By Sandy Morris Albany High School FFA members competed in the Big Country District Leadership Development Events (LDE) on Monday, Nov. 14 in Cisco. A total of 20 schools, including the Albany FFA teams, participated in the contest, which is held in the fall.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School’s annual Winter Formal, normally held in January, has been moved up to Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Whitney Theatre. The Winter Formal is sponsored each year by members of the Albany High School student council.

By Sandy Morris Friendship Baptist Church members held their fifth annual Harvest Acres on Saturday, Nov. 21.  “The frozen casseroles were the first thing to fly out the door” said pastor Paul Johnston. “We also quickly sold out of our soups, stew, and pulled pork.

By Sandy Morris The First United Methodist Women are hosting a chili fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. The chili fundraiser will be take-out orders only with no indoor dining allowed due to COVID-19 concerns. Offerings of both chili and beans will be frozen when picked up.

By Sandy Morris The deadline to apply for a Christmas basket from the Albany Ministerial Alliance is fast approaching.  Shackelford County residents who wish to be included in the annual drive must have their applications submitted by next Tuesday, Dec. 1.

By Sandy Morris A routine traffic stop turned into a high speed, two-county chase on Wednesday, Nov. 18, according to the Shackelford County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 5:52 p.m.

By Sandy Morris Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will host its fourth annual Cele-bration of Remembrance on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4:00 p.m. Because of the pandemic, the service will be held outside in the backyard area of MMPC, where Sunday services are currently being held. 

By Sandy Morris The traditional playoff drum beating, preceded by a community pep rally at the Bank Park, will kick off the Athletic Booster Club’s special activities this week as the Albany Lions prepare for the regional semifinal match-up with Windthorst.

By Donnie A. Lucas Coming off a three-week break from action, it took the Lion football team most of the first quarter to get back into a rhythm that led to a 56-22 win over the Ralls Jackrabbits in the area playoff last week. The Class 2A Div.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion volleyball team took three of the top superlative honors and several first and second team places in the District 6-2A All-District selections. Albany ended the regular season as co-champions of the district along with Hawley.