Trustees for the Moran Independent School District added a student holiday to the 2019 spring semester during their regular board meeting on Dec. 17. Because of the change, MISD will not have classes on Friday, Feb. 1.

Local residents who want to run for city council, hospital district, or school board positions in the Saturday, May 4 election may begin filing the required paperwork on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Filing closes a month later on Friday, Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. There is no filing fee.

Along with the start of a new semester came new beginnings for a couple of Albany ISD administrators, notably for Jonathan Scott, who is at the starting line for his assignment as AISD superintendent.

The official year-end deadline for the Albany Chest loomed large a few days before Christmas with the 2018 campaign more than $9,000 short of its record goal, but several last-minute donations, both large and small, have put the drive over the top, according to board president Amy Kelly.

The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting, normally scheduled on the first Friday of February, is being delayed until the second week because of a conflict with the county stock show.

Only a few cases of influenza have been seen at the local clinics so far this winter, and according to Jera Fairley from the Shackelford County Heath Clinic, the patients that tested positive for influenza at that clinic all had one important thing in common.

Albany High senior Jillian Guinn and Moran senior Curry Pendleton were recently named as two of the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 2019 DAR Good Citizen award winners.

The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.

The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.

Levi Cole Britting and Kaitlyn Brooke Reddin of Albany are listed on the Dean’s List for the 2018 Fall semester at Angelo State University. To be eligible for the ASU Dean’s List, full-time undergraduate students must maintain a 3.25 or better grade point average on a 4.0 scale.