By Sandy Morris The Albany Chamber of Commerce will host the annual Membership Drive and Crawfish Boil at the Albany Golf Course next Thursday, April 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., and Chamber members, along with potential members, are encouraged to attend.

By Sandy Morris After years of fighting fires, a pair of Albany firefighters have decided to hang up their gear, with a retirement reception set for this Sunday, April 11.

By Sandy Morris Children in Moran will have the opportunity to practice their egg hunting skills on Saturday, April 3 at the Chuck Reynolds Memorial Park.

By Sandy Morris All third through 12th grade students attending public schools in Texas take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STARR) and End of Course (EOC) tests in the spring.

By Sandy Morris Shackelford County youth were among exhibitors from across the state of Texas showing barrows, sheep, and steers at the junior livestock show in Austin.  Hattie Jo Braly won Reserve Champion with her heavy weight British breed steer.

By Sandy Morris MLM Publishing and Ministries will present a fundraising bingo night from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6 and April 20. Cost of the event is $10 per person in advance and includes six bingo cards. Admission at the door is $10 and includes four bingo cards.

By Melinda L. Lucas High school commencement is only two months away, and parents of graduating seniors need to attend a planning meeting at The Feed Store on Thursday, April 8 at 6:00 p.m. to organize for the busy weeks ahead for them and their graduates.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD staff and students will be off both Friday, April 2 and Monday, April 5 for a four-day Easter weekend. Younger students at Nancy Smith Elementary School had Easter egg hunts planned this week, with kindergarten classes visiting the Abilene Zoo on Wednesday.

By Sandy Morris The Albany High School band walked away with a Sweepstakes concert title this week, earning ratings of 1 in concert and 1 in sightreading at the UIL Region 2, East Zone Concert and Sightreading contest held at Abilene Wylie High School on Tuesday, March 30.

By Sandy Morris In less than two months, the senior class of Albany High school will walk across the stage and receive their diplomas.