The Freedom of 

Contentment

Are you living in the freedom of contentment today? I can tell you from my own experience that I might be living in contentment in one moment, but I often become distracted by an advertisement or something I see on social media. The next thing I know, my feelings of contentment seem to fly away like a helium balloon that comes untied. Have you ever felt this before? 

Fourth-grade students from Nancy Smith Elementary visited Frontier Texas on Friday, March 21, as part of their study of Texas history. The field trip coincided with the museum’s grand reopening following a year-long renovation and expansion project.

By Sam Waller

Albany FFA and Shackelford County 4-H are in the final stretch of the winter stock show season with several appearing at both the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and Rodeo Austin with three locals making sales.

In Wave 1 of the barrow show at Houston, Crew Spencer placed third with a spot and made the sale. Creed Spencer exhibited a Poland China.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Hunters in Shackelford County can look forward to a better than average spring turkey season.

The spring season for the north zone, where Shackelford County falls, starts this weekend on March 29, and the outlook is pretty bright, according to local game warden Jacob Mort.

“The numbers look really good compared to the past few years,” Mort said. “I’m seeing a lot more birds, and I think everyone can expect a good spring.”

There was a youth-only season March 22-23, but Mort didn’t see any hunters out and about.