By Sam Waller
Shackelford County Library’s annual summer children’s story hour program shifted to Wednesdays this week as the calendar switched to July.
Organizer Janna Ledbetter said the program will continue on Wednesdays as long as attendance warrants, even until school starts if children keep coming.
By Donnie A. Lucas
After releasing preliminary results for the five End-of-Course exams administered to high school students last month, the Texas Education Agency has now posted individual results for most students.
The scores have been loaded to TEA’s parent portal accessible at www.texasassessment.gov.
Parents must log in to that website using a state account they can set up for their student.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The Ragin’ Red Lion Band will start preparing for the 2023 marching season on Monday, July 24 in the band hall with rehearsals for the percussion section including the pit crew.
The percussionists who stand on the sideline, as known as the pit, will meet 12:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. on Monday through Thursday, with the drum line scheduled for 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m.
By Sam Waller
Albany’s 2022 Annual Drinking Water Report showed one violation, the city’s first in some time.
Albany water superintendent Michael Graham said the violation occurred Sept. 8 when an equipment failure prevented testing for chlorine dioxide and chlorite. Public water systems are required to collect and submit chemical samples of water provided to their customers and report the results of those samples to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on a regular basis.
“A piece of equipment went down, and it was just for one day,” Graham said.
By Donnie A. Lucas
Albany High School students scored above state averages in all five tested subject areas according to preliminary results recently issued for the STAAR End-Of-Course tests by the Texas Education Agency.
The required tests were given in March for both English I and English II and in May for Algebra I, Biology, and U.S. History.
Students must pass all five tests to meet graduation requirements.
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors made two quick motions in a special called meeting on Monday, June 26 and adjourned just 15 minutes after convening.
EMS employee Kent Stewart submitted a formal resignation to the board, with a motion made by Jason Price, seconded by Mike Folsom, to accept it.
By Donnie A. Lucas
The 85th anniversary version of the Ft. Griffin Fandangle is now history.
The props, costumes, and paraphernalia for the Fandangle have been packed up and stored away, marking the end of another successful season, according to organizers.
Ticket sales were just shy of the 90 percent mark, a marked improvement over last year’s 79 percent for four shows.
By Donnie A. Lucas
This is the final week to register for the annual summer Day Camp sponsored by ResourceCare, with 120 campers registered so far.
Parents can sign up children ages three through sixth grade online through Friday, June 30.
The program will be held on July 10-14 and July 24-28 this year.
ResourceCare is looking for additional sponsors to help meet the cost of the program, and sponsorships also have a June 30 deadline.
Albany News readers and advertisers are asked to be aware of an early deadline next week, as well as the staff’s annual vacation week coming up later in July.
Because the Fourth of July holiday falls on Tuesday, the usual Tuesday noon deadline is being moved back a full day to noon on Monday, July 3.
Mail and online subscribers will get their papers at the usual times that week, with the July 6 issue distributed Thursday morning.
By Melinda L. Lucas
With a county-wide burn ban in place and a resolution restricting the sale and use of “bottle rockets,” local emergency responders say cele-brations involving fireworks need to include safety and common sense.
Firefighters warn that dry brush and vegetation, mixed with fireworks, can easily ignite, and there are rules and ordinances that must be followed by everyone setting off fireworks.
“We have concerns for both personal safety and fire caution,” said Albany Volunteer Fire Department chief Joel Viertel. “Everyone needs to be very careful.”
