By Kathy Thomson
School schedules typically get crowded once the weather warms up, with spring sports, spring break, exams, UIL meets, and other activities filling the calendar, and that seems to be the case in Moran.
Spring Break
MISD will release at the normal time on Friday, March 6 for spring break.
The campus will be closed during the week of March 9-13, with classes resuming at the usual time on Monday, March 16.
Cheer Tryouts
By Kathy Thomson
One of five candidates for three Moran city council positions withdrew from the race during the past week, and Moran officials clarified that a sixth candidate had filed for a one-year unexpired term rather than a full two-year term, as had been previously reported.
Moran city secretary Teresa King said Friday that after consulting with the Texas Municipal League, she found that the unexpired term that will be on the ballot this May will only span one year instead of two.
By Kathy Thomson
The National Weather Service (NWS) encourages all residents, businesses and schools across West Central Texas to practice a tornado drill on Thursday, March 5 at 10:00 a.m. or at a time that is more convenient.
More tornadoes strike Texas than any other state, and the San Angelo office has designated March 1-7 as the official opening of severe weather awareness season.
School Drills
By Kathy Thomson
Almost 200 local Republicans and Democrats participated in the first week of early voting in the Texas primaries, around 100 less than at the comparable time during the last presidential election race in 2016.
Election Day is next Tuesday, March 3.
Four years ago, there were several contested local races in addition to the national and statewide contests, while in 2020 the only Shackelford County office with more than one candidate on the primary ballot is for the Republican nominee for County Commissioner Precinct 1.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Shackelford County elected officials are combing through three IT bids opened Monday, Feb. 24, with plans to meet with each vendor separately in the next couple of weeks before making a decision.
Sealed bids were received from Computer Transition Services Inc., Tolar Systems, and Goldsmith Solutions, the current vendor.
Consultation meetings with representatives of the companies have already been posted for March 5-6, with plans to vote at the next regular meeting on Monday, March 9, according to county judge Robert Skelton.
The Hendrick Regional Blood Center bloodmobile will be at Albany High School next Monday, March 3 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., then at First Baptist Church on Thursday, March 5 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.
While the AHS location is primarily for students, anyone can donate blood at either event, depending on which is more convenient.
Hendrick Regional Blood Center supplies all of the blood and blood products used for patient care at 17 area hospitals.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Almost 93 percent of the 2019 tax levy had been collected with the required Jan. 31 postmark deadline, according to chief appraiser Clayton Snyder at the Shackelford County Central Appraisal District (CAD) office, with eligible payments coming in for another week or so at the beginning of February.
Official CAD reports show that 8,754,165 of the $9,444,036, or 92.68 percent, had come in as of Feb. 3, when the latest reports were finalized.
By Kathy Thomson
County winners at the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo last week included several family members, two of whom claimed second place ribbons in back-to-back swine classes on Monday, Feb. 17.
Callan Edgar’s Duroc barrow was selected as runner up in class 37 and Tatum Grady took second place in class 38, also with a Duroc barrow.
Carli Edgar was seventh with a dark cross barrow in Class 58.
Tye Edgar was 10th in class 100.
By Kathy Thomson
The National Weather Service (NWS), with the help of local organizations, conducts SkyWarn classes each spring all over the nation, including two scheduled in area towns over the next few days.
This Saturday, Feb. 29, a SkyWarn class will meet in Hart Auditorium in the Onstead-Packer building at Abilene Christian University from 9:00-11:30 a.m.
A SkyWarn class will also be offered on Monday, March 2, in Breckenridge.
By Kathy Thomson
Students at the Moran Independent School District are celebrating national FFA week, Feb. 22-29 with different themes each day.
“Monday was camo day, and Tuesday was dress as a farmer,” said administrative assistant Jeanne TenCate. “This Wednesday was ‘bring a stuffed farm animal to school’.”
Thursday’s theme was dress like a cowboy.
On Friday, Feb. 28, students are encouraged to wear the FFA colors, blue and gold.
