By Melinda L. LucasNo major skirmishes were recorded at the Jan. 20 meeting of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors, with those present voicing a desire to move forward from the problematic sessions over the last four months.

By Melinda L. LucasAmending the 2024 capital improvement budget took most of a 45-minute Albany city council meeting held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, with city manager Billy Holson going over the capital improvement expenditures for the year in advance of the end of the city’s fiscal year on March...

The original Albany News building, now owned by Paul Hamilton, is brimming with potential—and your ideas are needed to bring it to life.The 9,400-square-foot space is a blank canvas, ready for a fresh vision.

By Lynsi Musselman

By Melinda L. LucasFiling opened last Wednesday, Jan. 15 for the local May 3 elections, with several incumbents and one newcomer signing up as of Tuesday’s press deadline.Candidates have until Friday, Feb. 14 to file for the local elections, each of which could be cancelled if there are not opposed...

By Melinda L. LucasWith the local stock show just two weeks away, plans are in the final stages for both fundraising and logistics.

By Sam WallerWith his personal and family history, it’s not too big of a surprise Albany native Brooks Neece found a way to be involved in college football.Neece, a 2022 Albany graduate and one of four brothers to play for Lions coach Denney Faith, caught on as a student video assistant with the...

More than 200 Nancy Smith Elementary School students participated Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the school’s inaugural Jingle Run with dozens of turkeys handed out to families in the community.“I’d say we had about 95 percent of the school there,” said NSES PE teacher Makinzie Tomascik, who organized the...