By Kathy Thomson Directors of the Albany Chest met on Wednesday, Sept. 4, to organize the 2019 fundraising drive, elect four board members, and vote on officers for the upcoming year.

By Kathy Thomson This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 14 and 15, the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock show barn will host the 33rd Annual First Impressions Invitational Pig Sale, and organizers are expecting 17 consignors from four states to bring 100 pigs for the competition and sale.

By Kathy Thomson Members of the City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department raised some much-needed funds last weekend when they held a Fill the Boot fundraiser. “The VFD was able to collect $575,” said member Michelle Taggart. “People in and out of the community were very generous!”

By Kathy Thomson Monday, Sept. 16, is a fifth day optional/required school day at Moran Independent School District.

By Kathy Thomson ResourceCare’s second annual CareFest sold out of Preferred tickets, Canopy tickets, and RV tickets last week, but music fans still have several options to be a part of the popular fundraising event that will take place at Happy Wife Happy Life just outside of Albany this...

By Kathy Thomson The playing field at Robert Nail Stadium will officially be known as “Faith Field” after a ceremony tomorrow, Sept. 6, at 7:15 p.m., shortly before the Albany Lions’ first home football game of the 2019 season.

By Melinda L. Lucas Following a series of budget workshops over the past month, Shackelford County commissioners met in a special session on Friday morning, Aug. 30 to propose both a budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 and a tax rate to support it.

By Melinda L. Lucas Everyone with an interest in the Albany Independent School District is invited to a public meeting at 6:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at the Aztec Theater, with school leaders planning informal presentations as well as fielding questions from the audience.

By Kathy Thomson Participants still have a little over a week to sort through unused items in garages, closets, and storage buildings, gather up things that are just taking up valuable space, and get them ready to sell to new owners during the Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale on...

By Melinda L. Lucas A 2020 budget of  $387,522 was approved by unanimous vote of the board of directors for the  Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD) early last Friday morning, Aug. 30 at the CAD office. The figure is $14,461 more than the current budget of $373,061.