By Lynsi Musselman Albany agriculture students started the show season with the first weekend of the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene. Market lamb shows and the first cattle judging took place on Friday and Saturday, Sept. 4-5 for Albany participants.

By Lynsi Musselman Friendship Baptist Church will be hosting its  annual three-day revival event this Sunday, Sept. 13 at 10:55 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on Monday, Sept. 14 at 6:00 p.m., and on Tuesday, Sept. 15 at 6:00 p.m. Mary Lee Vinson of Hawley will lead the music, and pastor Kerry Pack from...

By Lynsi Musselman This weekend, on Sunday, Sept. 13 at 1:00 p.m., the Shackelford County Youth & Livestock Association members will host the 34th Annual First Impressions Invitational Pig Sale at the county show barn.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany’s Ministerial Alliance will host a Fifth Quarter fellowship for the second consecutive week on Friday night at The Feed Store. First Christian Church and The Feed Store are on the calendar to sponsor the group this week.

By Lynsi Musselman Registration for General Education Development (GED) classes will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14 at the Shackelford County Library. Instructor Kenzie Fairchild said registrants need to bring an acceptable form of identification.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD trustees passed a budget that is $137,065 short during a special early morning session on Monday, Aug. 31, meeting the required state deadline. Total expenditures are projected at $6,057,943, while revenues are listed at $5,920,878.

By Lynsi Musselman While a ferocious lightning storm lit up the sky Saturday night, strikes ignited several fires across Shackelford County that lasted well into Monday, with some volunteers working non-stop through a 48-hour stretch.

By Lynsi Musselman With limited ticket sales due to seating restrictions, the Aztec Theater will host a live concert featuring Shane Smith and the Saints on Saturday, Sept. 5 at 8:30 p.m.  Singer Shane Smith is a native of Terrell, Texas, but is now based in Austin.

By Melinda L. Lucas A special meeting of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors is planned for this Friday, Sept. 4, when it is expected that the 2021 budget will be finalized and proposed along with a tax rate.

By Donnie A. Lucas Two positive tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus were listed as still active in the Monday report from the Texas Department of State Health Services, which also reported the total of 22 cases since March.