Albany High School junior Amber Leverton was inadvertently left off the list of honor students provided by Albany ISD two weeks ago.  AHS counselor Jenny Scott said on Tuesday that Leverton is among students with a GPA of 90 or above and should have been included in the list of academic honors.

The family of Elgin Ray (Punk) Jones and Mary Belle (Steddum) Jones proudly announce their 70th wedding anniversary. Punk and Mary Belle were reared in Shackelford County. They met in 1940 when the Jones family moved to Albany, Texas next door to the Steddum family.

By Lynsi Musselman Moran Independent School District superintendent Danny Freeman and school board member Sug Roller presented diplomas to seven seniors at Friday evening’s commencement exercises. Graduates and eight family members per student were in attendance at the ceremony.

By Lynsi Musselman The Moran City Volunteer Fire Department received a new fire brush truck from the Texas Forest Service on Monday. Moran currently has one fire engine used to respond to house fires, vehicle crashes, and grass fires that can be reached from the road.

By Lynsi Musselman Shackelford County Youth Livestock Association members met Tuesday, May 26 to discuss plans and elect officers for the 2020-2021 season. After all members met together, the directors stayed to elect officers.

By Donnie A. Lucas In the continuing effort to contain the spread of -COVID-19 coronavirus, the old adage of “no news is good news” definitely applies. Shackelford County continues to hold the virus at bay with no new tests administered over the last week and only one positive case reported.

By Donnie A. Lucas No new tests for -COVID-19 were reported over the last week in Shackelford County, with the total holding at 28 negative tests.

By Melinda L. Lucas In a “socially distant” ceremony that looked much different than most Albany graduations in recent years, dozens of local scholarships were presented to members of the Albany High School Class of 2020 during commencement exercises held last Saturday morning, May 23.

By Donnie A. Lucas Shackelford County Commissioners added another county road to the list of roadways that will soon have speed limits posted, along with taking another step in the process of repaving the parking lot at the Courthouse, during a meeting held Tuesday.

By Lynsi Musselman It’s happening more frequently as the pandemic continues – residents who avoid calling 9-1-1 in time of need because of the fear of COVID-19 exposure.