By Kathy Thomson The Albany High School student body selected eight class members as royalty for Albany High School’s Winter Formal.  The Winter Formal is organized each year by members of the Albany High School student council, and this year’s gala was held last Saturday, Jan.

By Kathy Thomson Around a dozen local Cub Scouts are expected to compete in the annual Albany Pinewood Derby on Monday, Jan. 28, and the race will feature a couple of firsts for the local Scouts. Most notably, this will be the first time the Pinewood Derby will take place in the new Scout Hut.

By Melinda L. Lucas City council members acknowledged the work of Albany mayor Rodney Alexander, who died suddenly earlier this month, during their meeting on Monday, Jan. 13, commenting on his service to the community and the time he spent to make improvements for his fellow citizens.

By Kathy Thomson One of the biggest annual events in the county, the local stock show, takes place next week, and final preparations are underway. “We had our finance committee meeting on Monday, Jan.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County’s IT consultant, Sam Goldsmith, presented a technology update for the elected officials and also answered questions about billing charges and other issues during a Monday morning meeting on Jan. 13.

Gwendolyn Turner (above) scrapes her dad’s pickup windshield after local residents woke up to several inches of snow Saturday morning. 

By Kathy Thomson Shackelford County senior adults (60 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s January senior luncheon to be held on Friday, Jan. 17 at the Youth Center beginning at 11:15 a.m.

By Kathy Thomson Several local 4-H students will compete at the district 4-H Food Challenge in San Angelo next Wednesday, Jan. 22. “I will be taking three teams to the competition,” said Shackelford County agent Kloey Painter.

The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $37,143 from the state this January. The amount is down 28.52 percent from the $51,963 payment received in January of 2019. The city of Moran will receive a net payment of $1,444 this period for a 2.

The deadline to signup boys and girls for Little Dribblers basketball is next Wednesday, Jan. 22, and parents of children who are interested in playing this year need to turn in their paperwork soon. The league is open to local youth from eight years of age (as of Jan.