By Lynsi Musselman The recent announcement that school will stay closed for the remainder of the school year keeps the virtual classroom evolving.

By Lynsi Musselman The Feed Store put a twist on prom this year for Albany youth. Feed Store director of ministries Kathryn Hamilton said the Monday night challenge was a “prom-posal” with a tacky prom theme.

By Lynsi Musselman With government restrictions to meet as a large group for National Day of Prayer, all Albany churches will open their doors for individual prayer on Thursday, May 7, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Trinity Episcopal Church this month observes the 110th anniversary of the charter as an official congregation.  On April 21, 1910, the Diocese of Dallas granted a charter as a mission church to the Episcopalians of Albany. There had been a small Episcopal congregation here as far back as the 1870s.

By Lynsi Musselman Parents who need to register their child in the Head Start program for the 2020-2021 school year  will need to pre-register online this year. Parents of new and returning students must pre-register. This process is already underway. Parents can go to www.esc14.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany High School’s Class of 2020 is missing out on many exciting events due to the coronavirus shutdown, and local parents and volunteers are stepping up to try to fill in some of the gaps.  Last week, Tisha Wilkins organized a program called Adopt a Senior.

By Lynsi Musselman Tyler Beard was named this week as Top Hand for 2020, and he and David Hardin were announced as winners of the first annual Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association Memorial Scholarships.

By Lynsi Musselman The community of Moran continues to adjust to social distancing and everyday life as the pandemic continues. There are still no positive cases of COVID-19 in Moran or Shackelford County as of Tuesday, April 21. The disaster declaration issued on April 3 is still in effect.

By Melinda L. Lucas Despite COVID-10 restrictions, blood is still needed, and a blood drive is scheduled to take place in Albany next Thursday afternoon, April 30.

By Donnie A. Lucas Visitors to both Albany school campuses are currently restricted, but when students, parents, and other visitors do return they will find that security has been improved, at least as far as gaining access to buildings is concerned.