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 a directors’ meeting immediately following...
Banquet tickets selling fast
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...
Local Relay wins top national award
2011 event raises $13.13 per capita The 2011 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Shackelford County was recently recognized for the 2011 American Cancer Society National Number One Per Capita Award, as well as...
Reception set for city mgr.
Local citizens are being invited by Albany mayor Sally Maxey and council members to meet the community’s new city manager at a special event prior to next week’s council meeting on Monday, Feb. 13. David...
Pryor to speak at March 1 banquet
Award winners to be announced The annual Albany Chamber of Commerce banquet has been set for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 1 at the Old Jail Art Center (location corrected from print story) and will feature...
New city manager hired
David Denman to take over duties at City Hall Feb. 15 A new city manager was hired when the Albany city council met in special session on Monday, Jan. 30, with plans for him to...
New exhibits to open Saturday at Old Jail
’Reclusive’ art, Davenport featured Old Jail Art Center members will celebrate the opening of two new exhibitions with a reception to be held from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.4. The evening will include...
Chest awards full amounts to recipients
$37,900 given to 19 organizations Albany Chest directors met Thursday afternoon, Jan. 26 to allocate $37,900 of donated funds, with 19 organizations receiving the full funding that they had requested. The 2011 Chest campaign donations...
Albany Chest sets new collections record
Drive surpasses 2011 goal by $5,000 The Albany Chest board of directors is jubilant this week after donations reached, and then surpassed the organization’s $35,000 goal, setting a new collections record. This week’s anonymous donation...
Nominations accepted for awards
Names should be submitted by Feb. 4 Chamber of Commerce members are being asked to submit nominations for four annual Chamber of Commerce community awards, as plans are underway for the awards to be announced...

