Freshman Sarah Beth Cotter (c) returns the ball during JV action in Eastland on Tuesday. Both local JV teams won their games against the Lady Mavs.

Beverly Rogers, captain of Team Albany, has joined other Big Country residents in the fight to end Alzheimer’s by signing up to participate in the 2018 annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association.  The Walk in Abilene will take place on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Rose Park. 

Albany women who think that they might be pregnant will soon have another option for free pregnancy conformation, counseling, and referrals thanks to the Open Door Pregnancy and Family Resource Center’s new mobile unit.

The Moran Lady Bulldogs took to the court in Aspermont on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 5:00 p.m. Scores were not available at press time. The varsity volleyball team lost a game in Vernon to Northside on Aug. 14, in three sets (10-25,19-25, 14-25).

Members of the Moran chapter of the Future Farmers of America joined with Albany FFA, Albany FCCLA, and Shackelford County 4-H members at a pool party Aug. 20 at Webb Park to kick off the new school year.

A city-wide garage sale that will take place in Moran from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 is being organized by Michelle Taggart.

The fourth annual Fort Griffin BBQ Cook-Off will take place in downtown Albany on the weekend of Sept. 28-29, and at least 15 teams have already sent in their entry fee of $150 each to join in the Battle for the Blade.

Always...Patsy Cline, opened last weekend at the Aztec to rave reviews, and two more performances of the musical will be offered this weekend. The final two shows will be on Friday Aug. 17 and Saturday Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. each night, and as of this Monday, tickets were still available.

The Albany Independent School District 2018-2019 school year began today, Aug. 16, with classes starting at 7:55 a.m. on both campuses. As of press time, administrators were not ready to forecast enrollment numbers.