Citizens meet new city manager The first step toward annexing an area east of the present city limits was completed at the Feb. 13 city council meeting, and approval was given for the sale of a parcel of land owned...
Debate about the county’s role in completing dirt work at the new law enforcement center, along with a difference of opinion about ordering materials for construction of a new precinct 1 barn, were the main...
Sunday’s outage caused by balloons The cold front that zapped the Big Country last weekend extended farther south than first expected, increasing the opportunities for the unpredicted wintry mix that powdered Albany Sunday night. Just...
The Albany Chamber of Commerce elected officers for the upcoming year, as well as re-electing five board members during the annual membership meeting held at noon last Friday, Feb. 10. The officers were elected during...
Filing period to end March 5 Almost halfway into the filing period for several Albany and Moran local races, few candidates have signed up for city council, school board and hospital board seats. The four-week...
Features at March 1 event include speaker, special awards Tickets for the 2012 Albany Chamber of Commerce banquet are available now, with quite a few of the seats already sold. The dinner is being held...
‘Talking back’ picked as theme With a quickly approaching deadline, young area artists are completing works to be shown in a local show. The Old Jail Art Center will host its annual student art show...
April 3 date expected to change Agreement over bitterly disputed Texas voting maps remained elusive this week after neither the state nor minority rights groups seemed to yield during another weekend of court-ordered negotiations intended...
At the end of this month, the once-a-decade brand re-registration period ends in Texas, with Shackelford County brand holders reminded that they must sign up in the next couple of weeks. In August of the...
Mardi Gras is about costume, carnival, tradition, music and great food. Alpha Zeta Epsilon sorority will host a Mardi Gras dance for students in grades six through 12 on Friday, Feb. 17 from 8:00 p.m....