By Donnie A. Lucas A positive case of COVID-19 reported to city officials in good faith by an employer on behalf of an employee Tuesday turned out to be premature, leaving the status of the case unclear at press time.

By Donnie A. Lucas With just over two weeks of instruction remaining, local school officials are preparing for the end of what undoubtably has been the strangest school year in memory.

By Kathy Thomson Even during unusual times like the current coronavirus pandemic, regular blood donations are needed in order to ensure the continued adequacy of the supply at area hospitals, so Hendrick’s bloodmobile is in Albany today for the regularly scheduled Kiwanis Club sponsored blood...

By Lynsi Musselman Home health and community care workers, along with those providing outpatient care, have made adjustments while serving patients during the coronavirus pandemic. There are several companies and care givers that serve Albany with in-home care to local patients.

By Lynsi Musselman As the state gradually reopens, many local stores are still working to take care of customers in non-traditional ways by offering extra services. After Gov.

By Lynsi Musselman To contact the Shackelford County Library for  online set-up, readers are asked to call Janna Ledbetter at 325-260-3857 or e-mail albanylib@gmail.com.

The Texas A&M Agri-Life Extension Service will hold the West Region Wheat Production Tour on Thursday, May 7.  This will be a virtual event, replacing the Agri-Life Extension District 6 and District 7 live meetings, which had to be cancelled due to COVID-19. Participants must preregister by May 5.

By Melinda L. Lucas After the governor announced earlier this week that some businesses can open back up under certain restrictions, there will be fewer stores and offices closed after Friday.

By Kathy Thomson Albany Lions Club member Sandi Conway announced that the club, which has sponsored the local Memorial Day services for the last couple years, has cancelled the event this year. “It was all organized and a speaker lined up, but with coronavirus it is too uncertain,” said Conway.

By Donnie A. Lucas The county commissioners court voted Monday to open the doors to the courthouse to the public again, ending a limited access policy that was in force for several weeks due to concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.