With rain expected to continue through the end of the week and possibly re-enter the picture again as soon as next Wednesday, the Albany area is already far above the October rainfall average of 2.99”, with 7.28” recorded as of press time on Wednesday morning. The year-to-date total is 29.

Albany High School seniors Cutter Edgar and Madison Wilkins were crowned 2018 Homecoming King and Queen during halftime ceremonies last Friday night during the Lions’ 48-12 win over the visiting Baird Bears before a large homecoming crowd.

Early voting for the Nov. 6 general election starts next Monday, Oct. 22, and continues through Nov. 2. Early in-person voting will be held on the first floor of the Shackelford County Courthouse Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 8:30 a.m.

Two directors were re-elected to another term, three new board members put in place, and plans made for the 2019 show during the annual membership meeting of the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association held Monday night, Oct. 15. A new part-time marketing director was also named during the meeting.

Albany ISD trustees continue to work their way through the list of applicants for the post of AISD superintendent with another special meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 10 and a closed session at the end of the regular business meeting on Monday, Oct. 15.

More than 50 Albany ex-students from as far back as seven decades attended the homecoming business meeting last Saturday morning at the Aztec Theater, representing classes from the 1940s to the 1990s.

The annual Albany Chest campaign is underway, with directors setting a goal of $42,000 for the 2018 campaign.  Twenty-six different organizations, including two new applicants, submitted requests for this year’s funding, all of which were considered by the board.

Guests at a Murder Mystery hosted by Albany Mainstreet Playhouse on Tuesday solved a who-done-it while enjoying dinner and drinks at the Aztec, and as of press time, tickets were still available for tonight’s all new interactive mystery.

With the induction of 16 new members, the AHS National Honor Society now includes (front, l-r) Jaleigh Morales, Addison Asher, Alayna Koemel, Julia Bowman, (2nd row) Tyler Beard, Taylor Scott, Max Balliew, Conner Clark, Seth Hale, (3rd row) Ivie Zuniga, Aubrey Moon, Ben West, Brayden Sullivan,...

Albany residents will soon be seeing red as the annual Red Ribbon anti-drug campaign kicks off next Monday morning. The annual “Red Ribbon Campaign” has been officially set for Oct. 22-26 at the Albany school district.