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. Chamber members will vote on a slate of directors whose terms have expired, followed by the election of officers for the next year.

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. I must admit that I have concluded that we must be breaking His heart more days than not.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.