Pick-up dates for the September distribution of the commodity food program are Sept. 6 and Sept. 7. Thursday, Sept. 6, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

The annual “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships” fundraising drive gets underway in a couple of weeks. Sponsored by the Albany Ex-Students Association, the campaign traditionally starts the week of Robert Nail’s birth date, Sept. 13. This is the 51st anniversary of the first scholarship.

Eight members of the Houston Grand Opera Studio sing the Star Spangled Banner to open the 2018 football season at Nail Stadium last Friday night. The group was in town for an annual retreat at Stasney’s Cook Ranch.

The 11th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta will take place at the Albany Golf Course on Friday, Sept. 14. Individuals and businesses can help sponsor the Albany K Charity Scholarship Fund.

The first week of class at the Moran Independent School District went very well, according to superintendent Danny Freeman. “It was phenomenal,” said Freeman. “We had a great start! I’ve been doing this thing a long time now, and it was the best start to a school year that I have seen.

Retired teachers have scheduled a kickoff lunch to take place at 11:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 13, at First United Methodist Church. The group gets together every other month at various locations, and is not restricted to AISD retired teachers.

The Friends of Fort Griffin have been granted permission from the Texas Historical Commission (THC) to move ahead with the next stage of the Sutler Store restoration project at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, and the group is hiring Cox|McLain Environmental Consulting, Inc.

Opening day of dove hunting in Texas is Saturday, Sept. 1, and for the third year in a row, hunters across the Lone Star State, including those in the Albany area, will have a 90-day hunting season and 15-bird daily bag limits.

In addition to proposing a budget and tax rate during the regular morning meeting on Aug. 27, Shackelford County commissioners met in special session a few hours later to try to hammer out a deal with Callahan County officials in a jail billing issue.

The opening day of dove season is typically busy around Albany, and members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department have decided to take advantage of the increased activity by hosting a fundraising luncheon at the fire station, located at 609 Railroad Street.