By Donnie A. Lucas High school athletes planning to participate in football, volleyball and cross country have only 10 days of summer left before the start of two-a-day workouts on Monday, Aug. 2.

The Albany Athletic Booster Club met on July 12 to discuss plans for the annual Hamburger Supper and other fall events. The annual event will be held at the Bank Park on Aug. 9 at 6:00 p.m. The meal includes a hamburger, drink, chips, and ice cream for $8.

By Donnie A. Lucas While the boys are finishing their summer conditioning program today, the girls program will still offer sessions through next Thursday, July 29. The girls conditioning and sport specific training picked up last Monday after a two-week break and will continue through next week.

By Jillian Lucas The echoes of chants and cheers will be heard throughout the high school campus as Cubs Cheer Camp is set to begin Monday, July 26.  Camp will be held at the AHS gym from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. July 26 to July 28. Campers who are pre-registered are guaranteed a cheer shirt.

By Jillian Lucas Moran ISD enrollment packets will be available after Aug. 2, according to school officials. All students planning to attend Moran schools in the upcoming year will need to stop by the MISD office to pick up an enrollment packet. “Meet the Teacher” will be held on Thursday, Aug.

Hugh Frank Lowe, of Albany, passed away July 6, 2021 at Hendrick Medical Center.  He was born Aug. 16, 1933 in Palo Pinto to Lester and Wilma Couger Lowe. At the age of six, he moved to Albany with his mom and stepdad Talbert Crow. He attended Albany schools and graduated from AHS in 1950.

By Sidney Bartee A group of parents met last week on Monday, June 28 to elect new officers for the Albany Athletic Booster Club (AABC) and begin making plans for fall events.

By Jillian Lucas FEMA has officially added Shackelford County to the list of areas eligible for Individual Assistance following February’s winter storm, with storm victims able to apply online or at a special time to be scheduled in the next few weeks.

Albany News readers and advertisers are reminded that no newspaper will be published, either in print or online, during the week of July 12. “We will not have a July 15 issue,” said News editor Melinda Lucas.

By Jillian Lucas ResourceCare’s 23rd year of Summer Day Camp is scheduled to begin next Monday, July 12. “Everything is set to go,” said one of the directors, Mindy Ary. “We are excited that it is finally time and can’t wait to have fun with all the kids.