Shackelford County voters who wish to vote by mail ballot for either Albany city council members or for trustees for AISD can submit applications from now until April 23.

Albany High bass fishing team members Riley Green and Max Balliew competed in four of five Texas High School Bass West Division fishing tournaments this year, placing just a few points too low to continue on to the regional tournament next month. The pair landed two bass for a total weight of 4.

Color photo packets of the youth basketball and Little Dribbler teams, taken by The Albany News, are now ready for pickup at the News office.  Youth packages are priced at $18 plus tax, while the cost of school sports packages is $25 plus tax.

Little League signup takes place tonight at The Feed Store between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. Today is also the deadline to sign up children for T-Ball and Coach Pitch. Players who will be eight years old or older on Aug. 31, 2019 should plan to go with their parents to sign up for Little League.

Next Thursday, March 7, the Albany Chamber of Commerce is hosting a meal and fun event at the Albany Golf Course from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. for Chamber members and their guests.

Everyone is invited to attend this Sunday’s public performance of The Fourth Ward, the one-act play Albany High School students will take to district competition next week. The free production will be given at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, in the AHS auditorium.

Pick-up dates for the March distribution of the commodity food program are Feb. 28 and March 1. On Thursday, Feb. 28, certified eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

Albany High School students were the top journalism team and came close to winning the overall title at the Stamford Cotton Classic Academic Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Sophomores Sidney Bartee and Tristan Edgar both earned Division 1 ratings at the UIL Region 6 East Zone Band Solo and Ensemble competition held at Abilene High on Saturday, Feb. 23. Bartee played Etude by Concone on the tuba, and Edgar performed Andante and Bourree by Handel on the alto saxophone.

Membership letters for the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association will be mailed out tomorrow, March 1, according to marketing director Rebecca Bridges.