Rockwall High School head coach Damon Wilson (c) explains a strategy to participants in this week’s volleyball team camp at the Albany High School gym. A total of 15 girls, all of whom are entering grades 9-12 this fall, are working with Wilson for two sessions daily during the four-day camp.

Both gyms at the high school will be closed for several days starting Friday, July 13 so that the wood floors can be refinished. The facilities will be closed to the public during the annual maintenance project, with everyone asked to please not enter either building.

Members of the Albany Athletic Booster Club met on Monday evening, July 9, to start planning for the upcoming sports seasons and to begin work on one of their biggest fundraiser of the year, the magazine-type 2018 football program that will be sold at all of the home football games.

Members of the Shackelford County Appraisal District’s board of directors passed a preliminary budget of $371,361 for 2019, an increase of about three percent from the current budget, during a meeting held on June 8.

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is partnering with the Texas Historical Commission (THC) and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) to host the third annual #TXwindmills and #TXwatertowers Virtual Road Trip in July.

Preparations are beginning for the 15th annual gala planned by the Friends of Fort Griffin for Saturday, Oct. 6.

A cheer camp for local girls ages three years through sixth grade, originally planned for next week, has been rescheduled due to conflicts with VBS and with the twice yearly refinishing of the high school gym floors.

The First Baptist Church of Moran will host a Vacation Bible School from 6:00 to 8:15 p.m. the week of July 30 through Aug. 4. The VBS is free for children from four years of age through those entering sixth grade this fall. “We will serve a hot meal each night at 6:00 p.m.

Volleyball two-a-days at Moran ISD are scheduled to start on Aug. 1. “Dakota Fowler is coaching volleyball this year,” said MISD staff member Jo Hise. “The varsity girls will have their first scrimmage on Aug. 3, in Rotan.