General hunting season for white-tailed deer ended last weekend, but antlerless deer and spikes can be harvested until Jan. 20, and a special Youth-Only Season also extends through that same weekend.

Trustees for the Moran Independent School District added a student holiday to the 2019 spring semester during their regular board meeting on Dec. 17. Because of the change, MISD will not have classes on Friday, Feb. 1.

Local residents who want to run for city council, hospital district, or school board positions in the Saturday, May 4 election may begin filing the required paperwork on Wednesday, Jan. 16. Filing closes a month later on Friday, Feb. 15 at 5:00 p.m. There is no filing fee.

The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting, normally scheduled on the first Friday of February, is being delayed until the second week because of a conflict with the county stock show.

Albany High senior Jillian Guinn and Moran senior Curry Pendleton were recently named as two of the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution 2019 DAR Good Citizen award winners.

The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.

The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show is less than one month away and according to organizers, donations are still needed in order to offset show expenses and provide prizes and premiums to the exhibitors.

A lack of any measurable snow in Albany didn’t prevent two dozen local youth group members and leaders from enjoying winter sports over the Christmas break.

During September, on the late Robert Nail’s birth date, and on through the Albany High School homecoming week in October, support was sought during the annual fundraising drive for “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships.

The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $47,741 from the state this December. The amount is up 34.52 percent from the $35,488 payment received in December of 2017. Payments to date for the 2018 year to the city of Albany are $543,476, up by 2.