By Melinda L. LucasAll parents of Albany students should plan to attend a special PTO meeting on Monday, Nov. 7, starting at 6:30 p.m. in the Nancy Smith Elementary School cafeteria.According to Ragan Riley, who chaired the recent PTO Fall Fest, there are plans to elect new officers and reorganize...

It’s time to fall back! Daylight Savings Time comes to an end on Sunday, Nov. 6 at 2:00 a.m. Clocks should be set back an hour at that time.Most of the United States reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November.

By Melinda L. LucasVolunteers are getting started on organizing the 2022 Annual Lighted Christmas Parade and Shop Small Town Saturday celebration in downtown Albany set for Saturday, Nov. 26.The event, sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce, is an Albany tradition and will include drawings for...

By Melinda L. LucasA 18-year-old girl led officers on a high speed chase through the southern part of Albany and then on to Baird before she was stopped by spikes just shy of reaching Interstate 20.About 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29, DPS officer Casey Smith clocked a vehicle at 92 miles per hour...

By Donnie A. LucasShackelford County veterans are invited to join local students for a Veterans Day celebration on next Friday, Nov. 11 at the Nancy Smith Elementary School cafeteria.The program will start at 9:00 a.m.Several patriotic songs will be presented by music students in grades 2-4....

By Sam WallerAlbany’s Cub Scout Pack 255 Wolf Den has two community service projects underway for retiring unserviceable American flags and providing Thanksgiving baskets for Shackelford County residents.The Den of second and third graders will conduct a flag retirement ceremony later in November...

By Melinda L. LucasThe Shackelford County Courthouse will “go green” next week as part of a special program intended to honor veterans.Shackelford County judge Robert Skelton said Monday that local officials had been invited, along with 3,069 other counties and cities, by the National Association...

Recipes are still being accepted for the upcoming holiday recipe section, according to Albany News editor Melinda Lucas, but time is short.The deadline is  Friday, Nov. 11, with the special tab to be included with the Nov. 17 paper ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday.“I heard from a few people right...

By Donnie A. LucasRed Ribbon Week at both Nancy Smith Elementary and the junior/senior high campus wrapped up last week with winners named in contests at both locations.This is the 34th year that the district has participated in the annual campaign that brings awareness to the dangers of drug and...