Lingleville tourney The Albany Lions varsity and junior varsity basketball teams took to the floor for the first time last week with the varsity opening its season Tuesday, Dec. 10 with a 43-40 loss at the buzzer to Coleman.

The Albany Lady Lions enjoyed their best outing of the season last week in their final tuneup before district play. Albany (3-11) opened the District 10-2A schedule Tuesday, Dec.

Sam Snyder of Moran was re-elected at the 91st annual meeting of the Texas Farm Bureau to a second one-year term as Texas Farm Bureau Vice President. The meeting was held in Round Rock on Dec.

Thepermanentveteran project proposed by the local Albany Post Office has seen a slow response, according to post office employeeTiffanyWaddell. “We had a positive response to our Memorial Day display of veteran pictures, so we decided to make it a permanent undertaking,” Waddell said.

The Albany Junior High Cubs and Lady Cubs basketball teams won three of five games Monday, Dec. 9 against Anson.

The Shackelford County 4-H Club completed a pair of community service projects Sunday, Dec. 8 at its final meeting of 2024.

The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association is ramping up preparations for the 2025 county livestock show, scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Jan 16-18. Association president Bronco Askew said a planning meeting will be held as soon as details can be worked out.

Shackelford County commissioners accepted proposed property tax abatement guidelines, decided on the dispersal of the county’s Capital Credit funds, and discussed the balanceofstimulusmonies. They also set the date of the annual county Christmas partyforMonday,Dec.

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The Christmas season is in full swing at the Old Jail Art Center, and the staff invites the community to join in the festivities with a special family event celebrating Italian Christmas traditions. This year’s annual Family Festival, titled Natale!, will take place on Saturday, December 21, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.