By Kathy Thomson Two items that Moran residents may need to put on their calendar for next week include the government commodity pick-up and the annual holiday craft fair. Commodities The pick-up day for Moran commodities has been moved back to Thursdays starting in December.

By Melinda L. Lucas Four local candidates filed their paperwork for placement on the March Republican primary ballot with county chair Lynne Teinert last Wednesday, Nov. 13, according to County and District Clerk Cheri Hawkins. Teinert also submitted an application to continue as county chair.

By Kathy Thomson The Aztec Theater will be filled with music selections from the 1930s through the 1980s this Saturday when local singers and musicians present Road Trip: A Musical Journey. General admission tickets to the one-night-only live performance will be available at the door for $10 each.

By Kathy Thomson Slow cooked barbecue, tasty desserts, friendly servers, and a chance to donate to a good cause await everyone who attends the annual Toys for Tots fundraising luncheon at the Youth Center this Sunday, Nov. 24.

Republic Services, trash pickup contractor for the City of Albany, will run on a slightly different schedule for the week of Thanksgiving. Residential trash containers and business and industrial containers normally picked up on Thursday will change to Friday next week.

A Monday, Nov. 25 deadline has been set for the Nov. 28 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. All news articles and advertising must be received no later than noon on Monday, Nov. 25.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD’s board of trustees heard a detailed overview of the Targeted Improvement Plan (TIP) for the Nancy Smith Elementary School campus during Monday’s regular board meeting.

By Kathy Thomson Members of the Albany Chamber of Commerce are busy getting the word out about special events that will take place in the downtown area next Saturday, Nov. 30, to celebrate the start of the 2019 Christmas season.

By Melinda L. Lucas Members of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors spent quite a bit of their meeting on Monday night discussing ways that the EMS schedule might be changed to better benefit part-time EMTs, who currently may only get “on-call” time while fulfilling their...

By Kathy Thomson Four Albany junior high one-act play members received individual awards at the District 8-AA competition last Thursday, Nov. 14 in Albany. Tyler Chapman won a place on the district All-Star Cast. Stage manager Cort Peterson was named as part of the Best Technical Crew.