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Albany News

By Melinda L. Lucas

The summer production of the Fort Griffin Fandangle and the October Gala for Friends of Fort Griffin are the latest to be struck down by the coronavirus pandemic.

Also, restaurants will be able to reopen their in-house dining facilities at 50 percent capacity on May 1.

The governor announced this week that hair and nail salons, along with barber shops can open May 8 with restrictions. Gyms and bars will follow the next week.

The News was not able to contact all businesses and organizations before this week’s deadline. The list will be updated as reports come in.

OPENING MAY 8 

•Hair and nail salons, barber shops  

NOW OPEN 

•Church services 

•All parks with a limit of four participants in a group; golf course still open with restrictions.

•Fort Griffin State Historic Site at 25% capacity (campsite still closed)

CLOSED UNTIL 

FURTHER NOTICE

•Gyms and bars 

•Old Jail Art Center

•Shackelford County Public Library

POSTPONED

or CANCELLED

•Fort Griffin Fandangle

•Friends of Fort Griffin Gala

•Memorial Day service

•ResourceCare Children’s Health Fair

•AHS prom

•AHS academic banquet

•AHS athletic banquet

•Polo on the Prairie

•Primary run-off election

•AISD and hospital board elections

•Chamber Wild West Day

•Buyer-Seller Banquet

•Week of the Young Child activities

•Albany Car Show

•OJAC anniversary cele-bration

SUSPENDED

•Masonic Lodge meetings

•Dance and cheer classes

•Moran monthly musical

•Chamber lunches and meetings

•Feed Store lunches 

•Senior game days

•Monthly senior lunches

•Fire Dept. meetings

•Lions Club

•Kiwanis Club

•Closet Angels, including donation drop-offs

•Neighbors in Need, including donation drop-offs

•OJAC events (except online)