By Sandy Morris Classes in the Albany schools will resume on Monday morning, March 22 following a week-long spring break, and AISD students and staff were happy to learn that their upcoming Easter weekend will not be cut short.

By Sandy Morris The sophomore Cross Examination debate team of Leddie Leech and Ella Webb competed in the state meet on Monday, March 15. The team debated four rounds but did not make the finals held on Tuesday.  Sponsor Jenny Scott said it was a long day for the girls, but they never quit.

By Melinda L. Lucas All seven of Shackelford County Hospital District’s directors were present for a long meeting on Monday, March 15, much of which took place in closed session to discuss individual employee evaluations and job descriptions.

By Sandy Morris The annual Fandangle Sampler invitations have gone out in the mail, and Fandangle artistic director Lorna Ayers will begin rehearsals next week. The annual Fandangle Sampler is being held at Reynolds Bend on the Lambshead Ranch on Saturday, April 17.

By Melinda L. Lucas With a “kickoff meeting” held last Thursday, community leaders are currently working to expand access of high speed internet in Shackelford and Throckmorton counties, with a special survey open through the end of May.

By Sandy Morris The West Texas Food Bank will once again distribute food boxes to residents in Albany and Moran. According to Shackleford County Justice of the Peace James Breeden, the distribution will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 18 in front of the JP’s office.

By Sandy Morris The National Wildlife Federation recently sent out letters to mayors of all cities in the path of the Monarch Butterfly migration, and Albany mayor Susan Montgomery was a recipient of one of those letters.

By Melinda L. Lucas Following a late afternoon meeting with representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM), Shackelford County judge Robert Skelton is asking local residents and property owners affected by last month’s...

By Melinda L. Lucas With new CDC guidelines for coronavirus vaccine distribution and more relaxed statewide COVID restrictions now in effect, Shackelford County residents are hoping that some semblance of “normal” will return in the near future, even as regular spring activities like Fandangle...

By Melinda L. Lucas Multiple sirens and the response of several emergency vehicles got the attention of local residents Friday evening, March 5 after a 911 call came in that a single vehicle had crashed through a fence along Hwy. 6 south of Albany and started a small fire.