By Lynsi Musselman The Albany Academic Booster Club recently handed out $6,700 in 23 academic scholarships for two separate programs that reward local seniors for success on the SAT and ACT college entrance exams.

By Lynsi Musselman With summer arriving and state restrictions easing up, golf in Albany is getting back into full swing. The annual Father’s Day golf tournament will take place June 20-21, after many wondered if it would get to be played at all.

By Lynsi Musselman Seven Moran seniors will receive high school diplomas at commencement exercises Friday, May 29 at 7:00 p.m. in the Moran ISD gymnasium courtyard. Honor graduates include valedictorian November Meredith and salutatorian Harley Schafer.

By Lynsi Musselman The Old Jail Art Museum is still temporarily closed, but the facility is not short on virtual activities to educate learners of all ages. Each Thursday at 3:30 p.m., a five minute “OJAC tiny-tour” will be posted on the OJAC’s website and Facebook page.

By Lynsi Musselman The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association annual meeting will be held Tuesday, May 26 at 6:00 p.m. in the Albany High School ag classroom.

By Lynsi Musselman Families of current and returning Nancy Smith Elementary students will be asked to go online to register for the 2020-2021 school year as soon as the link is published.

By Lynsi Musselman A new backboard for the basketball goal at Chuck Reynolds Park has been purchased, with community volunteers making plans to install it soon. Sewer Project The City of Moran has been notified that the grant for the sewer repair has been released.

By Lynsi Musselman The Albany Dance Theatre Company will present “Rise Up” for its 70th Annual Recital on Friday, June 5 at 7:30 p.m. Because of continued restrictions and a smaller crowd size, the event will be held at the Whitney Theatre rather than at the high school auditorium as it usually...

By Lynsi Musselman The Feed Store will host a hamburger dinner for the Albany High School  Senior Class of 2020 on Saturday, May 23 from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m. The Feed Store will provide seniors with hamburgers, hot dogs, and homemade ice cream for a sundae bar.

By Donnie A. Lucas What may well go down as the most unusual school year ever came to an end this week, with students saying their good-byes to teachers from a distance while turning in the final batch of weekly instructional packets.