By Lynsi Musselman Sondra O’Keefe and Corey Miller were crowned Homecoming Queen and King during halftime of the Moran and Three Way football game at Bulldog Stadium last Friday night, Oct. 2.

By Lynsi Musselman The City of Moran will hold a household trash collection and free tire and trash disposal on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. or until the containers are full. A separate container for metal will be provided.

By Lynsi Musselman It is homecoming week in Moran, and the students and faculty have been gearing up for the game on Friday, Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m. against the Three Way Braves.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD administrators decided to step back and take a day to regroup last week after three student cases of -COVID-19 were confirmed Thursday on the secondary campus, all within the volleyball program.

By Donnie A. Lucas This Friday is the deadline for organizations that plan to apply for 2021 funding from the Albany Chest. Applications need to be finished and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 3.

By Melinda L. Lucas After a delay of a little more than a week, members of the Albany city council met last Wednesday night, Sept.

By Melinda L. Lucas After holding the required public hearing prior to their 9:00 a.m. session, Shackelford County commissioners adopted the proposed budget and tax rate at their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 28.

By Lynsi Musselman With a few days until the Oct. 5 deadline, Census Bureau representatives are trying to wrap up their nationwide count of every resident in the United States. As of the end of September, the count for Shackelford County is only showing a 45.5 percent response rate, which is a 9.

By Lynsi Musselman Pick-up dates for the October distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 2, with no restrictions.

By Lynsi Musselman The last day to register to vote in person or by mail is this coming Monday, Oct. 5. Your Vote Matters campaign volunteer and deputy registrar Amy Kelly said all those who still need to register to vote can visit the first floor of the Shackelford County Courthouse.