Rylie Scott of Albany, Texas, will have help attending Texas A&M University this fall, thanks to her selection as a Jimmy Rane Foundation scholar.  Scott is among 36 students selected to receive a scholarship from the foundation this year.

The Albany Ministerial Alliance’s supported Community Vacation Bible School theme this year of Game On! has been a big hit if attendance numbers are any indication, with 160 children participating on Monday and 155 on Tuesday. “We have a lot of kids!” Tisha Wilkins said.

The Feed Store youth played volleyball and kickball at City Park on Tuesday, July 17, and they plan to get together later this week for another evening of exercise and fellowship.

Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes East representative Paul Johnston has planned a Kick Off Rally for all of the high school and junior high students from the eastern part of the Big Country, and all of the churches, parents, and kids from towns served by the FCA Big Country East are...

Ground preparation for the foundation of the new Albany Scout Hut is almost completed, and the metal is paid for, but the future of the $95,000 building project is not yet secure.

With the start of the fall sports seasons less than two weeks away, preparations are in full swing for summer workouts for both volleyball and football. The volleyball girls will start practicing on Wednesday, Aug. 1, with the football program beginning on Monday, Aug. 6.

Five members of the Lady Lions softball team received recognition on the 2018 Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Association Class 2A All-State Team. Senior Lindsey Lucas and freshman Elia Hebel both were selected for first team honors, with three other players receiving honorable mention.

The Albany Athletic Booster Club met on Monday, July 9 to start planning for the upcoming ice cream supper, the football ad program, and other Booster sponsored activities.

Recent graduate Weston Vickers signed a letter of intent with Hardin-Simmons University for the next school year to play golf. Vickers, who graduated from Albany High School in May, officially signed last Friday to become one of the 10 members of the men’s golf team at HSU.

Parents and grandparents of Albany students, as well as businesses and other school supporters, still have almost two weeks to contact a member of the Albany Athletic Booster Club to have an ad included in the 2018 football program.