The mile-long bridge on US Highway 180 over Hubbard Creek Reservoir has been closed to traffic since Dec. 22 following an emergency inspection prompted by debris being observed falling from underneath the west end.

ush Just a few days before Christmas, more than $11,000 was still needed to reach the Albany Community Chest’s 2023 goal of $45,000. Then, with last-minute and year-end giving, the campaign surged, and a report earlier this weekshowedthatcontributions had moved well over the 100 percent mark.

Jason Boland’s band Tickets are now on sale for the Feb. 17 concert by Jason Boland and the Stragglers at theAztec Theater in downtown Albany.

Moran Independent School District will begin its spring semester Monday, Jan. 8 with an in-service day for faculty and staff before classes resume Tuesday, Jan.

The first Chamber luncheon of 2024 is scheduled for Friday, Jan. 5 at the Icehouse.

Moran rancher Sam Snyder was elected vice president of the Texas Farm Bureau board of directors in December at its 90th annual meeting in Frisco. Snyder has represented District 7 on the board since 2019.

The Old Jail Art Center has a busy January planned, welcoming two new works to the permanent collection and gettingtheAnnualFundAppeal underway. In its ongoing commitment to exhbit and support living artists – particularly those with a Texas connection – the OJAC hasrecentlyacquiredtwoworks by Dallas-based artists Leigh Merrill and Karla Garcia.

Hunters, especially young ones, still have a chance to bag a buck during Texas’ special late white-tailed deer season. The two-week period from Monday, Jan.

As scheduled, Albany families can pick up their January food commodities this Friday, Jan. 5, with Moran distribution scheduled the day before.

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