Chambers wins with 343 feathers After a last-minute surge in donations last Friday, Albany’s new secondary principal Ezra Chambers won the distinction of being “Turkey Teacher” and got to don a turkey costumeonTuesdaybefore classes were dismissed for the Thanksgiving holiday. “We had several changes in who led,” said FCCLA teacher Jennifer Marshall.

A pair of varsity Lion football players have gotten a surprising response to a challenge site they started on Instagram, earning over $700 so far for a very good cause. Senior Tyler Chapman and junior Landon Balliew saw a video on social media of someone eating something they termed as an entertaining but disgusting dare.

Commodity foods for December will not be available until Dec. 7-8, according to justice of the peaceJamesBreeden,who oversees the program for Shackelford County.

Nurse practitioner contract discussed Directors for the Shackelford County Hospital District awarded Christmas bonuses during a regular meeting on Monday, Nov. 20.

Albany ISD trustees, acting both in their regular capacity and as the board of the AISD Education Foundation board, made decisions in two separate meetingsonMondaynight, workingthroughmorethan three hours of action and discussion.

A week into the monthlong filing period for the March 2024 primary election, another incumbent joined the two Republican candidates who signed up last week. Current sheriff Edward Miller filed his paperwork and paid the $750 filing fee on Monday, Nov.

TheAztec Theater is hosting a night of music performed by localresidentsentitled“ILOVE that song!” on Saturday, Nov. 18, with all proceeds benefiting the venue.

A surprise discovery at the ShackelfordCountyCourthouse recently caused local volunteer Mary Kay O’Connor to start scrambling to make new plans for the veterans monument that has been ordered for the Courthouse Square. While doing some research in the records room of the county clerk’s office, O’Connor stumbled across an old ledger entitled “Discharges 2.” Even though her research that particular day had nothing to do with veterans, her curiosity led her to investigate.

The filing period for March 2024 primary elections officially opened on Saturday, Nov. 11, with two incumbents already filing on Monday and several others picking up the required paperwork.