By Lynsi Musselman

Sondra O’Keefe and Corey Miller were crowned Homecoming Queen and King during halftime of the Moran and Three Way football game at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night, Oct. 2.

Others included in the homecoming court were queen nominees Dariann Hawley, Corley Hendricks, Baylee Orsak, and Tiffany Wade, and king candidate Bailey Hitch.

Also honored as royalty were princess Hannah Rogers, prince Zak Keith, duchess Alli Scott, duke Memphis McGough, lady-in-waiting Brooke Orsak, and paige Toby Eason.

Sondra O’Keefe

By Lynsi Musselman

The City of Moran will hold a household trash collection and free tire and trash disposal on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or until the containers are full.

A separate container for metal will be provided.

Participants must show proof of residency with an electricity or water bill or a drivers license.

The collections will take place at the old rodeo grounds at 900 Ground Street.

For information, call City Hall at 325-945-3441.

By Lynsi Musselman

It is homecoming week in Moran, and the students and faculty have been gearing up for the game on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. against the Three Way Braves.

Each day this week, the school has had a designated spirit dress day, with Friday being “get into school spirit and wear purple and gold.”

There will be a pep rally on Friday at 3:15 p.m. at the football field, with awards being handed for the best dressed during spirit week. 

By Melinda L. Lucas

Albany ISD administrators decided to step back and take a day to regroup last week after three student cases of -COVID-19 were confirmed Thursday on the secondary campus, all within the volleyball program.

Members of the varsity, along with two coaches, were quarantined, and junior high players who rode on a bus with them were being monitored this week.

By Donnie A. Lucas

This Friday is the deadline for organizations that plan to apply for 2021 funding from the Albany Chest.

Applications need to be finished and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 3.

Board vice chair Melinda Lucas said Monday that only a few applications had been received so far, and she emphasized that all organizations wishing to receive an allocation from the Albany Chest must submit a written request by the deadline.

By Melinda L. Lucas

After a delay of a little more than a week, members of the Albany city council met last Wednesday night, Sept. 23 to adopt the proposed tax rate and work through several other items of business, including the sale of the Albany Youth Center to ResourceCare (RC) and a new franchise agreement with Atmos Energy.

By Melinda L. Lucas

After holding the required public hearing prior to their 9:00 a.m. session, Shackelford County commissioners adopted the proposed budget and tax rate at their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 28.

There was no one from the general public to voice any opposition or comment on the proposals. 

Elected officials also acted on a number of other routine items in a fairly long agenda on Monday morning.

Budget Okayed

By Lynsi Musselman

With a few days until the Oct. 5 deadline, Census Bureau representatives are trying to wrap up their nationwide count of every resident in the United States.

As of the end of September, the count for Shackelford County is only showing a 45.5 percent response rate, which is a 9.8 percent decrease from the 2010 count.

By Lynsi Musselman

Pick-up dates for the October distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 2, with no restrictions.

Shackelford County Justice of the Peace James Breeden, who oversees the program, said that if October commodities are not picked up, those individuals will not be eligible for the Thanksgiving bag in November. 

The Thanksgiving bag is in addition to the regular November commodities.

By Lynsi Musselman

The last day to register to vote in person or by mail is this coming Monday, Oct. 5.

Your Vote Matters campaign volunteer and deputy registrar Amy Kelly said all those who still need to register to vote can visit the first floor of the Shackelford County Courthouse. 

Residents have this Thursday, Friday, and Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to get registered. 

The last day to apply to vote by mail is Friday, Oct. 23, and voting by mail will require ballots be received by Tuesday, Nov. 3.