The first Chamber luncheon of 2024 is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 5 at the Icehouse.

Moran rancher Sam Snyder was elected vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December at its 90th annual meeting in Frisco. Snyder has represented District 7 on the board since 2019.

The Old Jail Art Center has a busy January planned, welcoming two new works to the permanent collection and gettingtheAnnualFundAppeal underway. In its ongoing commitment to exhbit and support living artists – particularly those with a Texas connection – the OJAC hasrecentlyacquiredtwoworks by Dallas-based artists Leigh Merrill and Karla Garcia.

Hunters, especially young ones, still have a chance to bag a buck during Texas’ special late white-tailed deer season. The two-week period from Monday, Jan.

As scheduled, Albany families can pick up their January food commodities this Friday, Jan. 5, with Moran distribution scheduled the day before.

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Two Albany FFA students brought home prizes from the Arizona National Livestock Show, held Dec. 27-31 in Phoenix.

During September, on the late Robert Nail’s birth date, and on through the Albany High School homecoming week, support was sought during the annual fundraising drive for “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships.”

Albany students and staff will head back to the classroom next week, with teachersandstaffreporting on Monday, Jan. 8, and students coming the following day on Tuesday, Jan 9.

Work has begun on the deteriorating roof of the Nancy Smith Elementary School gym, with repairs expectedtofinishedaround mid-January, according to Albany ISD superintendent Jonathan Scott. Scott andAISD trustees have been discussing the worsening condition of the building, which was built in the 1950s, for more than a year, with roof leaks causing extensive damage to several parts of the structure.