This Friday, Nov. 30 is the deadline for teens to be enrolled in the Ministerial Alliance sponsored Believe Trees gift program, and the deadline for families to enroll for the Christmas Basket program is almost here as well.

Moran elementary and junior high students are preparing for University Interscholastic League district competitions this month. The elementary students will compete in Strawn on Thursday, Dec. 6. The junior high meet will be in Gordon on Thursday, Dec. 13.

Everyone is invited to attend the Shackelford Courthouse open house on Monday, Nov. 26, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. “We would love to have everybody show up,” said county treasurer Tammy Brown, who is organizing the event.

This Saturday, Nov. 24, the Albany Chamber of Commerce has sponsored a Christmas season kick-off event with a host of activities scheduled to take place in the downtown area from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Music from Matt Stapp and from local fiddlers and singers, a magician, drawings for Albany Bucks, a...

With only a month until Christmas, Santa is gearing up for the holiday season by making his first appearance in Albany Saturday night, Nov. 24, at 6:00 p.m. in the Lighted Christmas Parade.

Because of last week’s fire at the Abilene Reporter-News, the Albany News will be printed in Wichita Falls until further notice.

After a two-month delay, audit “reviews” from 2015 and 2016 were finally approved by a full board during the Shackelford County Hospital District’s directors meeting held Nov. 19.

Four Albany junior high one-act play members received individual awards at the District 8-AA competition last Thursday, Nov. 15 in Albany. Ella Webb won a place on the district All-Star Cast again this year. Keatin Russell was given the Technical Award.

Nancy Smith Elementary School’s fifth grade class will attend an outdoor science camp right after the Thanksgiving holidays. Teachers Candy Balliew, Teri Antilley, André Raymond and principal Jonathan Scott will attend camp with the students.

Fourth grade students from Nancy Smith Elementary School and their teachers traveled to the Abilene Ballet Theatre’s 31st annual performance of The Nutcracker last Friday, Nov. 16, at the Paramount Theatre. “We had a really good time,” said NSES fine arts instructor Robbin Guinn.