Shackelford County residents who wish to be included in the Albany Ministerial Alliance’s annual Christmas basket drive need to turn in their applications before the Monday, Dec. 3 deadline.
“Application forms will be available at the Resource Center, and at several of the local churches,” said Alliance secretary Tisha Wilkins.
The filled-out applications can be turned back in at the same locations.
Members of the community and of all local church congregations are invited to gather Sunday, Nov. 18 for the traditional community-wide Thanksgiving service.
“We hope that a lot of people will plan to attend,” said pastor Sonny McCauley.
The program is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of the Albany Church of Christ, according to McCauley.
It is sponsored annually by the Albany Ministerial Alliance.
Members of the Alliance will participate in the program, with the message to be delivered by Jeff Turner, pastor of First Baptist Church.
An early deadline has been set for the Nov. 22 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday.
All advertising and news copy must be received no later than noon on Monday, Nov. 19.
The usual deadline for the weekly paper is Tuesday at 12:00 noon. It is being moved up a day in order to adjust the mailing schedule.
The 1980 romantic drama Urban Cowboy will be shown at the Aztec Theater this Saturday, Nov. 10 as the final movie of the 2018 Aztec Reel Deal movie series for season ticket holders, or for $6 per ticket for those that prefer to pick and choose which movies to attend.
Music, shopping, drawings for Albany Bucks, caroling, hot food, and a lighted parade are just part of the plans for the afternoon and evening of Saturday, Nov. 24 in downtown Albany.
“Special activities will start with live music downtown at 4:00 p.m.,” said Albany Chamber of Commerce office manager Mary Beth Jones. “If you are willing to sing a Christmas song or two, please call me at 325-762-2525. We are hoping to have a variety of singers.”
Matt Stapp will be on stage from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m.
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Singer, rancher, poet, talk show host, songwriter, actor, author, musician, and native Texan Red Steagall was in Albany last week on Wednesday, Oct. 31, to film a segment about the Fort Griffin Fandangle for his TV show.
“We had planned to maybe go out to the Fandangle grounds and pull out the stagecoach and a few other props,” said Fandangle Association president Steve Waller. “But when Steagall was here, the rain was pouring down so hard there was no way that we could film outside. We went to the Old Jail instead, and they filmed the interviews in the archives building.”
The Lion football team held off the Haskell Indians Friday for a narrow 20-19 win to improve to 4-0 in district, setting up a District 7-2A showdown for the championship this week.
Albany (4-5, 4-0) will host the Hamlin Pied Pipers (9-0) in the regular season finale Friday at Robert Nail Stadium with the district title on the line. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
Both teams are already guaranteed the top two playoff spots, so it comes down to which school will grab the title.
The Lady Lion volleyball season came to close Saturday with Albany falling to the Miles Lady Bulldogs in three sets at the area playoff.
Playing in Brownwood, Albany lost 9-25, 15-25, 12-25 to end the season with a 12-16 overall record. Albany tied for third place in District 6-2A with a 7-5 mark.
“We had some bright spots and great moments against a good Miles team,” coach Kimberly Hill said. “We just weren’t consistent.”
The coach said she knew Miles could prove to be a challenging opponent.
This week’s Fifth Quarter fellowship will be held at the Feed Store Friday night. Nov. 9, following the Albany-Hamlin football game.
The party concludes a series of fellowships hosted by local churches after home football games. All Albany junior high and high school students are invited to attend.
First Baptist Church will host this week and will be serving sub sandwiches, cookies, and soft drinks, according to church secretary Carolyn Waller.
The event will end at 12:00 midnight, so parents are asked to pick up their non-driving students at or before that time.
