Fall officially starts this Saturday, Sept. 22, and the Albany downtown area will soon be dressed for the autumn season.

The fourth annual Ft. Griffin BBQ Cook-Off is set to take place in downtown Albany the last weekend in September, and among the 20 or more teams that have paid the $150 registration fee to enter the event are some well-seasoned local veterans that took home prize money last year.

Coach Denney Faith and his Albany Lions find themselves in unfamiliar territory with a 0-3 start to the 2018 season. However, Faith isn’t in panic mode. In fact, despite the losses, he says he feels good about where his team is after playing three powerful 3A opponents.

The Lady Lion volleyball squad is off to a slow start in district after suffering a pair of losses last week to drop to 1-2 in league action. The teams were off earlier this week with a bye, but the varsity will host Moran on Saturday, Sept. 22 in a 10:00 a.m. game.

The team of Justin Noble, Tyler Driskill, Josh Robinette, and Jeff Wilkerson won the Albany Kiwanis Charity Golf Tournament last Friday with a score of 57 strokes. The 11th annual John Rose and Jim Law Memorial Tournament was held at the Albany Golf Club on Friday, Sept. 14.

The Albany Cubs hosted Eastland last Thursday, with the eighth graders picking up a win and the seventh grade game ending in a tie. Albany will be at home again this Thursday (today) hosting Hawley. The seventh grade game will start at 4:30 p.m. followed by the eighth graders at 5:30 p.m.

McMurry University inducted former Albany resident Rory Peacock and seven others into its Athletics Hall of Honor on Sept. 8 in a ceremony held in the Garrison Campus Center Mabee Room.

The City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department will have a “fill the boot” drive this Saturday, Sept. 22 starting at 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Hwy. 6 and FM 576 (next to the Red Barn). “This will be the first boot drive we’ve been able to do in years,” said organizer Michelle Taggart.

There are only a few hours left to register a sale location in the 25th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale scheduled for this Saturday in Albany. “Come in and get signed up to participate,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones on Tuesday morning.

There are only a few hours left to register a sale location in the 25th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale scheduled for this Saturday in Albany. “Come in and get signed up to participate,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones on Tuesday morning.