By Jillian Lucas Parents who need to pre-register their children for Head Start or pre-kindergarten for the 2021-2022 school year are encouraged to start the process.

By Sidney Bartee The First Baptist Church of Albany is offering multiple summer programs for students, including a large group of youth that will be gone next week for a five-day camp. Latham Springs On Monday, June 28, 47 students leave to go to Latham Springs teen camp in Aquila, Texas.

By Jillian Lucas A team of 12 from First Baptist Church is set to head to Del Rio Sunday morning, June 27, to help with a construction project.

By Jillian Lucas Local ministries Closet Angels and Neighbors in Need will be closed June 28 through July 18. “Closet Angels will be closed for three weeks to allow volunteers to take vacations and also to catch up on processing a massive amount of donations,” said coordinator Lori Reames.

By Melinda L. Lucas Parents are reminded to stop by the Albany News office to pick up photo packets of players in various spring and summer sports league.  Packages that weren’t paid in advance or charged to established accounts can be ordered when paid for.

By Jillian Lucas Children lined the streets of downtown Albany Saturday afternoon in anticipation of catching heaps of candy thrown from the floats and wagons of the 2021 Fort Griffin Fandangle Parade participants.

By Sandy Morris ResourceCare has announced the date for the third annual CareFest fundraiser that benefits six Big Country communities. The one-day music festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 28 beginning at 1:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas Both the 10U and 12U Albany Little League All-Star teams moved into the consolation bracket of the District 5 tournament after losses on Monday.

By Sidney Bartee Members of the Albany Athletic Booster Club invite all junior high and high school athlete parents and interested community members to attend a meeting on Monday, June 28 at the Feed Store at 6:00 p.m.

By Jillian Lucas The previously postponed Father’s Day golf tournament has been cancelled until next year. With the new greens currently under construction, the Albany Golf Club had no choice but to initially postpone  and now cancel the annual event, according to club representative James Waters.