World War I vets Two stones added to the veterans monument on Shackelford CountyCourthouselawn were installed Tuesday, July 2 with more than 120 names already engraved. “We added one stone that onlyhadWorldWarIveterans,” organizer Mary Kay O’Connor said.

Moran FFA achieved a significant milepost at the 96th Texas FFA State Convention, receiving a Bronze National Chapter Award. Moran was one of only three Texas chapters to earn a national award, joining Abilene High and Killeen Harker Heights.

In May of 2024, Shackelford County’s Faith Fry was awarded the Arabian Horse Foundation Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $5,000. Fry is a home-schooled student who finished her high school certification this spring.

The deadline to register for this year’s summer workshops at the Old Jail Art Center has been pushed back to Sunday, July 21, according to the OJAC’s director of education Erin Whitmore, with the link closing at 6:00 p.m. that day.

Parents of students in pre-Kthrougheighthgrade starting in August are going to find the cost of sending childrenbacktoschoola little lower this year.

Albany Ministerial Alliance — OFFICERS — President.............. Luke Spraberry V-President............

Participants in the annual CommunityVacation Bible School can get an early start to next week’s VBSwithanew“Scripture Rock Hunt” that started Tuesday and will continue until Sunday night. This year’s Bible School will be held July 28-31 at First Baptist Church and the Feed Store.

A reception for Eduardo San Lucas, youth minister at First Baptist Church of Albany, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 at The Feed Store.

Several members of First Baptist Church recently returned from mission trips in early July.

The two new band directors for the Ragin’ Red Band have been preparing this week for summer rehearsals that will start on Monday, July 22 with the percussion and front ensemble or pit sections.