Members of First Baptist Church and other volunteers plan to start working on a local mission project at 7:00 a.m. this Saturday, Sept. 8.  The home owned by Tricia and J.R. Reyes was not insured when it caught fire and burned down two months ago.

Christian recording artist Miriam Webster, who performed during worship services at First Christian Church and First Baptist Church back on May 13, will return to join parishioners at the two local churches again this Sunday, Sept. 9.

Amy Folsom (c) snips the ceremonial banner during a formal ribbon cutting at the new Stitch Niche business at the corner of Baird and Rose Streets. Several local Chamber of Commerce representatives were on hand for the event held on Friday, Aug. 24.

Parents of boys and girls at Nancy Smith Elementary only have one more day to sign their children up to participate in the Albany NFL Flag Football league before tomorrow’s registration deadline.

Pick-up dates for the September distribution of the commodity food program are Sept. 6 and Sept. 7. Thursday, Sept. 6, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

Albany sisters Lexie and Molly Lee both graduated from Texas Tech University during ceremonies held in Lubbock last month.

Pickup trucks were parked in front of every door of the Hereford Motel last Saturday night, most of them undoubtedly owned by some of the many dove hunters that flocked to Shackelford County for the opening weekend of dove season, normally the best bird hunting time of the year.

The annual “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships” fundraising drive gets underway in a couple of weeks. Sponsored by the Albany Ex-Students Association, the campaign traditionally starts the week of Robert Nail’s birth date, Sept. 13. This is the 51st anniversary of the first scholarship.

Eight members of the Houston Grand Opera Studio sing the Star Spangled Banner to open the 2018 football season at Nail Stadium last Friday night. The group was in town for an annual retreat at Stasney’s Cook Ranch.

By Donnie A. Lucas For just the second time in 11 years, the Lions lost a home game at Robert Nail Stadium, falling Friday to the Colorado City Wolves in the season opener for both teams.