By Lynsi Musselman  After the absence of regular school events from Spring Break to the end of the regular school year, summer school has started up with some normalcy. Third grade to sixth grade students at Nancy Smith Elementary School started summer school on Monday, June 1.

By Melinda L. Lucas Starting next week on June 12, The Albany News will be closed for business on Fridays. According to publisher Donnie Lucas, the decision to only be open four days a week was made a little earlier in the spring.

By Lynsi Musselman Today is the last day to register campers or to sign up to work Day Camp 2020 to be held July 6-24.

By Lynsi Musselman Senior girls from Albany’s Dance Theatre Company will participate in their final recital this Friday night.

By Melinda L. Lucas Tax appraisal notices for county property were mailed out recently, according to Clayton Snyder, chief appraiser of the Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD).

Albany High School junior Amber Leverton was inadvertently left off the list of honor students provided by Albany ISD two weeks ago.  AHS counselor Jenny Scott said on Tuesday that Leverton is among students with a GPA of 90 or above and should have been included in the list of academic honors.

The family of Elgin Ray (Punk) Jones and Mary Belle (Steddum) Jones proudly announce their 70th wedding anniversary. Punk and Mary Belle were reared in Shackelford County. They met in 1940 when the Jones family moved to Albany, Texas next door to the Steddum family.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran Independent School District superintendent Danny Freeman and school board member Sug Roller presented diplomas to seven seniors at Friday evening’s commencement exercises. Graduates and eight family members per student were in attendance at the ceremony.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran City Volunteer Fire Department received a new fire brush truck from the Texas Forest Service on Monday. Moran currently has one fire engine used to respond to house fires, vehicle crashes, and grass fires that can be reached from the road.

By Lynsi Musselman Shackelford County Youth Livestock Association members met Tuesday, May 26 to discuss plans and elect officers for the 2020-2021 season. After all members met together, the directors stayed to elect officers.