By Kathy Thomson Students at the Moran Independent School District are celebrating national FFA week, Feb. 22-29 with different themes each day. “Monday was camo day, and Tuesday was dress as a farmer,” said administrative assistant Jeanne TenCate.

Danny Hebel, age 61 of Albany, passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Friendship Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Johnston officiating. Interment followed in the Albany Cemetery under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.

Dr. Weldon Ernest Viertel of Tyler, TX was born Dec. 4, 1930 in Stamford, TX to the late Max E. Viertel and Alice Byrd Viertel. He passed away on Feb. 18, 2020 at the age of 89. Funeral services were held at The Woods Baptist Church in Tyler on Saturday, Feb. 22 with Rev. Charles Dodson and Rev.

Thelma Burge Thelma Irene Burge, 98, of Albany TX was called home and embraced by her Lord and Savior on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2020. She was born on Feb. 19, 1922 in Quinlan, TX and was the daughter of James and Ethel Henrise, Jr. She married Floyd Cecil Burge in 1938 and the two made Albany their home.

Rena Mae Shack, age 83 of Moran, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020. Funeral services were held Saturday, Feb. 22 at Bethel Assembly with Jeff Pleasant officiating. Interment followed in the Albany Cemetery.   Rena Mae Booth was born Oct.

By Melinda L. Lucas Three new exhibitions, including one that cele-brates the Old Jail Art Center’s 40 years of collecting, will be open to the public starting next Tuesday, Feb. 25. OJAC members can attend a preview reception this Saturday, Feb. 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m.

By Kathy Thomson There are new faces in the Fandangle office starting this month, with Jamie Parsons taking over as office manager and Scarlett Yates heading up the marketing for the 2020 season.

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By Kathy Thomson Text-to-9-1-1 is now available in Shackelford County, according to sheriff Ed Miller. “The project has been in the works for a while, and it is now up and running as of the first of the year,” said Miller.

By Kathy Thomson The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $48,901 from the state this February. The amount is down 4.05 percent from the $50,966 payment received in February of 2019. Payments to date for the 2020 year to the city of Albany are $86,045, down by 16.