By Lynsi Musselman
First Baptist Church Albany cancelled its mission trip this year but did not cancel the mission.
FBC mission committee member Dinty Bowman said the group will instead be donating the funds collected for their annual trip to the congregation of First Baptist Church in Aspermont, whose building was destroyed by fire in a lightning storm on June 20.
Suitably attired in 2020-appropriate face masks, Moran Masonic Lodge #863 officers John Adams (l) and Bob Estes (r) were installed for their upcoming terms during a joint Masonic Lodge installation ceremony last Saturday morning, July 18 at the Clyde Masonic Lodge building, with members present from both Clyde and Moran. Adams is the secretary and Estes the Senior Warden of the Moran organization.
By Lynsi Musselman
The first day of the 2020-2021 school year for Albany Independent School District begins in just five weeks, and AISD administrators are currently trying to decide the details of just how that will happen.
With school scheduled to start on Aug. 19, educators are attempting to predict and stay current with the COVID-19 situation.
Texas Education Agency, which oversees all school districts in the state, finally provided guidelines for districts on July 8.
By Lynsi Musselman
Camp Jam, meaning Jesus and me, is ready to kick into full gear Thursday, July 16.
The camp, organized by First Baptist Church, will host youth going into eighth through 12th grades.
FBC youth minister Campbell Terry said the Disciple Now style camp will run until Sunday, July 19.
Terry added that there are spots still available for students who would like to attend, but all host families have been filled.
“We will take registration at the door the day camp starts,” he said.
By Lynsi Musselman
Community Vacation Bible School 2020 will begin Sunday, July 26 and continue through Wednesday, July 29 at First Baptist Church Albany.
“Concrete and Cranes” will begin Sunday at 5:00 p.m. with dinner in the fellowship hall. Activities start at 5:30 p.m.
Hours for Monday and Tuesday nights are 5:30 to 8:15 p.m.
“Family Night” will be held Wednesday at the city pool, starting with a program at 6:00 p.m.
By Lynsi Musselman
Camp Jam, organized by First Baptist Church, will begin Thursday, July 16 and end Sunday, July 19.
The Disciple Now style camp is for campers going into eighth through 12th grades.
FBC youth minister Campbell Terry said the three-and-a-half day camp will have a Space JAM theme.
At press time on Tuesday, there were four or five camper spots still available, but registration will close Thursday, July 2.
“When these spots are filled, we will have met max capacity,” Terry said.
By Melinda L. Lucas
For the second time in two weeks, the Albany ISD board of trustees hired a band director for the 2020-2021 school year.
They also accepted two resignations during the special meeting on Monday night, one of which was from former secondary principal Edward Morales, who has accepted an administrator position at Santa Anna.
William Vaughan, who has taught in Kaufman for the past two years, verbally accepted the offer of a one-year probationary contract and was expected to be in Albany to sign a contract on Wednesday morning.
By Melinda L. Lucas
A car chase that began in Albany ended on the other side of Stephens County’s One-Mile Bridge with the arrest of a 36-year-old woman on Saturday afternoon.
Just after 1:00 p.m. on June 27, the Shackelford County sheriff’s office started receiving calls from local drivers about a reckless driver on Main Street.
Reportedly, before being stopped by local deputy Jason Price, the driver of the car narrowly missed two other vehicles.
By Lynsi Musselman
There will be no Chamber of Commerce lunch this Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day weekend.
Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones said the Chamber lunches will begin again at the Icehouse on Friday, July10 at 12:00 noon.
“The Chamber is waiting on more rulings from Governor Abbott, but we plan to vote at the July 10 lunch to see how everyone feels about meeting for lunch the next week,” Jones said.
A Community Prayer Service is being planned by members of Albany’s First Christian Church, according to the pastor, Brad McBee.
The special service, which is open to everyone, will be held on Thursday, July 2 at 8:00 p.m. in the FCC sanctuary.
“This will be a short time of prayer to pray for our community, nation, and world in the midst of all that is occurring,” said McBee.
Face masks are encouraged and social distancing will be observed.
