By Lynsi Musselman
Student council and class officer elections have both been held at the secondary campus and names of those chosen to serve during the 2020-2021 school year have been posted.
Student council president for the current school year is Tana Thompson, with Hannah Trail serving as vice president.
Torie Fuentes is secretary, Elia Hebel is treasurer, and Jackson Chapman will serve as reporter.
By Lynsi Musselman
In a year of unpredictability, Albany school officials have had to stay on their toes each step of the way this school year and Homecoming 2020 with all the festivities is no exception.
Albany Independent School District superintendant Jonathan Scott said the district is evaluating events and planning precautions for homecoming activities, but the plan is to move forward and go until we cannot go anymore.
Details for homecoming activities, other than the game, are still being discussed and will be announced later.
By Lynsi Musselman
The 30th annual See You at the Pole is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Nancy Smith Elementary School and at Albany Junior Senior High.
See You at the Pole, a student-initiated, student organized, and student-led event, is a global movement of prayer where students meet at the flag pole before school on the fourth Wednesday in September.
Students gather to lift up friends, families, teachers, the school, and the nation in prayer, as well as to share the Gospel with non-Christian friends on campus.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Ministerial Alliance of Albany president Jeff Turner invites Albany and area residents to an all-community prayer event at the Feed Store on Sunday, Sept. 27, starting at 5:00 p.m.
Turner said there will be a national call to prayer in Washington D.C. on Saturday, Sept. 26, and the Ministerial Alliance felt called to host one for the community of Albany.
“This is a no frills event, just prayer,” he said.
Several Albany pastors will help lead lead the prayer time, asking for emphasis in different areas.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Albany FFA Chapter has elected its officers for the 2020-2021 school year.
FFA officers include president Jackson Chapman, vice president Cade Neve, secretary Blanton Belcher, treasurer Addie Denton, and reporter Susie Cormack.
Also serving the Albany High School chapter this year are sentinel Kam Browning, historian Gracie Price, parliamentarian William Webb, and chaplain Leddie Leech.
By Lynsi Musselman
National Voter Registration Day is Monday, Sept. 22.
Your Vote Matters campaign volunteer deputy registrar Amy Kelly said this day is a push to get as many Shackelford County residents registered to vote as possible.
She said residents who still need to register have until Monday, Oct. 5 to turn in their forms to the Courthouse.
Belinda Perez with the Shackelford County tax office and voter registar office said residents can turn in and check their voter registration in her office on the first floor of the courthouse.
By Lynsi Musselman
The Albany Chamber of Commerce and Beverly Rogers, captain of Team Albany, have joined other Big Country residents in the fight to end Alzheimer’s disease.
The Chamber has organized “Giving a Boot to Alzheimer’s, Cruise for a Cure,” to help Rogers along with Randy Hayes, who will drive up and down Main Street in Albany on Saturday, Sept. 26 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.
The “cruise night” coincides with the 2020 Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Abilene.
By Lynsi Musselman
Open registration for the Albany General Education Development (GED) classes will continue on Monday nights at the Shackelford County Library, according to local instructor Kenzie Fairchild.
“You will need to bring an acceptable form of identification to register,” Fairchild said. “In order to qualify, one must be at least 17 years of age (with parent’s consent) or older.”
By Lynsi Musselman
Shackelford County Resource Center’s senior day lunches usually start this time each September, but those events are on hold.
ResourceCare staff members have announced they will not be hosting the monthly Friday meals until the COVID-19 situation clears up, according to Resource Care program director Mindy Ary.
In the past, Shackelford County senior citizens (60 and older) were invited to the Youth Center once a month for a free themed lunch, games, and fellowship.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Lion offense didn’t have many chances to score against the visiting Hamlin Pipers last Friday because Hamlin’s defense was just too much for Albany to handle, giving the Lions their first loss of the season 42-6.
Albany (2-1) will play their first road game this Friday, making the trip to Haskell to play the Indians (1-2) with a 7:00 p.m. kickoff.
Albany fans are able to purchase tickets online in advance by using the TicketLeap website (haskell-cisd.ticketleap.com/haskellsports). Ticket prices are $5 for adults and $3 for students.
