By Donnie A. LucasA few Albany High School students competed in the Wylie Valentine UIL Classic last Saturday, bringing home several medals and ribbons.Albany students placed in three of the journalism events, including news writing, feature writing, and editorial writing, while one entrant placed...

By Melinda L. LucasGrandparents Week at Nancy Smith Elementary continues today and tomorrow, along with the associated Book Fair.The Parent-Teachers Organization is hosting the annual Book Fair in the cafeteria on the same days that grandparents are welcome to eat with their grandchildren or other...

By Sam WallerAgriculture producers and landowners have an opportunity to earn continuing education units and TREC credits at the Texas Farm, Ranch and Wildlife Expo scheduled for Tuesday-Wednesday, Feb. 21-22, at Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene.The two-day event, hosted by the Taylor County...

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County commissioners worked through a fairly routine agenda in short order on Monday morning, Feb. 13, adjourning in under an hour.A motion passed to lift the burn ban while there is some moisture in area pastures, to be revisited at the next meeting.County judge John...

By Melinda L. LucasThe winners of 10 drawings for Albany Bucks were named by the Albany Chamber of Commerce on Monday afternoon, with each lucky shopper receiving a $100 gift certificate to a specific local retail store.A total of $1,000 in Albany Bucks was given away.The Valentine drawings were...

By Sam WallerAlbany FFA and Shackelford County 4-H members spent last week competing at both the San Angelo and San Antonio livestock shows.This week, local students were busy showing barrows at San Angelo.At San Antonio, Shackelford County 4-H had three teams competing in horse judging.

By Donnie A. LucasThe staff at the Shackelford County Health Clinic recognized nurse practioner Travis Wilburn for 20 years of service to the clinic and the Albany community on Monday.Wilburn started working for the clinic operated by the hospital district on Feb. 3, 2003, or at least that is...

By Sam WallerHistory buffs can get a glimpse of what life was like on the frontier Saturday, Feb. 18 at Fort Griffin State Historic Site’s Winter Encampment.The event, scheduled for 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., will feature living historians who will fine-tune their skills while they portray a frontier...

By Melinda L. LucasWith no contested races as of Tuesday, residents only have two more days to toss their hats into the local political ring for several local elections to be decided May 6.The Albany and Moran ISD trustee elections and both Albany and Moran city councils had drawn full slates of...

By Melinda L. LucasDuring their Feb. 14 meeting, Albany city council members moved forward with a $3 million bond program through the Texas Water Development Board for water system improvements.A representative of Enprotec / Hibbs & Todd, the city’s engineering consultant, explained the project,...