OJAC schedules Family Festival, Hearts for Arts
Renovations at the Old Jail Art Center are in full swing as the month of February begins, with a reopening date of Feb. 13, but with a Family Festival scheduled Feb.
25 tickets left for Stragglers concert Feb. 17
Only about 25 tickets still remain for the Feb. 17concertbyJasonBoland and the Stragglers at the Aztec Theater in downtown Albany.
School waits for state decision
Local school officials have been given the raw data from last year’s STAAR testing and other determining factors, but they are still waiting for the Texas Education Agency to announce the formula that will be used to determine the district and campus scores for the federal school report card. Normally, the letter grade system that is based on test scores for grade 3-8 and End of Course test scores, graduation rates, and College and Career Readiness are announced in August or September of each year.
Deadline today for bull program
The deadline for signing uptoattendaBullManagement ProgramisThursday, Feb. 1 (today).
Moran team competes well
Two Moran teams spent Jan.29competingintheFort WorthStockShowandRodeo meat judging contest. On Friday, Jan.
4-Hers place in Food Challenge
Two Shackelford County 4-Hteamsrecordedfirstplace finishes Wednesday, Jan. 24, at the District 7 Food Challenge in San Angelo.
Pinewood Derby set Feb. 6
Cub Scout Pack 255 of Albany will hold its annual Pinewood Derby on Tuesday, Feb. 6 at the Scout Hut.
API merges with Wyreline
API Perforating, LLC (API), a local leader in wireline services and also one of the top employers in Shackelford County, recently announced an acquisition and merger with Wyreline Transformation, LLC (Wyre), resulting in the creation of API Wyreline. According to the official announcement,themerger of API and Wyre “brings together the synergistic strengths of two dynamic companies to leverage unparalleled industry expertise and service.” Justin Anderson, current chief executive officer ofAPI, will leadAPI Wyreline as CEO.
Commodities to be distributed
CommoditiesforShackelford County families are scheduled for this week on Thursday, Feb. 1, and Friday, Feb.
Spots still available at girls retreat
FCA camp last week Places are still available for this weekend’s Weekend of Champions girls retreat. The camp, open to girls in eighth through 12th grades, is scheduled for Saturday-Sunday, Feb.
