By Sam WallerAlbany ISD is moving forward with a plan to purchase monuments honoring the Albany Lions’ three football state championships, with a campaign underway to raise $50,000 for the purchase and installation of six-foot-by-six-foot granite monuments to be placed around the sign which honors...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions football team has been named recipient of the 2023 Gordon Wood Award by the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.The award will be presented Saturday, May 6 at the Hall’s 2023 induction banquet in Waco.The Gordon Wood Award is presented to an “especially noteworthy...

By Melinda L. LucasThe Bank Park should be full of competitors and spectators starting about noon this Sunday, March 26, with a fund­raiser event planned in the downtown venue.AZE’s third annual Scholarship Cornhole Tournament, which includes an amateur just-for-fun bracket in addition to a...

By Melinda L. LucasThe resignations of several veteran educators were accepted with regrets at the Monday, March 20 meeting of the AISD school board, and one new teacher was offered a contract.Superintendent Jonathan Scott stated that secondary science teacher Dwayne Norton and PE teacher/coach...

By Donnie A. LucasRehearsals for the annual membership Sampler are moving outdoors on Thursday (today) at the Prairie Theater if the weather permits.Practices were scheduled to move on Monday but were changed back to the Aztec Theater due to the cold weather.

By Donnie A. LucasA community play day has been planned for Saturday, April 8 starting at 3:00 p.m. at the Bank Park as a way to add some fun and “shenanigans” for area residents over the Easter weekend.The Shackelford County Easter Spring Fling will feature goat roping, rookie breakaway for ages...

By Sam WallerAlbany FFA students face a full spring schedule with four career development events before the end of March.The first CDE was held March 21 at Cisco College, primarily meant as a practice for other meets, including March 23 at Tarleton State University, March 24 at Angelo State...

By Sam WallerAlbany Little League has 160 players on 16 teams with the new season set to start Monday, March 27.League director Paul Hamilton said he’s looking forward to another successful year for the local program.“Come out and watch us play,” Hamilton said.

By Sam WallerEddie and Debbie Hanks of Seymour will conduct a Bluegrass gospel service Sunday, March 26 at Albany Methodist Church.The Hankses have been performing together as part of Hanks & Company along with Klint Trammell and Stephen Foster.

By Donnie A. LucasAlbany High School band members will attempt to earn a second straight Sweepstakes Award next Tuesday, March 28 at the concert and sight reading contest in Abilene.The band will take the stage at 10:00 a.m. at Coop­er High School to present the concert selections, followed at...