By Lynsi Musselman Camp Jam, organized by First Baptist Church, will begin Thursday, July 16 and end Sunday, July 19.  The Disciple Now style camp is for campers going into eighth through 12th grades.

By Lynsi Musselman The Old Jail Art Center has opened its gates to the public once again as of July 1, with no appointments required, but a couple of other directives in place. Visitor hours are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

By Donnie A. Lucas Albany youth who have been participating in summer conditioning will get a week’s break from the training during the week of July 6-9.

By Kathy Thomson Registration for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year is underway in Moran, and a special survey is being sent out this week.

By Kathy Thomson This Saturday is Independence Day, and Albany Volunteer Fire Department chief Kyle Tischler reminded anyone planning to set off fireworks to be safety conscious. “I’m always excited about July 4, and I enjoy fireworks,” Tischler said.

By Kathy Thomson Several veteran Fandangle cast members traveled to Abilene on Wednesday, June 24 to perform a 20-minute “sampler” for the Abilene Kiwanis Club.

Former Shackelford County resident Joel Nelson, a Texas cowboy who some say has considerable talent with horses, will be the third recipient of the Ranching Heritage Association Working Cowboy Award during the 43rd Annual National Golden Spur Award dinner at 6:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct.

Albany News readers and advertisers are reminded that no newspaper will be published, either in print or online, during the week of July 6. “We will not have a July 9 issue,” said News editor Melinda Lucas.

By Lynsi Musselman The July 6 “soft opening” of the new Shackelford County Senior Citizen Activity Center at 5 S. Jacobs St. has been postponed until further notice. Senior Center board president Tracy Sullivan said with the rise of new COVID-19 cases around the state, the board will follow Gov.

By Melinda L. Lucas For the second time in two weeks, the Albany ISD board of trustees hired a band director for the 2020-2021 school year.