Andrea Danette Pharris and Brandon Scott C.C. Burnett were united in marriage on Sunday March 3, 2019 at 3:33 p.m. at Plantation on the Bay in Beach City, Texas.
The bride is the daughter of Randy Edward Pharris and Janice Michelle Carr. The groom is the son of Pastor Jay and Debbie Burnett. The bride was given in marriage by her father.
Over 180 guests attended the beautiful outdoor ceremony officiated by the groom’s father.
Newt Koemel, a 2016 Albany High graduate and a current alternate member of the Texas Tech Meat Judging Team, placed among the top individuals at the Houston Livestock Show competition this month.
Koemel was 13th overall high individual in the B alternate division, eighth high in overall beef, and fourth in beef judging.
“I like judging beef more than pork or lamb, and I had a good day at Houston,” said Koemel. “I appreciate being able to represent the Texas Tech meat team.”
In two months, high school seniors will march across the stage, receive their diplomas, and walk into the next chapter of their lives, one that will no longer include seeing all of the same classmates, many of whom they’ve known since kindergarten and have gone to school with every day.
Before they say goodbye and head off to college or a career, it has become tradition for Albany seniors to gather together on the evening of graduation for the drug and alcohol free all-night party known as Project Graduation.
Shackelford County Hospital District directors learned that a new ambulance approved at the February meeting will cost about $10,000 less than expected.
Longtime ambulance service employee Chad Havens, who oversees general maintenance of the local fleet along with his medical duties, reported at Monday night’s session that he toured the Frazer plant in Houston last week.
The purpose for Havens’ Houston visit was actually to finalize the specifications for the vehicle, which will be a 2019 Dodge Ram 3500 diesel chassis with a customized “box.”
Winners from Abilene, Anson, Stamford, and Wylie were announced by the Old Jail Art Center’s Junior Docents at the opening reception of the museum’s 14th annual Student Art Show, “Talking Back 2019,” on Saturday, March 9.
Edward Ezagui of Abilene High School was presented with the award for “Best in Show.”
The piece entered by Eden Suley of Wylie High School was judged as “Most Creative.”
According to the calendar, spring arrived yesterday, March 20, and Tommy Sullivan spent part of this week getting the Albany Community Garden ready for planting.
This is the fourth year that the area has been made available for limited public use, thanks to Chamber president Ramby Anderson who has given permission for the community to use the old foundation area.
The city of Albany supplied fill dirt at the start of the project, and volunteers like Sullivan and Anderson have prepared the garden for planting.
Fandangle practices began this week, and the next scheduled rehearsal will be at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, March 25, at the Aztec Theater.
“I want to invite new people to Albany to experience Fandangle and invite Fandangle veterans to return,” said artistic director Lorna Ayers. “You will not be disappointed. This year’s show is going to be extra special, so I encourage everyone to not miss out.”
Ayers’ script this year will highlight the Matthews and Reynolds families, including John Matthews who, at 100 years old, is still a cast member and plays “The Old Timer.”
Albany school board members discussed some budget fears that may become hard realities over the next few years unless state legislators make major changes in school funding.
Trustees talked at length about what they will soon face.
The Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a “Wild West Day” on Saturday, April 27 from noon until 10:30 p.m.
According to Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones, the day will include a crooners contest for amateur singers, two melodramas about Doc Holiday, a pie baking contest, fiddlers, and vendors selling handcrafted items.
“Please contact me if you want to help with Wild West Days,” Jones said.
Jones can be reached at the Chamber office during business hours Tuesday through Friday by calling 325-762-2525.
Entire families are invited this Saturday afternoon to the Old Jail Art Center’s next family festival, entitled “Holi – the Indian Festival of Colors!”
The event, one of several family-friendly cele-brations that take place throughout the year at the local museum, will start at 12:00 noon and end at 3:00 p.m.
“Investigate collection artifacts and enjoy traditional crafts, games, food, and music from India,” said OJAC education coordinator Molly Merck. “Celebrate Spring with a henna tattoo and take a swing at our ‘Rangoli-Piñata’.”
