By Melinda L. Lucas

As scheduled, Albany families can pick up their October food commodities this Friday, Oct. 7 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.

However, the pickup location has changed slightly. Because the parking lot at the Courthouse is being reconstructed, foods will be delivered at the curb on South 2nd St. in front of the Justice of the Peace office instead of behind, according to JP James Breeden, who oversees the program.

Moran delivery is still set for 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 6 at Moran City Hall.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The Fandangle Association has set its annual membership meeting for next Tuesday, Oct. 11 at the Studebaker building (Musselman office), located at 324 South 2nd St.

The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m., with five positions on the board of directors up for election and the vote on the 2023 show on the agenda.

Members can re-elect board members whose terms are expiring, or decide to elect new board members. The directors can then elect officers for the coming year.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Work finally began Saturday on the long-awaited rebuilding of the parking lot at the Shackelford County Courthouse, with plans to be finished in the next three weeks.

In the meantime, county employees and visitors to various Courthouse offices will need to park on the street and enter through either the north door facing South 2nd St. where the handicap ramp is located or the east door off Walnut St.

County judge Robert Skelton said this week that the west door is kept locked for security reasons.

By Sam Waller

Fort Griffin State Historic Site will offer a look at the way things used to be this weekend with its annual Living History Days.

The event will run 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 7-8.

“All folks have to do is come out to Fort Griffin,” site manager Mitch Baird said. “It’s free for the kids and free for the public on Saturday. We just want everybody to come out and have a good time.”

Baird said he again expects another good crowd for Friday’s School Day.

By Melinda L. Lucas

The circus is coming to town, and despite the fact that there is an out-of-town varsity football game that same night, good crowds of elementary students and their parents are expected to attend the two performances.

The Culpepper & Merriweather Circus, sponsored by the Albany Lions Club, will raise its big top on the Nancy Smith Elementary School grounds on Friday morning, Oct. 7 at 9:30 a.m., with the public invited to watch.

Later on, there will be two showtimes – 5:00 and 7:30 p.m. The midway opens at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.

Tammy Brown, age 64 of Albany, passed away Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Her family will hold a memorial service for her at a later date. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to Morehart Mortuary of Albany.

Tammy Deeann Brown was born Oct. 31, 1957 in Lubbock, Texas to Ronnie Brown and Pat McGraw Brown. Tammy met Tony Fade 15 years ago and have enjoyed life together. They enjoyed taking road trips together on their Harley Davidson. Tammy worked as a secretary for numerous years at ROCO Machine in Albany. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronnie Brown.