Albany churches began theLentenseasonWednesday, Feb. 14 with the observance of Ash Wednesday.

With only one contested race as of Tuesday, residents only havetwomoredaystotosstheir hats into the local political ring for several local elections to be decided May 4. Of the six elections, only the Albany school board, Albany city council, and Fort Griffin Special Utility District had drawn full slates of candidates as of Tuesday’s press deadline.

ItemsfromFortGriffinState Historic Site will be on display over the next month as part of a traveling exhibit at the Museum oftheWestTexasFrontier in Stamford. The exhibit opens Friday, Feb.

Refreshed galleries and a light renovation at the Old Jail Art Center are debuting this week during Hearts forArts, but many OJAC members will see them for the first time along with two new exhibitions opening Saturday night, Feb. 17.

Shackelford and Throckmorton county extension services are combining efforts for another adult education program about cattle production. Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said the program will cover cow-calf management.

April 20 at Collins Creek The membership drive and ticket sales for the 2024 season of the Fort Griffin Fandangle are well underway,withtheannual membership Sampler set for April 20 at Collins Creek Ranch. Letters were mailed in January to previous members of the association, and invitations to the Sampler are being mailed daily as new or renewal memberships are received.

The Moran Bulldogs were able to get in only one game last week with a second cancelled because of illness. The Bulldogs concluded their season Tuesday, Feb.

Nita Harrison Wiloth Burton was born on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 1929 to Emmett Harrison and Maggie Walker Harrison in Breckenridge, Texas.

Frances Cox peacefully passed at her home in Albany, TX on Feb. 9, 2024.