By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany junior high football teams split games with Haskell last Thursday in a pair of low-scoring contests.

By Kathy Thomson The Moran Bulldogs lost their final home game to Loraine 54-6 on Friday, Nov. 1 falling to 4-5 on the season and 0-2 in district with one game remaining. “After seeing the opening kickoff go back for a touchdown, it only got worse for us,” said head coach John Hughes.

By Kathy Thomson Moran alumus and current Hardin-Simmons University senior Sydney TenCate recently won gold at the American Southwest Conference 2019 Cross Country Championships, breaking an HSU women’s 6K record that she set just last month and earning a spot for her and her team at the NCAA...

By Kathy Thomson The Lady Bulldogs volleyball season ended last Tuesday, Oct. 29, when a loss to the Woodson Cowgirls blocked hopes of a spot in the District 6 1A playoff bracket. Moran fell in three sets 17-25, 20-25, 14-25. “We struggled with our serves,” said coach Jo Hise.

By Melinda L. Lucas In what may be the best turnout in recent years for a constitutional amendment election, 16 percent of Shackelford County’s 2,281 registered voters cast 372 ballots on Tuesday and during early voting, for the most part following statewide trends.

By Kathy Thomson Members of Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will hold their annual Bazaar starting at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday, Nov. 9, and they have invited everyone in the community as well as out-of-town visitors to join them in kicking off the holiday season with a traditional...

By Kathy Thomson All veterans in Shackelford County are invited to join local students for Veterans Day activities next Monday, Nov. 11, at Nancy Smith Elementary School and at the Moran Independent School District.

Recipes are still being accepted for the upcoming holiday recipe section, according to Albany News editor Melinda Lucas. “I know there are lots of great cooks in Albany and Moran, and I could use some more recipes,” said Lucas.

A blood drive is scheduled to take place in Albany this afternoon, Nov. 7, and Hendrick Regional Blood Center (formerly Meek Blood Center) will park its bloodmobile at First Baptist Church from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Blood drives in Albany have been sponsored by the Kiwanis Club for over 20...

By Kathy Thomson The annual Albany Chest campaign is underway, with letters already mailed as directors attempt to reach the goal of $42,000 for the 2019 campaign.