By Sam Waller

Shackelford County Library’s annual children’s story hour got underway Tuesday, June 7 with a visit from the Albany Volunteer Fire Department.

The program continues from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m.  on Tuesday mornings through the end of the month.

“The kids got to check out the fire truck and learn what the firemen do,” organizer Janna Ledbetter said. “We discussed fire safety – stop, drop, and roll.”

Ledbetter said the program has a theme of service to community. Upcoming programs feature DPS officers and EMS personnel.

By Sam Waller

Shackelford County 4-H members Riley Reames and Faith Fry combined for 11 quality awards, including four blue ribbons, for their submissions to the Texas 4-H Photography Contest.

Results of the contest were announced at the State 4-H Roundup, which began Monday, June 6, at College Station.

The Texas 4-H Photo­graphy Contest encourages self-expression and allows youth to demonstrate skills learned in photography, including the use of photographic equipment and process of photographs.

By Sam Waller

Shackelford County EMS will offer an EMT course beginning Thursday, June 30.

Classes will be held 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. each Tuesaday and Thursday at the Shackelford County EMS Building located at 840 Gregg St. in Albany.

Cost is $500, which includes tuition, insurance, class shirt, lab use fee, and extrication. The cost does not include textbooks.

By Sam Waller

Deadline for submissions to Albany Study Club’s annual Quilt Show is Friday, June 10.

The Quilt Show will be held the two Fridays and Saturdays during Fandangle, June 17-18 and 24-25, at the Whitney Theatre.

The show is free to the public and will be open from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

To submit a quilt or handmade piece for the show, exhibitors can leave them in a plastic bag with a completed information card at Shackelford County Library. Information cards are available at the library.

By Donnie A. Lucas

The number of positive test results for COVID-19 dropped to just three patients last week, reversing a trend of growing numbers three weeks prior.

County judge Bob Skelton reported Tuesday that a total of eight tests were administered for the period of May 30 through June 3, with three positive results.

Two weeks ago, a total of nine positive results were indicated from the 16 people tested by one of the two local testing sites.

Tyler Beard of Albany has been named to the President’s List at Tarle­ton State University in Stephenville for the 2022 spring semester. To earn a spot on the President’s List, students must attend class full-time and achieve a semester GPA of 4.0.

Tyler is currently a senior pursuing an Agribusiness degree. He will graduate in December of 2022. He is a 2020 graduate of Albany High School and is the son of Chris and Susie Beard.

By Sam Waller

Five Shackelford County students were among area athletes honored Sunday, June 5 at receptions hosted by the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame museum at the Mall of Abilene.

Albany’s Sarah Cotter, who earned gold medals in tennis and track, boys tennis player Luke Marshall, track athletes Kiana Roberson and Adam Hill as well as Moran’s Alli Scott were among athletes from 26 schools in the 19-county area to claim state medals in track, tennis, golf, or powerlifting.

Separate receptions were held for track and the other sports.

Wesley Estridge, of Albany was named to the South Plains College Spring 2022 President’s List. Estridge was among more than 400 students named to the Spring 2022 President’s List.

To qualify, students must earn a GPA of 4.0 and complete a minimum of 12 credit hours.

A 2021 Albany graduate, Estridge is the son of Val and Blake Estridge of Albany.

Tristan Edgar of Albany was recently named to the South Plains College Spring 2022 Deans’ List. Edgar was among more than 660 students named for the spring semester.

By Sam Waller

Summer conditioning for all incoming seventh through 12th grade Albany student-athletes will begin Monday, June 13 and continue four days a week into July.

Summer workouts are regulated by UIL rules.

Boys summer sessions will be from 7:00 a.m. to about 8:30 a.m. each Monday through Thursday until July 21, except for July 4. Workouts will include weight lifting, agility drills, and conditioning.

Boys will also conduct afternoon skill sessions twice a week. Albany football coach Denney Faith said specific times and days have not been decided.

By Melinda L. Lucas

Students at Nancy Smith Elementary School participated in the annual track meet held all day Monday, May 23, with results kept in many of the third through sixth grade competitions.

Contests and activities for the younger students, as well as some for the older grades, were “just for fun,” with no places awarded.

Following are the results for third and fourth grades, with those for the fifth and sixth grade students to be printed over the next couple of weeks.

THIRD GRADE