By Sam Waller

Nearly 600 schoolchildren attended the School Day portion of Living History Days on Friday, Oct. 7, at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, down slightly from a year ago.

Site manager Mitch Baird said 593 students and 58 teachers attended to view the site and watch reenactors depict life on the frontier during the latter half of the 19th century.

“Public Day was a little bit slow,” Baird said. “We had a total of 89 people out, but over the two days, we had 740 people here, so that’s not too bad.”

By Sam Waller

Two director positions will be voted on Saturday, Oct. 15, when the Albany Golf Club holds its annual business meeting at Albany Golf Course.

The meeting starts at noon with positions currently held by club president Randy Walker and James Waters being decided.

After the meeting and a meal, club members will play the first round of the club championship. The 36-hole medal play event will conclude Sunday, Oct. 16.

By Sam Waller

Golf fans can watch competition and get a meal Friday, Oct. 14 at the 15th annual John Rose and Jim Law Memorial Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta at Albany Golf Course.

The event benefits the club’s scholarship fund.

While the entry deadline to play has passed, the public is invited to enjoy the fajita lunch. Cost for the lunch is $15 per person.

By Sam Waller

Moran’s one-act play cast and crew will perform its fall show at 5:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the school auditorium.

The troupe will perform “The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon,” a mashup of several Brother Grimm tales.

Tickets for the performance are $5 at the door.

FFA Fundraiser

About 30 tickets are still available for the Moran FFA fundraising dinner scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14 at the Moran Events Center.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The circus is coming to town, and despite the fact that there is an out-of-town varsity football game that same night, good crowds of elementary students and their parents are expected to attend the two performances.

The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, sponsored by the Albany Lions Club, will raise its big top on the Nancy Smith Elementary School grounds on Friday morning, Oct. 7 at 9:30 a.m., with the public invited to watch.

Later on, there will be two showtimes – 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. The midway opens at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

By Sam Waller

Fort Griffin State Historic Site will offer a look at the way things used to be this weekend with its annual Living History Days.

The event will run 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8.

“All folks have to do is come out to Fort Griffin,” site manager Mitch Baird said. “It’s free for the kids and free for the public on Saturday. We just want everybody to come out and have a good time.”

Baird said he again expects another good crowd for Friday’s School Day.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Work finally began Saturday on the long-awaited rebuilding of the parking lot at the Shackelford County Courthouse, with plans to be finished in the next three weeks.

In the meantime, county employees and visitors to various Courthouse offices will need to park on the street and enter through either the north door facing South 2nd St. where the handicap ramp is located or the east door off Walnut St.

County judge Robert Skelton said this week that the west door is kept locked for security reasons.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The Fandangle Association has set its annual membership meeting for next Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the Studebaker building (Musselman office), located at 324 South 2nd St.

The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m., with five positions on the board of directors up for election and the vote on the 2023 show on the agenda.

Members can re-elect board members whose terms are expiring, or decide to elect new board members. The directors can then elect officers for the coming year.

By Melinda L. Lucas

As scheduled, Albany families can pick up their October food commodities this Friday, Oct. 7 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

However, the pickup location has changed slightly. Because the parking lot at the Courthouse is being reconstructed, foods will be delivered at the curb on South 2nd St. in front of the Justice of the Peace office instead of behind, according to JP James Breeden, who oversees the program.

Moran delivery is still set for 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Moran City Hall.

By Donnie A. Lucas

Plans for 2022 Homecoming festivities are mostly set for Friday, Oct. 14 with students and exes gathering for a pep rally, parade, and football game where homecoming royalty will be presented at the half.

The homecoming game is planned for Oct. 14 at 7:00 p.m. at Nail Stadium versus the Miles Bulldogs, opening District 6-2A competition.

The game will be preceded by a 5:00 p.m.  homecoming parade down Main Street.