Grad school includes football

By Sam Waller

Albany’s Dax Neece began his third football season at Abilene Christian with a different perspective on his college career.

Neece, a wide receiver, graduated with a bachelor of business administration in finance in May, then started working on an MBA in June through ACU-Dallas.

“Basically, I take one class for seven weeks, have a week off then take another class,” Neece said. “It’s all online, so it’s really not the toughest schedule for me. It’s nice to take one class at a time.”

Fall exhibitions to open at Old Jail

By Melinda L. Lucas

Three artists will be featured in the Old Jail Art Center’s fall exhibitions, scheduled to open at the local museum with a members’ reception and dinner on Saturday, Sept. 17.

The evening is free to all OJAC members, who are asked to RSVP by next Monday, Sept. 12.

Memberships range from $25 to $1,500. To obtain a membership, call the Old Jail Art Center at 325-762-2269, email­ ­kbellah @theojac.org, or visit the museum’s website, www.theojac.org.

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BRBR special event to be held at Perini Ranch Steakhouse

The Ben Richey Boys Ranch 75th anniversary reception will be held Saturday, Sept. 24 at Perini Ranch Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap rather than at the Abilene BRBR campus, as was reported last week.

Anyone planning to attend should RSVP by calling 325-692-2500 by Monday, Sept. 12.

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Moran girls to host Trent Saturday

By Sam Waller

The Moran Lady Bulldog volleyball team dropped its two matches last week and now faces its longest homestand of the season.

On Tuesday, Sept. 6, Moran (4-10) hosted Woodson. Results will be reported next week.

The Lady Bulldogs play their third consecutive home match at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10 against Trent.

In last week’s matches, Moran lost in four sets at Gustine on Tuesday, Aug. 30 before being swept Saturday, Sept. 3 at home by Rotan.

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Field trips slated this week, MISD to have school Friday

By Sam Waller

Moran ISD students have two upcoming field trips that will focus on college and career opportunities.

On Friday, Sept. 9, eighth and ninth grade students will attend Tarleton State University’s Ag Discovery Day, one of several Academic Discovery Days hosted by the university.

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Hospital board proposes NNR tax rate, budget

By Melinda L. Lucas

After working through line items for all four divisions of the Shackelford County Hospital District in a special session on Wednesday, Aug. 24, board members ended up with a proposed budget based on the “no-new-revenue” (NNR) rate of 19.24 cents.

A $3,993,192 budget proposal, combining expenditures for the district administration, EMS, health clinic, and pharmacy, was approved on a motion by Myra Hise, seconded by Mary Beth Jones, with the stipulation that the number could possibly change before adoption.

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CA’s state supplement discussed

By Melinda L. Lucas

Shackelford County commissioners topped off a month of budget workshops and regular sessions by meeting for the fourth Monday in a row on Aug. 29, working through about 30 minutes of agenda items before tackling an unexpected budget complication that just came to light in the last week.

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CareFest 2022 draws biggest crowd so far

By Donnie A. Lucas

What is believed to be a record crowd of music festival fans was on hand last Saturday for the fifth annual CareFest benefitting the ResourceCare centers, which serve six area communities.

The event was hosted at Happy Wife, Happy Life Event Center located about four miles west of Albany.

At press time, organizers were still cleaning up following the event and had not crunched the numbers to determine the number of tickets sold or money raised.

Registration deadline nears

By Sam Waller

Registration for the Albany Chamber of Commerce’s Community Garage Sale continued this week with Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones reporting the event has reached 10 participants signed up.

“We’ve got a few more who have called or come in when they’ve had a chance,” Jones said. “People are working around my schedule, and I’m working around their work schedules. I know more people are still talking about coming in and signing up.”

The garage sale is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 10. Registration will close on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

Dove season opens Thursday

By Sam Waller

A hot, dry summer is shaping up to force another below-average dove season in Shackelford County.

Game warden Jacob Mort said conditions have led to a low bird count in the area.

“Driving around the county right now, there’s not a lot of birds,” Mort said. “There are some localized groups in some areas, but across the county, I’m afraid it’s going to be bad.”

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