The News will be printing Santa letters and holiday essays in the Christmas issue to be published on Thursday, Dec. 24.
Students at Albany and Moran schools will be writing letters at school, which will be submitted to the News office by their teachers.
Children at several other local facilities, such as First Love Day Care, will also be assisted by their instructors in writing letters to Santa.
By Sandy Morris
Albany fans are invited to join in several of the activities planned by the Albany Athletic Booster Club to help motivate the Lions to be at the top of their game for Friday’s playoff bout with the Ralls Jackrabbits at Tiger Stadium in Snyder.
Kickoff for the area game is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19.
Tickets cost $6 for adults and $4 for students and are available through a link at albanyisd.net.
By Sandy Morris
Shackelford County residents will be able to enter their prize pecans in the upcoming 2020 Abilene Area Pecan Show on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
According to Shackelford County Extension Agent Kloey Painter, entries will be accepted starting Monday, Nov. 23 with a deadline of 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 30.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Thanks to her determination over the last eight years, senior Elia Hebel signed last week with D1 University of Louisiana at Lafayette to play softball for the next four years.
Hebel, an Albany softball standout both for the Lady Lions and her travel teams, is part of what has been determined as the top-ranked recruiting class this year in NCAA softball. She will join six of her Houston-based travel club teammates at UL Lafayette to play for the No. 8 ranked Ragin Cajuns beginning in the fall.
By Sandy Morris
The district-wide canned food drive competition sponsored by the Moran junior and senior classes is still going strong.
According to Moran ISD principal Jo Hise, the food drive has become very fierce.
“Right now, we have a close tie between the pre-K and third grade classes,” said Hise on Monday.
The food drive will continue after the Thanksgiving holiday with Friday, Dec. 18 being the final day to make a donation.
All donations will be delivered to local needy families.
Big Country Electric Cooperative requests your help spreading word amongst local 10th, 11th and 12th grade students about the Government-in-Action Youth Tour, an all-expense-paid trip to the nation’s Capital.
Big Country EC will send three students on the 2021 Youth Tour, scheduled June 13-22. Students’ parents/guardians do not have to be members/customers of the Cooperative to compete in and win.
By Sandy Morris
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released November state sales tax revenue amounts for counties across the state of Texas, including Shackelford County.
The City of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $40,378 from the state this month. This amount is up 0.39 percent from the $40,222 payment received this time last year.
Payments to date for the 2020 year to the City of Albany are $66,445 down by 13.59 percent from the comparable time last year when $488,739 had been received.
By Sandy Morris
The Albany Junior High School one act play cast and crew competed in the district contest on Thursday, Nov. 12 in Stamford.
The students performed a comedic fairy tale, “The Magic Well.”
While the show did not place, several students were awarded individual awards, including Jalea Bowman – Best Technical Crew, Ann Davis – Honorable Mention, All-Star Cast, and Avery Everitt – All -Star Cast.
Director Melanie Turner was very proud of her students’ performance.
By Melinda L. Lucas
An early deadline has been set for the Nov. 26 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and print schedule.
All advertising, including classified ads, and news copy must be received no later than noon on Monday, Nov. 23.
The usual deadline for the weekly paper is Tuesday at 12:00 noon. It is being moved up a day in order to accommodate the printer’s schedule and also adjust the mailing schedule.
Recipes are still being accepted for the upcoming holiday recipe section, according to Albany News editor Melinda Lucas, but time is short.
The deadline is this Friday, because the special tab will go in next week’s paper.
“I know there are lots and lots of great cooks in Albany and Moran, and I could really use some more recipes,” said Lucas. “I’ve only heard from a few people, and I have to finish this weekend.”
Sooner is better than later, since Lucas is already working on the pages.
