The Shackelford County Commissioners Court approved a new set of regulations Monday morning establishing minimum standards for recreational vehicle parks throughout the county.

When rain chances threatened to disrupt Friday night football, Albany and Cross Plains coaches decided to move their district game up a day.

The Albany Lady Lions closed out the regular season in dominant fashion Saturday morning inside the Albany Gym, defeating Colorado City in straight sets, 25-20, 25-16, 25-16.

When rain threatened to wash out Friday night football last week, Albany and Cross Plains coaches scrambled to reschedule. What started as a simple forecast adjustment quickly turned into a community effort—complete with makeshift referees, borrowed shirts, and a few laughs along the way.

Albany senior Chance Stewart will compete at the UIL State Cross Country Meet this Saturday, Nov. 1, in Round Rock, aiming to improve on his top-10 finish at the Region 2-2A meet in Arlington on Oct. 21.

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A Baird man who led law enforcement on a high-speed chase and sparked a large-scale manhunt through Albany in January has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, while other charges related to the incident remain pending in Shackelford County.Micheal Z.

Early on the morning of Oct. 16, two Venezuelan nationals were arrested in Albany after an attempted theft from the Clear Fork Bank drive-through ATM.

Albany took center stage this past weekend when The Daytripper—the popular PBS travel series hosted by Chet Garner—featured the community in its latest episode.

 Albany senior Chance Stewart will make his third consecutive trip to the UIL State Cross Country Meet after finishing seventh overall at the Region 2-2A meet Tuesday morning in Arlington.