Cancellations added to list

By Melinda L. Lucas

With Gov. Greg Abbott’s newly defined stay-at-home orders and a local shelter-in-place announcement, all but essential businesses are now closed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Albany Pet Hospital was closed for several days, but is now open, according to their Facebook post.

CLOSED UNTIL 

FURTHER NOTICE

•All businesses except those considered essential, such as grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, feed stores, health clinics, etc. 

•All parks, including golf courses (except for walking and jogging with social distancing)

•Fort Griffin State Historic Site

•Old Jail Art Center

•Shackelford County Public Library

POSTPONED

or CANCELLED

•Fandangle Sampler

•Chamber Wild West Day

•Drive-by community Easter egg hunt and Drive-through Easter egg pickup

•Buyer-Seller Banquet

•Community Easter services (individual churches are meeting in accordance with state orders or online) 

•Albany VFD Easter Egg Hunt 

•Week of the Young Child activities

•Albany Car Show

•Chamber membership crawfish boil

•OJAC anniversary cele-bration

RESTRICTED

PUBLIC ACCESS

•First National Bank lobby (drive-through open)

•FSA county offices

•Albany City Hall

•Shackelford County Courthouse

•Shackelford County Appraisal District Office

•Shackelford County Health Clinic

•King & Robertson Insurance Agency

SUSPENDED

•Dance classes

•Moran monthly musical

•Fandangle practices

•Chamber lunches & meetings

•Feed Store lunches and group activities 

•Senior game days

•Monthly senior lunches

•Albany Volunteer Fire Department meetings

•Lions Club

•Kiwanis Club

•Closet Angels, including donation drop-offs

•Neighbors in Need, including donation drop-offs

•OJAC workshops, Docent meetings