The next few days of school at Moran include several events before classes end on Friday, May 31.  Athletic physicals will be given at 8:00 a.m. today, May 23. The annual Spring Fling Festival will be held tonight, May 23, starting at 5:00 p.m. with a spaghetti supper.

May 22 • 5:30 p.m.  at Albany High School Abilene Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (ASMO) will be here to give free physicals to all incoming 7-12 graders.  Please turn in paperwork prior to that date.

The school year is almost over and students at the Moran Independent School District are busy with a host of end-of year activities.

By Melinda L. Lucas One new teacher was hired and a resignation accepted during a special early morning meeting of the Albany ISD board of trustees on Thursday, May 9. The session was initially planned to canvass the board election held May 4 that seated two new trustees and one incumbent.

The annual Baccalaureate service for the Albany High School Class of 2019 will be held Sunday, May 19 at the AHS auditorium. Spencer Newsom, youth minister at Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church, will be the keynote speaker, delivering the message at the 7:00 p.m. ceremony.

The community is invited to the Albany ISD retiree reception in honor of Danita Johnston, Lavelle Vinson, Karen Martin, and Debra Overton to be held next Thursday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the foyer of Nancy Smith Elementary School.

The Hendrick Regional Blood Center bloodmobile will be at First Baptist Church on Thursday, May 23 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Hendrick Regional Blood Center supplies all of the blood and blood products used for patient care at 17 area hospitals.

The annual field day for Nancy Smith Elementary School students will take place at the high school track on Monday, May 20. “We will need volunteers to help with the field events and water events,” said physical education instructor Ginger Norton.

Shackelford County resident, rancher, and centenarian John Matthews will be the speaker at the Albany Lions Club sponsored Memorial Day service held at the Aztec Theater at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 27.

Two major issues, both concerning the Shackelford County Law Enforcement Center, were covered during Monday’s meeting of the county commissioners, with elected officials deciding on a change in how jailers and dispatchers are paid and also hearing a report about lightning damage to the LEC.