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After three years of searching for a new owner for the Albany News ,publisher Donnie Lucas has announced the sale of the newspaper to Albany native David Waller and his wife Courtney. The new owners will assume operating the 141-year-old publication on Monday, Nov.

Members of Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church resume one of Albany’s longest-running traditions with their annual bazaar. The event, which is organized by the church’s Sallie Matthews Circle, has been held almost annually for more than a century, with very few exceptions.

The world offers us a path of fleeting pleasures which ends in death and destruction. However, the Lord beckons ustofollowHimandtowalk on His path of light and life where our hearts will be truly joyful. Jesus said, “ I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6). Have you come to the Father by placing your faith in Jesus? If not, you can do so today. You can pray to Him right now,admittingthatyouare a sinner, believing that He is the Savior, and confessing that you want to follow Him as your Lord.

Nov. 14 in Stamford Juniorhighstudentsare working on a performance of the comedy “The Love of Three Oranges” to be presented at UIL one-act play competition on Nov.

Invitations are being sentoutthisweektoShackelford County veterans to join local students for a Veterans Day celebration on Monday, Nov. 11 at the Nancy Smith Elementary cafeteria.

Friends of the Old Jail Art Center and fellow Albany Lion fans are invited to meet on the OJAC grounds Friday, Nov. 8 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for a taco tailgate party prior to the Albany-Hamlin home football game.

The Albany News’ 19th annual holiday recipe section will be published in one month, with favorite recipes being solicited from all ages of current and former Albany and Moran chefs and bakers. “We’ve had really good response since we started publishing the recipe guides, and we’re looking forward to getting this one underway,” said News editor Melinda Lucas.

$ Some colorful characters and a few goblins were roaming the streets of Albany on Sunday, but it was all for a good cause. The Albany Jr./Sr.

Atotalof93runnerstook part in the 28th Running Manyoutheventsponsored by The Feed Store, including 14 adult runners and 28 adult volunteers. The 9th, 11th, and 12th grade classes tied for first place in the competition with 100 percent of team members successfully returning to The Feed Store without being caught by spotlighters.