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.

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.

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.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

By Sandy Morris As the holiday season approaches, many people look forward to tasty holiday treats but dread the extra calories and pounds. One of the requirements of Albany ISD’s Student Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is to promote staff wellness throughout the year.

By Melinda L. Lucas Three members of the Albany ISD board of trustees were present for a special meeting at noon on Friday, Nov. 6 to canvass the votes for the COVID-delayed May board election that finally took place Nov. 3 in conjunction with the General Election.

By Sandy Morris  Albany ISD Junior High students will start the UIL academic season today with a completely different look to the meets.  This year, all events will be conducted locally with no outside audiences allowed.