By Michael Atmar

Before I get into this message, I must give credit to John Tate. Every Sunday morning, he and I visit for a few minutes before he heads off to his church in Woodson. We often share the topics of our sermons for the day. The inspiration for this message comes from a series he preached recently.

Heart Transplant

By Melinda L. Lucas

Several new candidates for local offices have emerged during the past week, with the filing deadline now two weeks away on Feb. 14.

There is now at least one opposed race for the May 3 elections, with John Gallagher and Teagan Brown both running for Place 7, the seat being vacated by Kim Fuentes on the Albany ISD’s board of trustees.

Seafood in beef country? Being 12 hours from the coast typically does not scream fresh seafood as a culinary option. If you are like most readers and grew up in the Big Country, you only ate salmon croquet patties or fried catfish. However, Goodnight Steakhouse and Saloon is bringing back the popular Thursday shrimp night starting on Thursday, February 6 and will run through late summer or early fall. With the evolution of quick shipping and air service, they will be bringing you the freshest Texas Gulf shrimp as well as oysters from Texas bays and estuaries.