The annual membership meeting of the Albany Chamber of Commerce is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 14, at the Icehouse Restaurant, starting at 12:00 noon.

Lately, I have been pondering the condition of humankind almost daily. I try to step back and look at humanity and envision how our Great Creator must see His incredible creation.

Richard Loyd CampbellRichard Loyd Campbell, 82 of Abilene, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 in Abilene, Texas.Visitation was on Monday February 10, 2025 at Oldham Lane Church of Christ 5049 Oldham Lane, Abilene, Texas 79602.Funeral service was at Oldham Lane Church of Christ with Eddie Dunn...

Frank PerryFrank Perry, 95, died at his home on February 4, 2025. Funeral service was held at 1:00pm on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at the First Baptist Church, Throckmorton, with Rev. Pete Parker officiating. A visitation was held on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany city council members approved an amended budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 and set a time for a budget workshop on March 4 to look at figures for the start of the upcoming year, which is April 1, 2025.The council also approved a proposal to build a city website and...

By Melinda L. LucasWith two contested races as of Tuesday, residents only have two more days to toss their hats into the local political ring for several local elections to be decided May 3.Of the six elections, the Albany school board and Albany city council have contested races, with the Moran...

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany’s Gabby Lopez and Moran’s Ellis Hise were recently notified that they had received the 2025 Good Citizen Awards from the Lee’s Legion Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.The award, which emphasizes the qualities of good citizenship, also seeks high school...

This story was submitted by a student in response to last week’s Kids Corner Junior Journalist prompt, which challenged young writers to imagine a news article for the Albany News.By London Dye5th GradeLast week Coach Faith found a secret treasure map from World War 2, while in the library looking...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions secured their spot in the Class 2A Division II boys basketball playoffs last week with a pair of home victories, building momentum for the postseason.“It was nice to get those wins because it allows us to move forward with our playoff plans and who we’re going to...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lady Lions saw a difficult girls basketball season end on a frustrating note Tuesday, Feb. 4 with a 52-32 loss to Anson.The Lady Lions finished the season 5-20 overall with a 2-10 mark in District 10-2A.“I was really proud of the girls this year,” coach Ashlyn Bevel said.