$ $ 1500 in Albany Bucks The annual Albany Lighted Christmas Parade wound its way through the downtown area last Saturday evening, kicking off the Christmas season. The parade and drawings held through the day on Saturday for Albany Bucks were both part of the Albany Chamber of Commerce’s Small Town Saturday celebration.

A Shackelford County incumbent drew an opponent this week,notfortheMarchprimary butintheGeneralElectionnext November. Local attorney John Montgomery, who has a practice in Albany, filed an “intent to run” with county judge John Viertel on Monday.

With a Dec. 12 deadline coming up quickly, $1,000 has been donated toward the fabrication of a fifth veterans monument on the Courthouse Square, with $3,630 more needed before the stone can be ordered.

The Moran Bulldogs continued the successful start of their basketball season Monday, Nov. 20 with a 48-38 victory at Lohn.

Moran third through eighthgradestudentshave beenbusythisweektaking part in Elementary UIL Academic contests, which will continue next week. On Tuesday, Nov.

The final deadline for swine validation and entries for county and major stock shows is this week. Albany FFA advisor Chris Beard said entries must be finalized and mailed out Thursday, Nov.

Shackelford County 4-H had a light week upon returning from the Thanksgiving holiday. Food Challenge teams will compete in a county contest at 9:00 a.m.

A blood drive is scheduled to take place inAlbany next Thursday, Dec. 7.

♦ $ The Albany Chest is moving toward its fundraising goal of $45,000 for the 2023 campaign and is continuing to accept donations. As of Tuesday, Nov.

Albany News publisher Donnie Lucas announced this week that there will not be an edition published on Dec. 28 during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.