Albany Methodist Church is again taking donations of pies to contribute to the Abilene SalvationArmy for its annual Thanksgiving meal. Local residents can contribute by bringing homemade or purchased pies to the church’s Fellowship Hall by noon Wednesday, Nov.

The First Baptist Church of Albany youth group will hold a Christmas bake sale to raise funds for summer camps.

The sale will begin at 9:00 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Bank Park.

All proceeds go to the FBC youth group for church camp in the summer of 2024.

There will be no set prices. Instead, donations will be accepted for all items.

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Trinity McBee of Albany High School and Neveah Huskey, a student at Moran High School, have been selected by the Albany Lions Club to serve as Club Sweethearts for this school year. McBee made her first official appearance on Oct.

24 organizations to benefit from funds TheAlbanyChestiscontinuing toacceptdonations toward its fundraising goal of $45,000 for the 2023 campaign. As of Tuesday, Nov.

ShackelfordCountyresidents can commemorate the service and sacrifice of veterans by participating inNationalWreathsAcross America Day, scheduled this year for Saturday, Dec. 16.

magazine of Houston for his work. Christopher, who grew up in Arlington with Albany roots, works in steel and neon, blowing his own glass.

TheShackelfordCounty ShowBarnwillbetheplace to be for anyone interested in show pigs on Sunday, Dec. 3.

Albany’s John Tate has been elected to a position on the TexasAssociation of Soil and Water Conservation District’s state board. Tate was selected to represent Area 5 on the fiveperson panel, succeeding J.C.MathiewsofWoodson.

Shackelford County 4-H got November off to a busy start last week with a Horse Club meeting and the general club meeting on Monday, Nov. 6.