By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council members awarded the administrative contract related to a Community Development Block Grant application to Public Management of Cleveland during a regular monthly meeting on Monday night, Jan. 11.

By Sandy Morris Old Man Winter made his presence known this past weekend when he blew into the area on Sunday, Jan. 10 and dumped as much as eight inches of snow in some parts of the Big Country.

By Melinda L. Lucas The much-anticipated coronavirus vaccine has still not made its way to Albany, but some Shackelford County citizens are finding a path to outside sources.

By Sandy Morris The Moran Independent School District resumed classes after the holiday break on Monday, Jan. 4. The next scheduled holiday for the district is Martin Luther King Day on Monday, Jan. 18 followed by Friday, Jan. 22 for the Shackelford County Livestock Show.

By Sandy Morris Licensed hunters ages 16 years and younger have opportunities this winter and spring to sharpen their skills and bring home some whitetail and turkey trophies, and adult hunters still have time to harvest wild game.

By Sandy Morris The Big Country chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes typically hosts its annual Weekend of Champions over full weekends each January.

Taylor Scott of Albany was recognized on the Dean’s Honor Roll at Midwestern State University recognized for the fall 2020 semester. Scott is studying Pre-Radiologic Technology. A student who completes 12 hours in one semester with a grade point average of 3.50 to 3.74 is included on the list. 

Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean’s List designation for the 2020 fall semester. To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average.

Angelo State University conferred 381 undergraduate and 191 degrees to its fall 2020 graduates that were recognized in a virtual commencement on Dec. 6. Graduates include Kait­lyn Reddin of Albany, who earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies.

By Donnie A. Lucas Registration for Little Dribblers basketball will begin next week, with the deadline set for Wednesday, Jan. 27. According to organizer Joe Tidwell, the program is open to both boys and girls who are eight years old by Jan. 1 and continues through the fourth grade.