By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lion football team picked up a commanding 56-12 win over a visiting JV team from Clyde last Thursday to improve to 5-0 for the season. The Lions will travel to Ranger this week to play a Stephenville JV squad since Ranger does not have a JV this season.

By Lynsi Musselman Members of the Albany Golf Club attended the club’s annual business meeting at the municipal golf course on Saturday, Oct. 10 and then played in the Championship Tournament.

By Lynsi Musselman The City of Moran is planning to hold a household trash collection event and a free tire and trash disposal event on Saturday, Oct. 24, at the old rodeo grounds, 900 Ground Street in Moran. Moran city secretary Teresa King said this is for Moran and Albany residents only.

By Lynsi Musselman The Albany senior citizen center received new donated cabinets and a range with stove to complete the center’s kitchenette.

By Lynsi Musselman Nancy Smith Elementary School staff and students are acknowledging Dyslexia Awareness Month by wearing red each Thursday in October. In addition, facts about dyslexia are being shared during morning announcements on Thursday mornings.

By Lynsi Musselman Plans for Fandangle 2021 are soon to be discussed at the upcoming annual membership meeting for the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association.

By Melinda L. Lucas Processing of local tax statements is “on hold” until final information is received from Callahan County’s appraisal district office about property tax rates in the Moran ISD, according to Shackelford chief appraiser Clayton Snyder.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany stock show participants have been on the road the last few weeks exhibiting in Anson, Dallas, and Waco. The State Fair of Texas youth stock show joined the Heart O’ Texas livestock show in Waco this year as a result of the pandemic social distancing rules.

Dear Editor: We lost a good friend this week. Jackie Lynn Mitchell was on the Class A State Championship team that won consecutive crowns in 1960 and 1961. He went to Texas Tech with a freshman scholarship. Nine years ago, he and his wife Carolyn (Maxwell) moved to Albany.

By Lynsi Musselman The Shackelford County 4-H horse program will have its first horse clinic on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 5:30 p.m., after rescheduling last week’s Oct. 1 clinic. The clinic will be held at the county show barn.