By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany Lions locked up a basketball playoff berth with their regular win over Haskell on Feb. 9, ending up with second place in District 10-2A after Anson lost to Cisco last Friday.

By Sandy Morris The Moran varsity boys’ basketball team was scheduled to wrap up its season last week with games against May and Baird. The game against Baird was cancelled and will not be made up.   Moran athletes will now move into track and tennis seasons.

Max Balliew earned the honor of being on Tarleton’s Scholastic Honors Dean’s List in the Fall 2020 semester.  This distinction is the University’s way of honoring and celebrating academic achievements from the spring semester.

Albany High School graduate Maggy Karl has earned the honor of being placed on Tarleton State University’s Scholastic Honors College of Business Dean’s List for the fall 2020 semester. Karl is attending TSU online and is classified as a sophomore.

By Sandy Morris Project Graduation organizers have announced their next fundraiser for the annual celebration held for Albany’s graduating seniors.

By Sandy Morris Students at Nancy Smith Elementary School have been challenged to read about America during the month of February.

By Sandy Morris Local pastors are working on plans for the Ministerial Alliance’s Easter Community Service.

By Sandy Morris The recent winter blast pushed back several events scheduled for last week, including the worship night at The Feed Store.  Feed Store Executive Director Tisha Wilkins said the worship night, featuring speaker Riley Israel, has been rescheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 24.

By Sandy Morris Closet Angels hosted a fundraiser to benefit Albany resident Kristi Brooker on Monday, Feb. 8, raising a total of $252. Brooker is currently undergoing treatment for stage four breast cancer, and the fundraiser was held to help Brooker keep her health insurance.

By Sandy Morris Albany UIL students are hoping to get in one more practice meet before the upcoming district UIL meet scheduled in Stamford on Wednesday, March 24.