By Sam WallerThe 4-H Friendsgiving potluck dinner is set for12:30 p.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14 at The Feed Store.“We’ll plan to work on several community service projects during the afternoon,” Bell said.

By Sam WallerThe Albany Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for a festive holiday season with several events on tap.Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones said Albany Bucks tickets, the Lighted Christmas Parade, and memorial ornament sales are once again on the calendar.Jones said the Chamber is looking for...

By Melinda L. LucasEveryone in the community is invited to a night of praise and worship at The Feed Store this Sunday, Nov. 14.According to Feed Store executive director Tisha Wilkins, a live band featuring Kirk House of Abilene will provide music for about an hour starting at 6:30 p.m.All ages...

By Melinda L. LucasA handmade quilt is being raffled in memory of the late Carolyn Guinn Waller, local educator, librarian, volunteer, city council member, and avid quilter.The Prairieland Quilters, of which Waller was a member, recently designed a multi-colored queen-sized quilt with appliqued...

By Donnie A. LucasWith the arrival of cooler temperatures, a special donation drive to collect blankets for senior citizens to be able to stay warm over the winter has reached a little less than half of the goal.Organized by Albany resident Stephen Gleitz, about 60 new blankets had been collected...

By Sam WallerFriendship Baptist Church will hold its fifth annual Harvest Acres bazaar on Nov. 20.The event has been scheduled for the Saturday before Thanksgiving since its inception.

By Sam WallerCongregations from Albany’s First Christian Church, First Baptist Church, and First United Methodist Church are participating in the Samaritan’s Purse annual Operation Christmas Child.Members are asked to fill shoeboxes, which are available at each church, with Christmas gifts for ...

By Donnie A. LucasAn induction ceremony for new members to the Albany chapter of the National Honor Society has been set for Sunday, Nov. 21.The public is invited to attend the ceremony, which will start at 2:00 p.m. in the high school auditorium.Officers of the organization will conduct the...

By Sam WallerResourceCare collected almost 7,000 cans of food to benefit food banks in Albany and Cross Plains through its Battle of the Schools Food Drive.“It went better than we could have hoped for,” ResourceCare program assistant Ragan Riley said.Students collected food throughout the month of...

By Sam WallerFifth grade students from Nancy Smith Elementary School will have a chance to study a wide range of sciences as part of the Camp Grady Spruce Outdoor Education Program.Students will spend three days and two nights at the camp on Possum Kingdom Lake learning about sciences ranging from...