Carlton Lee Edgar, 81, of Moran, Texas, passed from this life on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 in Abilene.
Memorial services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 27, 2021 at The Hamil Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Briley officiating. Services are under the direction of The Hamil Family Funeral Home, 6449 Buffalo Gap Road, Abilene, TX 79606.
Carlton was born on March 6, 1940 in Gorman, Texas to Carl (Skinny) and Ethel (Smith) Edgar.
William Howard Strickland, age 94 of Moran, passed away Saturday, June 19, 2021. Graveside funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, June 24 at Moran Cemetery with Jeff Pleasant officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.
William Howard Strickland was born June 6, 1927 in Ibex, Texas to Tommie Lee Strickland and Ilene Terry Strickland. He attended school in Oklahoma and later enlisted in the military.
By Sandy Morris
The 83rd anniversary edition of the Fort Griffin Fandangle is scheduled to open to a large audience at the Prairie Theater at 8:30 tomorrow evening.
After a year’s absence due to COVID in 2020, the excitement over the 2021 show has been building since work began on the Sampler, according to Fandangle artistic director Lorna Ayers.
“We chose a very historic theme this year as we were able to perform again,” said Ayers. “The show honors so many of the families, men, women, and legends that are the history of this area.”
By Sandy Morris
The 2021 version of the Fandangle parade is set to take to the streets of downtown Albany at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 19, and parade organizers are hoping for more entries to come in during the next two days.
Fandangle parade organizers Ragan Riley and Shannon Leech are encouraging local businesses, organizations, and individuals to submit their 2021 entries.
Winning entries will receive cash prizes to be awarded in several categories.
Entries
By Melinda L. Lucas
A disaster declaration was ratified at Monday’s meeting of the Shackelford County commissioners in hopes that state or federal funding will be available to help repair flood-damaged county roads.
“Due to the large amount of rain at the end of May, the county is facing tremendous economic damages to county roads and bridges,” said county judge Robert Skelton. “It looks severe enough that we would need supplementary help from the government.”
By Sandy Morris
One year ago, Shackelford County looked very different with the effects of COVID being seen in every public venue and with many traditional events being cancelled.
Fast forward a year, and for the most part, it’s business as usual for the majority of Albany.
Albany Independent School District was able to complete the school year and hold commencement services.
Most businesses are open and no longer require masks to be worn while shopping, although workers are still masked in some cases.
By Sandy Morris
The Fort Griffin Fandangle starts tomorrow, and special activities in Albany will begin several hours before the bugler sounds the opening of the Friday and Saturday night shows.
Free events offered on all four of those days include a pop-up art show, quilt show, tracker organ concert, calliope concert, car museum, viewing the Picket House, longhorns on the Courthouse Square, a film at the Aztec Theater, and exhibits at the Old Jail Art Center.
By Sandy Morris
Visitors to the Fandangle will have an added attraction to visit this year with the Easy Does It Pop-Up Art Show.
The event will feature new works by Austin-based artist Calhan Hale and Albany native/Denton-based George Kelly.
Both artists explore the different narratives and experiences that fall within the broadly interpreted idea of being “Texan.”
The exhibit is installed in a retrofitted shipping container and will allow visitors an opportunity to connect with art in a non-traditional space.
Max Balliew, son of Tim and Candy Balliew of Albany, was named to the President’s list of Tarleton State University for the spring 2021 term.
To be on the President’s list is one of the highest honors Tarleton confers on full-time students who earned a 4.0 grade point average.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Preliminary results of the spring STAAR testing administered to local students are not official yet, but school officials said parents should be able to see results within a week or two through the Texas Education Agency’s parent portal.
While administrators will use the test results in an attempt to determine how students have progressed over the last year, local comparative results may take longer than usual because TEA hasn’t announced if or when they will release statewide results.
