By Kathy Thomson The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $41,872 from the state this August. The amount is down 13.25 percent from the $48,272 payment received in August of 2018. Payments to date for the 2019 year to the city of Albany are $375,843, up by 9.

By Kathy Thomson Music fans only have a few more days to purchase their tickets for ResourceCare’s second annual Carefest fundraiser before prices increase on Monday, Sept. 2. “Ticket sales are going well,” said program assistant Ragan Riley on Monday.

By Kathy Thomson Hannah Snyder placed well with all three of the barrows she showed at the Gillespie County Fair last Saturday, Aug. 24, winning a reserve champion breed banner, as well as winning two first and a third place ribbon. Snyder won Reserve Champion Hampshire.

By Kathy Thomson The Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale is just over two weeks away, on Sept. 14, so participants may want to take advantage of this weekend’s slightly cooler temperatures to sort through items stored in garages, spare rooms, sheds, and attics and gather up items to sell.

By Donnie A. Lucas Head football coach Denney Faith thinks each and every game is important, especially season openers. But the Lions’ first regular season outing promises special significance both for Faith and the Lions.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lady Lions won a five-game battle against Eastland early last week, along with picking up the consolation trophy at the Dublin Tournament over the weekend. Albany traveled to Clyde on for a rematch with the Lady Bulldogs, coming up short 14-25, 8-25, 20-25.

By Donnie A. Lucas Albany runners will compete in the first cross country meet of the season on Tuesday, Sept. 3 in Eula. Several junior high and high school runners will participate in the event, starting with the seventh grade girls at 4:00 p.m. and the eighth grade girls at 4:20 p.m.

Season tickets are now on sale at the Albany High School principal’s office for the 2019 football season, featuring stadium seating at Nail Stadium. The Lions are hosting six home varsity games this year, starting with a Sept. 6 non-district matchup against Dublin.

A couple of special projects are in the works to honor Albany football coach Denney Faith, including the dedication of “Faith Field” at Robert Nail Memorial Stadium at 7:15 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6 prior to the first varsity home game. More details will be available next week.

By Melinda L.