By Sam WallerMoran 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThree 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 WallerThe 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.

By Sam WallerThe 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.

By Melinda L. LucasJust 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.

By Donnie A. LucasAfter 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.

By Melinda L. LucasAt 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.

By Sam WallerPlanning 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.

By Donnie A. LucasPick-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.