TheAlbanyCityCouncilmet on Dec. 16, with key agenda items including the city’s financial status, a proposed opioid settlement, a proposed water lease, and the approval of multiple boards.

readers and advertisers are asked to be aware that no newspaper willbepublished,eitherin printoronline,theweekof Christmas. “There will not be an edition on Thursday, Dec.

Republic Services, trash pickup contractor for the City of Albany, will change its regular schedule for the week of Christmas. Residential, business, and industrial containers scheduled for Tuesday, Dec.

The Old Jail Art Center invites the community to celebrate the Christmas season with Natale!, its holiday Family Festival happening this Saturday, Dec. 21, from 1 to 4 p.m.

The Christmas Village display at Stasney offices will be open during office hours until Christmas, according to Cindy Parsons, who along with daughter Ashley, has displayed the popular Christmas attraction for the past several years.

January schedule Shackelford County 4-H is still working to find an acceptable date for its annual leaf raking project for local residents. This year’s effort is being organized by club member Madailein Beard.

Christmas movie Moran ISD mixed education and entertainment during the final week of the fall semester. OnWednesday,Dec.18, students from all grades attended a showing of the movie“TheBestChristmas Pageant Ever.” Based on the 1972 children’s novel of the same name by Barbara Robinson, the film tells the storyofsixmisfit children who volunteer to star in their town’s Sunday schoolChristmaspageant, and end up teaching the town the true meaning of Christmas.

The Moran Bulldogs boys basketball team dropped three games last week at the Paint Creek tournament, while the Lady Bulldogs did not play. The Bulldogs were scheduled to host Panther CreekonTuesday,Dec.17.

Localresidentscanhave a traditional holiday meal on Christmas Day without going to the trouble of preparingandcleaningup. Or paying for it.

The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association is starting its final fundraising push ahead of the 2025 county livestock show. Eventssuchasasummer golf scramble, the First Impressions Pig Sale, and the Shackelford County Showdown jackpot pig show have raised approximately $70,000 to be used forthisyear’ssale,according to association member Reggy Spencer.