♦ Members of the Albany High School Class of 2024 were awarded dozens of scholarships duringcommencementexercises held last Friday, May 24.

Shackelford County’s 150th anniversary committee unveiled a commemorative flag for the sesquicentennial celebration, along with announcing a fundraising campaign, plans for a 150 King and Queen, and the commissioning of a sculpture tomarkthemilestone.

Moran ISD concluded its 2023-24 school year Friday, May 24 with graduation at Cisco College.

Notices of appraised value will be mailed at the end of this week or the beginning of next for the 2024 tax year, with overall property values continuing to rise.

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June 3 is the deadline this year to register for the Big Country Fellowship of Athletes Summer Camp. The annual camp will run Monday through Friday, June 17 -21 at Hardin Simmons University.

New exhibitions will open at the Old Jail Art Center with an opening celebration for OJAC members and guests on Saturday, June 8. The two special exhibits can be viewed by the public throughout the summer.

Pick-up dates for the June distribution of the commodity food program provided by Shackelford County are June 6-7. Certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.

Although the regular school year ended last week for the summer, some Albany ISD students will be returning for three weeks of summer school starting Monday, June 3. Summer school classes will be held from 8:00 a.m.

Fort Griffin State Historic Site kicks off its summer schedule Saturday, June 1 by featuring one of the site’s main attractions. The site will host Longhorn Intelligence – Campfire Stories and Cattle Handling Demonstration from 1:00-4:00 p.m.