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Testing to start next Wednesday

2 years ago By Donnie A. Lucas

StudentsatbothAlbany ISD campuses are preparing for the first round of state-mandated testing scheduled to begin next Wednesday, April 10. Students in grades three through eight will take STAAR tests in Reading Language Arts next week, along with students enrolled in English I and II taking End of Course exams.

Commodity distribution set

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

Pick-up dates for the April distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, April 4 and Friday, April 5. Certified families in Moranshouldpickuptheir monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Local 4-Hers place at fashion show

2 years ago By Sam Waller

Three Shackelford County 4-Hers earned awards on Tuesday, March 26 at the District 7 Fashion Show in Llano. EmmieHiseclaimedtwo first places in intermediate refashion and embellished bottoms.

Deadline today for voter registration

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

Today is the deadine for Shackelford County residents to register to vote if they want to participate in the Albany ISD trustee election on May 4. Voter registration applications can be found online at votetexas.gov or filled out in person at the Voter Registration/Tax Assessor-Collector’s office at the Courthouse.

Chase leads to felony charges

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

What started as routine traffic control at a TxDOT construction site on Hwy. 6 near Lueders turned into a bizarre pursuit of a suspicious vehicle andsubstantialdamageto two Shackelford County sheriff’s vehicles.

Albany fire department elects new officers

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

Members of the Albany VolunteerFireDepartment elected three new officers during a regular meeting on Monday night, April 1. Fire Chief Joel Viertel explained that there are alternating terms for the seven officer positions similar tocitycouncilseats,with three positions up this year.

Albany fire chief Joel Viertel

2 years ago By News Staff

Egg hunt set this Saturday

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

The chance to hunt for eggs by the basketful should make for a fun Saturday for local children. With a new early afternoon time, members of the Albany VolunteerFireDepartmentwill host their annual Easter egg hunt at 1:00 p.m.

New retirement plan approved

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

SCHD directors move to TCDRS A lengthy discussion and then a decision regarding the employees’retirementprogram was the main topic at Monday’s meeting of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors. Arepresentative of the Texas CountyandDistrictRetirement System had presented a couple of plan options at the February meeting, but the directors stopped short of approving the proposal until they had more feedback from district employees.

Band earns I in sight reading

2 years ago By Donnie A. Lucas

The Ragin’Red Band earned a Division II rating in concert and a Division I in sight reading on Tuesday, narrowly missing a third consecutive Sweepstakes Award. “The kids played well, but we were after the big schools this year instead of playing before them, which may have made a little difference,” director William Vaughan said.

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