By Donnie A. LucasThe Fort Griffin Fandangle Association has raised about half the funds needed for major repairs at the Prairie Theater, as well as improving sets, costumes, and the calliope, through a capital improvement drive that started in December.

By Donnie A. LucasTwo Albany residents will be honored tonight at the biennial Albany Stars event set to start at 6:30 p.m. at the Aztec Theater.There is no charge to attend the event, which will include hors d’oeurvres and water in the meeting room and on the patio after the awards are presented.

By Melinda L. LucasCourthouse cleaning options during the ongoing medical leave for county employee Sherry Garvin was the main focus of Monday’s meeting of the Shackelford County elected officials, but no action was taken and a special meeting set March 7 to continue looking at solutions.

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany ISD students and staff will make up a deficit in classroom minutes by eliminating three early release days at the end of the spring semester, according to an announcement by AISD superintendent Jonathan Scott on Monday.

By Melinda L. LucasBy the end of Tuesday’s primaries, about 24 percent of Shackelford County’s 2,261 registered voters elected a new county judge to take over next January, and followed most statewide trends in other elections.John M.