom

•AHS academic banquet

•AHS athletic banquet

•Polo on the Prairie

•Head Start in-person registration

•Primary run-off election

•AISD and hospital board elections

•Fandangle Sampler

•Chamber Wild West Day

•Buyer-Seller Banquet

•Church services (individual churches are meeting in accordance with state orders or online) 

•Week of the Young Child activities

•Albany Car Show

•Chamber membership crawfish boil

•OJAC anniversary cele-bration

SUSPENDED

•Masonic Lodge meetings

•Dance and cheer classes

•Moran monthly musical

•Fandangle practices

•Chamber lunches and meetings

•Feed Store lunches 

•Senior game days

•Monthly senior lunches

•Fire Dept. meetings

•Lions Club

•Kiwanis Club

•Closet Angels, including donation drop-offs

•Neighbors in Need, including donation drop-offs

•OJAC events (except online)