By Sam WallerThe start of dove season saw continued extreme heat, but a surprise rain shower early this week cooled things off for a few hours.“It didn’t hurt us,” said Justin Trail, who guides hunts throughout the area. “I don’t know if it was enough to help us, but it certainly hasn’t hurt.

By Sam WallerA day-long fundraiser to assist Albany resident Willie Mosley with medical expenses is planned for Saturday, Sept. 9 at the Jackson Warehouse.

By Melinda L. LucasLocal singer songwriter Jeff Martin marked another item off his to-do list when he performed the National Anthem on Labor Day, Sept. 4 prior to the Texas Rangers-Houston Astros game.

By Sam WallerShackelford County 4-H started its new year Monday, Sept. 4 with a kickoff party at Webb Park.“There were a few families there that I had never met before, which is shocking in a town this size,” Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said.

By Sam WallerWork has begun on installing monuments honoring Albany’s three state championship football teams at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium.“The foundations were poured last Friday (Sept. 1),” Albany superintendent Jonathan Scott said.

By Sam WallerThe team of Toombs-Toombs shot consecutive rounds of 61 to win the Championship Flight of the Albany Golf Club’s Labor Day Tournament.The two man scramble, played Saturday-Sunday, Sept. 2-3, at Albany Golf Course, drew a field of 50 teams.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Junior High Cubs kicked off the football season with a pair of victories Thursday, Aug. 31, at Dublin.The seventh grade won 38-14 with the eighth grade winning 36-22.A combined seventh/eighth grade team will play this week at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 at Seymour.

By Sam WallerOverall, Moran ISD saw higher scores on state-mandated testing for the 2022-23 school year.“Moran ISD received EOC and STAAR scores for the 2022-23 school year earlier this summer,” Gay Williams, the district’s director of testing, said.

By Melinda L. LucasTeam and individual pictures of the junior high football teams will be taken on Thursday, Sept. 14, starting at 3:45 p.m.Those packages, along  with Lady Cubs volleyball, will be ready for pickup in the next couple of weeks.

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County commissioners proposed a tax rate and heard a presentation about building a data center adjacent to the Lone Star Wind Farm during their meeting on Monday, Aug. 28.