By Sidney Bartee Nine artists are set to hit the stage for CareFest 2021 on Aug. 28 at Happy Wife Happy Life wedding and event venue.

By Melinda L. Lucas Directors of the Shackelford County Hospital District met Monday with the intention of proposing a budget and tax rate for the 2022 year, but left after almost four hours with plans to work on the numbers again in a couple of weeks.

By Melinda L. Lucas Following a series of budget workshops over the past month, Shackelford County commissioners met in a regular session on Monday morning, Aug. 16 to propose a deficit budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 and a tax rate that promises to raise “no-new-revenue” (NNR) for...

By Melinda L. Lucas During their regular session on Aug. 16, Albany ISD’s board of trustees set a date for a special meeting to adopt the 2021-2022 budget and set a tax rate.

By Melinda L. Lucas Tickets for the Oct. 9 Friends of Fort Griffin Gala featuring Larry, Steve, & Rudy: The Gatlin Brothers. The $50 tickets are limited to 300 seats, with response to the announcement two weeks ago even speedier than expected.

By Donnie A. Lucas The number of local residents testing positive for the COVID-19 virus reached 21 over the last two weeks, with a total of 79 tests administered.

By Donnie A. Lucas Albany ISD is expecting just over 500 students at the start of this school year, about the number the district ended with in May.

To address long-standing care problems in long-term facilities that were exacerbated by COVID, the Texas Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program needs volunteers to serve as advocates for individuals living in nursing and assisted living facilities.

By Melinda L. Lucas A Shackelford County man was arrested just outside of Cisco after a high speed chase last Thursday, Aug. 5 and is currently being held in the Shackelford County Law Enforcement Center on a $500,000 bond.

By Sidney Bartee Citizens of Moran will hold their annual garage sale on Saturday, Sept. 4, beginning at 7:00 a.m. The deadline for community members to register a sale is 12:00 noon on Thursday, Sept. 2.