By Sandy Walker Shackelford County hosted a County 4-H Food Show Saturday, Oct. 24 at Friendship Baptist Church.  Participation was a requirement for any student who plans to participate in the District Food Show on Saturday, Nov. 19.

By Sandy Morris The 32nd annual Red Ribbon Week kicked off Monday, Oct. 26, for the Albany Independent School District.

By Sandy Morris The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) is selling digital thermometers for $5 to parents, students, and the general public.

By Sandy Morris The traditional special assembly to honor local veterans has fallen victim to COVID this year.  School administrators decided recently that they would cancel the event this year, due to fact that attendees are typically in close proximity.

By Sandy Morris The ladies of the Sallie Matthews Circle of Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church announced this week that they will not host their annual Christmas Bazaar.

By Sandy Morris The date has been set for Friendship Baptist Church’s fourth annual “Harvest Acres.”  The yearly event is always scheduled for the Saturday before Thanksgiving.  This year’s date is set for Saturday, Nov. 21, starting at 9:00 a.m.

By Lynsi Musselman Closet Angels is cele-brating 10 years of being Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church’s clothing ministry, with the purpose of helping those in need.

By Sandy Morris The last “Fifth Quarter” event of the 2020 season will be held at The Feed Store directly after the Cross Plains game this Friday, Oct. 30. First Baptist Church will host the event for the students and will serve Subway sandwiches.

By Sandy Morris The Moran PTO will sponsor Trunk or Treat on Friday, Oct. 30.  The event will be held from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the front parking lot of the school. Everyone is invited to participate.

By Donnie A. Lucas Early voting for the Nov. 3 general election and three local races that were postponed earlier in the year due to COVID-19 coronavirus concerns has been brisk with just over 30 percent of all registered voters in the county casting ballots. Early voting opened on Tuesday, Oct.