By Sam Waller
The Feed Store student council will make another attempt at staging its Powder Puff football game after last week’s effort was rained out.
Feed Store director Tisha Wilkins said the event is now planned for 2:00 p.m. this coming Sunday, May 1 at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.
“Everything is the same with the exact same time; we’ve just changed the dates,” Wilkins said. “We were very thankful for the rain we got last Sunday, though.”
By Sam Waller
The Albany Ministerial Alliance is again spearheading local participation in the National Day of Prayer.
The local event will be held at 8:00 a.m. Thursday, May 5 at Bank Park.
The National Day of Prayer is an annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked “to turn to God in prayer and meditation.”
The first Continental Congress called for a National Day of Prayer in 1775. President Abraham Lincoln called for a day of prayer in 1863 during the Civil War.
By Donnie A. Lucas
It wasn’t exactly a case of lighting striking twice, but it was close.
The first time the Albany Lion Band earned a Sweepstakes Award for earning Division I ratings in marching, sight reading, and concert contests was in 1962.
The band that year was in the second year of a new director who had to dip down to the eighth graders, and even a few members from the seventh grade, to have a group large enough to truly compete.
Fast forward to 2022, some 60 years later, when the Lion Band repeated earning the Sweepstakes Award.
By Sam Waller
Moran’s freshman and junior students participated in an aquatic biology field day earlier at Texas State University in San Marcos.
Moran science teacher Matthew Hise said the program provided a general overview of different kinds of environments. The freshman students are taking biology, with the juniors involved in an aquatic science class.
“We don’t have aquifer water in our area,” Hise said. “It was an experience to see aquatic organisms that are totally different from what we have in our area.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
Local paramedic Mateo Millan was offered and accepted the position of EMS director after members of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors met in closed session for about 30 minutes Monday night, April 18.
Mike Folsom made the motion to employ Millan as permanent director, seconded by Janna Ledbetter. The four directors present were all in favor of the motion. John Peterson had been in the closed session, but had to leave for another engagement before the vote was taken.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Thanks in part to perfect spring weather, spectators and vintage car and truck owners came out in droves to downtown Albany last Saturday for the 15th annual Albany Classic Car Show.
Organizer Robert Snyder reported that 90 vehicles were entered in the show, up considerably over the numbers from the last couple of years that were held down by COVID-19 and the weather.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Thanks in part to perfect spring weather, spectators and vintage car and truck owners came out in droves to downtown Albany last Saturday for the 15th annual Albany Classic Car Show.
Organizer Robert Snyder reported that 90 vehicles were entered in the show, up considerably over the numbers from the last couple of years that were held down by COVID-19 and the weather.
By Melinda L. Lucas
After meeting in closed session, Albany ISD trustees hired a new IT director and renewed all staff contracts at the end of the regular meeting on Monday, April 18.
Matthew Howard was hired on a 6-0 vote to fill the vacancy left when Dan Key resigned several weeks ago as the district’s technology director. He was the top finalist of the 10 applicants and is expected to start full-time in June.
Howard has been IT director for Winters ISD since 2018.
Contract Renewals
By Melinda L. Lucas
Anyone who would like to add a veteran’s name to the Shackelford County veterans memorial marker is asked to contact Mary Kay O’Connor at 325-660-2498 by Monday, May 5.
O’Connor hopes to have any new names engraved on the marker in time for Memorial Day on May 30.
Proof of military service is required.
The cost of engraving each name is currently $95, but there may be funding available if money is preventing someone from adding a name to the marker, according to O’Connor.
By Donnie A. Lucas
In-person early voting for the May 7 constitutional amendment election and the Shackelford County Hospital District trustee election begins on Monday, April 25.
Next Tuesday, April 26, is also the deadline for requests for mail ballots to be received in the clerk’s office.
In-person early voting will continue through Tuesday, May 3 at the county courthouse.
Applications to request a ballot by mail can be found on the Shackelford County website at www.shackelfordcounty.org.
