The Lady Lions evened out their district record with a win over Moran on Saturday, and traveled to Woodson on Tuesday.

Albany came home with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 win over Woodson improving the district mark to 3-2.

The team will be on the road again on Friday to end the first half of the district schedule in Ranger with a 4:30 p.m. start for the JV, followed by the varsity at 5:30 p.m.

Albany will host Strawn on Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 6:00 p.m. to open the second round.

The Lady Lions defeated Moran in three straight sets on Saturday, 25-15, 25-10, 25-15.

Photo packets taken of junior high football and volleyball players by The Albany News arrived this week and are ready for pickup. 

High school players and all cheerleaders who haven’t picked up their packages can also stop by the News office. 

Only packages that have already been paid or could be charged to an account in good standing were printed. Others will be ordered when paid.

The meeting of warm, damp air pumped in from the Gulf of Mexico and a slow moving cold front drifting lazily across the Big Country has produced a long-awaited widespread rain event, with totals across the county spanning a wide range from about four inches all the way up to 11 inches. 

Paul Ivy, manager of Collins Creek Ranch in northern Shackelford County, reported better than average precipitation for September.

“We’ve had a little over four inches of rain this month,” he said. “That’s really good news.”

The fourth annual Fort Griffin BBQ Cook-Off “Battle for the Blade & World Championship Dove Cook-Off” will take place in downtown Albany this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29, and at least two dozen teams are already entered in the International Barbeque Cookers Association sanctioned event.

Partly cloudy skies and highs in the low 80s are forecasted for Friday, with slightly cooler temperatures and a chance of isolated thunderstorms predicted for Saturday.

Local organizations who plan to apply for funding from the Albany Chest need to finish and submit their applications by 5:00 p.m. this Friday afternoon, Sept. 28.

Board chair Amy Kelly said Monday that only eight application had been received so far, and she emphasized that all organizations wishing to receive an allocation from the Albany Chest must submit a written request by the deadline.

The truck show originally scheduled to take place in downtown Albany last Saturday, Sept. 22, was postponed until the rainout date – Saturday, Oct. 13.

“We were glad to get the rainlast weekend, but it is hard to reschedule around all of the other fall events,” said organizer Robert Snyder. “We will try and get the word out about the date change on social media and in flyers.”

The rainout date falls on Albany’s Homecoming weekend.

“Maybe that will be good for our numbers,” Syder said. “And it will give the Homecoming crowd another activity they can enjoy.”

Albany city council members adopted the proposed tax rate with no discussion on Thursday, Sept. 20 at a special session scheduled in order to fit in the two required public hearings.

No one from the public attended the hearings on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, necessary because the proposed tax of 68.77 cents is the same as last year, but 3.3 percent higher than the effective rate of 66.59 cents.

By law, taxpayers must be allowed to comment on or protest anything above the effective rate.

Prime rib grilled to perfection, Doug Moreland & the Flying Armadillos filling the fresh night air with boot scootin’ music, auctions, and an open bar are all planned as part of the Friends of Fort Griffin 15th Annual Gala on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the site of the Town of Fort Griffin, on Collins Creek Ranch.

Invitations were mailed out earlier this month.However, it is not necessary to receive an invitation to attend. 

The Fort Griffin Living History Association (FGLHA) is hosting a trail ride at Fort Griffin State Historic Site this Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at 9:00 a.m.

The group will meet up at the Longhorn pens, which are on Park Road 54, shortly past Fort Griffin’s south entrance, just over 15 miles north of Albany on US 283.

Registration is $40 per rider, and all Fort Griffin State Historic Site fees also apply, including an additional $4 for the park entry fee, and campsite fees for anyone staying overnight. 

Members of the Albany Student Council will participate in the Fall Regional Convention at the Civic Center in Abilene on Wednesday, Oct. 3. 

This year there are 28 high school students on the AHS council, and 19 junior high representatives.

Typically a large percentage of the high school members of the council attend the annual convention.

Motivational speakers at the event help inspire the student leaders to get involved with their community through various types of projects, according to sponsor Donnie Lucas.