By Sam Waller
The Moran Bulldogs and Lady Bulldogs track and field teams qualified nine athletes and relay alternates for area competition last week at the District 13-1A meet.
The Moran girls finished fourth in the team standings with 84 points, while the boys placed sixth with eight points.
Bobbie Mayfield, 92, of Abilene, passed away on April 12, 2022 in Abilene.
Graveside services were held Friday, April 15 at Elmwood Memorial Park. Services were under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road.
Bobbie was born in Jones County to Jody and Bessie Proffitt on March 9, 1930. She went all through school and graduated from Anson. She married Robert Mayfield on Sept. 3, 1948 in Anson.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The chance to hunt for eggs by the basketful should make for a fun Saturday for local children.
With a new late afternoon time, members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual Easter egg hunt at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Webb City Park.
The egg hunt is open to all local children and their guests.
This will be the 20th year for the community egg hunt, which is normally set for mid-afternoon.
By Donnie A. Lucas
For the first time in a quarter of a century, the annual Membership Sampler of the Fort Griffin Fandangle is returning to Reynolds Bend on the Matthews Ranch on Saturday.
Held at the ranch for a number of years, the membership party and preview of the 2022 summer show will return to the historic Lambshead Ranch for the first time since Watt Matthews hosted the event 25 years ago.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The 15th annual Albany Classic Car Show is ready at the starting line for Saturday, April 16 in downtown Albany, with the public urged to come view dozens of vintage cars and trucks from around the Big Country.
Organizer Robert Snyder said activities will actually begin on Friday, April 16.
“We will have the traditional ‘cruise’ night on Friday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m, followed by the burnout starting at 7:00 p.m.,” Snyder said. “It looks like the weather will cooperate with us this year.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
Most of Monday’s hour-long meeting of the Albany city council was spent in discussing various aspects of the city’s recreational pool.
A job description for the pool managers was presented, and city members asked that a job description also be developed for lifeguards hired by the city for the summer.
Several referred to problems that arose last year, mainly dealing with pool cleanliness.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Local business owners need to file renditions by April 18, according to Shackelford CAD County chief appraiser Clayton Snyder.
Normally business taxpayers are required to render by April 15, but since Good Friday is a holiday for the tax office, the deadline is extended to the following Monday.
Snyder also explained that he is allowed to grant an extension to May 15 if those requests are received in writing by April 18.
Email is considered a written request, he added.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Requests to receive a ballot by mail for the May 7 election must be received in the county clerk’s office by April 26.
Shackelford County residents have the opportunity to vote early in a statewide amendment election and the county-wide hospital district election, which are both on the same ballot, either by requesting a mail ballot or voting early in person.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Sara Smith and Rylan Roberson were crowned queen and king during the Albany High School Junior-Senior Prom held Saturday, April 9 at the Whitney Theatre.
Nominees for prom queen included Tristen Brown, Sarah Cotter, Avery Kleiner, and Smith. Prom king nominees were Ty Everitt, Cooper Fairchild, Brooks Neece, and Roberson.
Smith, a lifelong resident of Albany who started classes at Stepping Stones Christian School, plans to attend Cisco College after graduation to study nursing.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Parliamentary Procedure team of the Albany FCCLA Chapter took first place at the State Leadership Conference in Dallas last week.
The team competed in the Level I division for seventh and eighth graders, taking the top place in the state and earning a trip to the National Leadership Conference in San Diego June 29 through July 3.
Two other Level 2 online teams for ninth and tenth graders were also selected to advance directly to the national convention, including a Digital Stories for Change contest and Instructional Video contest.
