The filing period for March 2024 primary elections officially opened on Saturday, Nov. 11, with two incumbents already filing on Monday and several others picking up the required paperwork.

A surprise discovery at the ShackelfordCountyCourthouse recently caused local volunteer Mary Kay O’Connor to start scrambling to make new plans for the veterans monument that has been ordered for the Courthouse Square. While doing some research in the records room of the county clerk’s office, O’Connor stumbled across an old ledger entitled “Discharges 2.” Even though her research that particular day had nothing to do with veterans, her curiosity led her to investigate.

TheAztec Theater is hosting a night of music performed by localresidentsentitled“ILOVE that song!” on Saturday, Nov. 18, with all proceeds benefiting the venue.

Winifred Yates Waller was born Sept. 24, 1930, in Wilson, Oklahoma to Henry Elbert Yates and CozetteHembreeYates.She peacefully passed from this life on Nov.

The Aztec Theater will again host a special evening of special local singing talent accompanited by SandyAbel as a fundraiser for the facility on Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

An early deadline has been set for the Nov. 23 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday and print schedule.

Entries are being sought for the 2023 Lighted Christmas Parade set to roll through downtown Albany on Saturday, Nov. 25 starting at 6:00 p.m.

Tickets are on sale for a performance by Gary P. Nunn slated for Saturday, Nov.

The fifth grade class at Nancy Smith Elementary spent three days this week studying a range of science curriculumatCampGrady SpruceOutdoorEducation Program. The students and sponsors left Monday morning, Nov.6 for the camp at Possum Kingdom Lake to learn about sciences ranging from geology to biology to astrology.