Sally Ann Judd Harrison, passed away peacefully on June 1, 2020 at the age of 96, in Richmond, Texas.
She was born in Jan. of 1924 in Houston, Texas to Ardon Berkeley Judd and Sallie Reynolds Matthews Judd and was the oldest of three children.
Sally Ann attended Saint Mary’s Hall in San Antonio and was a graduate of Lamar High School in Houston. She attended the University of Texas and was a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority.
By Lynsi Musselman
After the absence of regular school events from Spring Break to the end of the regular school year, summer school has started up with some normalcy.
Third grade to sixth grade students at Nancy Smith Elementary School started summer school on Monday, June 1.
Students will attend in classroom instruction from 9:00 a.m. to noon Monday to Friday.
Summer school will end on Friday, June 19.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Starting next week on June 12, The Albany News will be closed for business on Fridays.
According to publisher Donnie Lucas, the decision to only be open four days a week was made a little earlier in the spring.
“Since we no longer have a lot of office supply business, and the laundry service only delivers on Tuesdays and Thursdays, we don’t have that much foot traffic on Fridays any more,” said Lucas.
By Lynsi Musselman
Albany Chamber of Commerce directors gathered on Tuesday for the first in-person board meeting since March.
Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones confirmed that Chamber lunches will resume Friday, June 12 with the first lunch being held at the Beehive Restaurant.
Jones also said that more information will be published next week about the Hereford Ball that is planned next February.
By Lynsi Musselman
Today is the last day to register campers or to sign up to work Day Camp 2020 to be held July 6-24.
ResourceCare program director Mindy Ary said registration at the Albany Youth Center will end Thursday at 6:00 p.m.
“If campers or workers are not signed up by 6:00 p.m. today, they will not be able to participate in day camp this year,” Ary said. “Government restrictions due to COVID-19 require strict guidelines be followed for registration.”
By Lynsi Musselman
Senior girls from Albany’s Dance Theatre Company will participate in their final recital this Friday night.
The private event, which is open to invited guests only, will be at the Whitney Theatre at 7:00 p.m.
The recital theme and senior song chosen for the 70th year is “We Will Rise.”
Owner and choreographer Betsy Parsons said “We Will Rise” reflects the recent controversies related to COVID-19.
By Melinda L. Lucas
Tax appraisal notices for county property were mailed out recently, according to Clayton Snyder, chief appraiser of the Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD).
“The appraisal district physically reappraised Albany ISD property outside of the City of Albany for this year,” said Snyder. “The district also updated the cost schedule, provided through Marshall and Swift, used for appraising in 2020 for all taxing jurisdictions within the county boundaries.”
Albany High School junior Amber Leverton was inadvertently left off the list of honor students provided by Albany ISD two weeks ago.
AHS counselor Jenny Scott said on Tuesday that Leverton is among students with a GPA of 90 or above and should have been included in the list of academic honors.
“We would like for her to receive the recognition that she is due,” said Scott, who apologized for the omission.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Old Jail Art Center remains temporarily closed and has yet to announce an opening date.
OJAC has several interactive ways to stay connected to the museum and educate learners from home.
Visit the OJAC Facebook page on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. to view a new demo of an activity called “#StayHomeStudio.”
“#StayHomeStudio” is a virtual workshop celebrating Try-It-Tuesdays at the OJAC. The activity has been created for adults and families to try together.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Local residents will have to wait another week to find out if and when the city pool will be opening this summer, according to city manager Billy Holson.
The item is on the agenda for next Monday’s city council meeting, when council members will discuss whether or not to open and to what level.
Holson said that the governor opened water parks last week as part of the phased-in plan to ease restrictions in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
