By Sandy Morris Members of the local 4-H horse club have several opportunities in upcoming weeks, according to Shackelford County extension agent and 4-H sponsor Kloey Painter.

By Sandy Morris Nancy Smith Elementary School preschool through sixth grade students will enjoy their annual field day on Monday, May 24, to be held at Webb City Park this year instead of the high school track.

By Sandy Morris A spring band concert to be performed by the Albany Independent School District band program is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 18 at the Bank Park.  The concert will feature the sixth grade and Albany High School bands, which includes seventh and eighth grade musicians.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School juniors and seniors will crown the 2021 prom queen and king during the Junior-Senior Prom to be held from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 15 at the Whitney Theater.

By Sandy Morris Academic excellence was honored at the Albany Independent School District’s annual Academic Banquet for junior high and high school students on Monday, May 10 in the main gym at Albany High School.

By Sandy Morris The first week of official rehearsals for the 2021 Fandangle began last week at the Prairie Theater. Fandangle artistic director Lorna Ayers said rehearsals were well-attended last week.

By Sandy Morris The Old Jail Art Center will host a members viewing and reception  this weekend for two exhibitions that opened more than two months ago. No public opening was planned at that time because of COVID precautions and limited hours of operation.

By Melinda L. Lucas A quorum of the seven-member Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors met in a special session on Wednesday evening, May 5 to canvass votes from the May 1 election within the allotted time period, but also acted on one other item on the agenda.

By Melinda L. Lucas Two new teachers were hired and two resignations accepted during an early morning meeting of the Albany ISD trustees.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council members voted to move forward with plans to refinance the water plant bonds by adopting an ordinance at Monday night’s regular council meeting.