By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions opened the football season in Colorado City last Thursday, bringing home a 44-6 victory. Albany will travel to Dublin this week for a Thursday game at the Lions’ new stadium near the high school on Hwy. 6 south of downtown.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Cubs volleyball season started this week with games hosted in Albany against Woodson, and Cub football is slated to kick off on Thursday (today) in Dublin. Results of the volleyball games were not available at press time but will be reported next week.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany’s Ministerial Alliance will host a Fifth Quarter fellowship for the second consecutive week on Friday night at The Feed Store. First Christian Church and The Feed Store are on the calendar to sponsor the group this week.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran Bulldogs’ home opener against non-conference Benjamin Mustangs was a tough loss, but  the Bulldogs are looking ahead to play Evant on the road this Friday. Moran plays in Evant on Friday, Sept. 4 at 7:30 p.m.

By Lynsi Musselman The Lady Bulldogs have lost the last two games in three sets against Benjamin and Woodson. Moran High School volleyball coach Jo Hise said even though they lost the games, it gave the team a chance to work on their rotation and working each player into rotation.

By Lynsi Musselman Registration for General Education Development (GED) classes will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14 at the Shackelford County Library. Instructor Kenzie Fairchild said registrants need to bring an acceptable form of identification.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD trustees passed a budget that is $137,065 short during a special early morning session on Monday, Aug. 31, meeting the required state deadline. Total expenditures are projected at $6,057,943, while revenues are listed at $5,920,878.

By Lynsi Musselman While a ferocious lightning storm lit up the sky Saturday night, strikes ignited several fires across Shackelford County that lasted well into Monday, with some volunteers working non-stop through a 48-hour stretch.

By Lynsi Musselman With limited ticket sales due to seating restrictions, the Aztec Theater will host a live concert featuring Shane Smith and the Saints on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8:30 p.m.  Singer Shane Smith is a native of Terrell, Texas, but is now based in Austin.

By Melinda L. Lucas A special meeting of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors is planned for this Friday, Sept. 4, when it is expected that the 2021 budget will be finalized and proposed along with a tax rate. The minutes of an Aug.