By Sam Waller
Moran Independent School District will have a pair of school holidays next week.
School will be closed Monday, Jan. 17, for Martin Luther King Day and again on Friday, Jan. 21, for the county stock show.
Despite the Jan. 17 holiday, superintendent John Denson said the school board will conduct its regular meeting at 6:00 p.m. Monday at the Moran Events Center.
Moran High School’s tractor tech team will compete at Katy on Saturday.
By Sam Waller
The Moran Lady Bulldogs opened District 13-1A competition on Friday, Jan. 7, with a 51-24 loss to May.
Moran trailed 17-6 at the end of the first quarter and 30-12 at halftime. Hannah Noble scored a team-high eight points with Hannah Rogers adding six points. Emily Murk and Johnnie Hise scored four points each, and Alli Scott had two.
The Lady Bulldogs made their second district outing Tuesday, Jan. 11 with a road game to Baird. Results will be reported next week.
By Sam Waller
Three Moran High School seniors were honored by bigcountrypreps.com for their efforts in fall sports.
Arren Hawley was an honorable mention selection to the football team at receiver, linebacker, punter and kicker in addition to earning aspot on the website’s True Grit team.
By Sam Waller
The Albany Junior High Lady Cubs Red team won the eighth grade division of the Albany Junior High Girls Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 8, during a busy stretch for the local teams.
The junior high teams played Abilene Christian on Thursday, Jan. 6, and Cisco on Monday, Jan. 11. The boys seventh and eighth grade teams will play in the Olney tournament on Saturday, Jan. 15, before the regular schedule resumes against Hawley on Monday, Jan. 17.
Red Girls
By Sam Waller
The Albany Lady Lions got an unexpected rest during the holiday break when it was forced to pull out of the Eula tournament.
Coach Tate Thompson said the task now is to make the situation work to the team’s advantage.
“From a positive standpoint, we got a little rest and got rejuvenated,” Thompson said. “We played a lot of games trying to get in shape. Not playing those games probably hurt us a little bit because we need more experience, but maybe we’ll come back a little refreshed and be ready to go.”
By Melinda L. Lucas
Just a couple of days before Christmas, almost $12,000 was still needed to reach the Albany Community Chest’s 2021 record goal of $46,000.
Then, with last-minute reminder cards in the mail and local residents winding up their year-end giving, the campaign surged, and a report earlier this week showed that contributions had moved well over the 100 percent mark.
By Donnie A. Lucas
After a week of fewer positive test results just before Christmas, the number of COVID-19 cases rose again last week, according to a report issued by Shackelford County judge Robert Skelton on Monday.
For the week of Dec. 27-31, a total of 52 COVID-19 tests were administered at the local testing sites, with 18 positive cases reported.
Only five positive cases were reported for the week of Dec. 20-24 out of the 25 tests administered.
By Melinda L. Lucas
At a Dec. 27 meeting, Shackelford County commissioners heard an update from 259th Judicial District chief probation officer Jon Cooke about the possible need for additional funding to pay housing of a local juvenile placed in Hayes County.
Cooke reported that a $25,000 grant had been approved from his region for the juvenile’s continued care, which should be enough support until April 2022.
Additional funding from Shackelford County may be required later in the year, but the item was tabled for now.
Redistricting Plan
By Sam Waller
Planning continues for the Shackelford County livestock show with fundraisers underway and a work day at the county show barn scheduled.
The show will be held Jan 20-22.
Bronco Askew, president of the Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association, said a finance committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 10, is the next step.
“We’re going to try to finalize getting the monies appropriated,” he said. “We’ve sent out fundraising letters, and now everybody’s noses are to the grindstone getting ready.”
By Donnie A. Lucas
Pick-up dates for the January distribution of the commodity food program are set for today (Thursday) in Moran and tomorrow for Albany recipients.
The monthly food program will be held from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. at the Moran City Hall today, and again Friday from 9:00 until 11:00 a.m. in Albany at the Justice of the Peace office on the courthouse square.
All current participants were sent an application form for the 2022 program that must be completed and returned in order to be certified as qualifying for the program during the coming year.
