By Lynsi Musselman The Monday, July 20 deadline is approaching quickly for the Old Jail Art Center’s virtual summer camps. Education director Erin Whitmore said camp slots are still available for families to register for the August camps and receive their free mailed camp kit.

By Lynsi Musselman With clear summer nights in the forecast for the coming weekend, the crescent moon and bright Venus will appear luminous in the sky at Fort Griffin State Historical Site.

By Melinda L. Lucas Starting with this issue, The Albany News print version will not be on newsstands until early Thursday morning. The paper is now being printed in Lubbock as a result of decisions made by the parent company of the Abilene Reporter-News.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany Cubs Cheer Camp 2020 will be held Monday, July 27 through Wednesday, July 29, 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. Parents of girls three years old through sixth grade can register their daughters starting now through the first day of camp.

By Donnie A. Lucas Several new local positive cases of COVID-19 were reported over the past two weeks, with the total increasing to nine for Shackelford County.

By Lynsi Musselman ResourceCare’s 20th annual Summer Day Camp began Monday, July 6, averaging 85 campers, and 55 workers and volunteers each day of the three-week camp.

By Melinda L. Lucas Energy industry entrepreneur and Albany ambassador A.V. Jones Jr. died Sunday afternoon, July 12 after struggling with health issues for much of this year. He was 88. Jones moved to Albany with his parents soon after he was born in June 1932.

By Lynsi Musselman Two popular Albany restaurants now are 100 percent smoke free inside their buildings. The smoke aroma is no longer a part of the dinning experience at The Beehive and The Icehouse restaurants.

By Lynsi Musselman The Old Jail Art Center has opened its gates to the public once again as of July 1, with no appointments required, but a couple of other directives in place. Visitor hours are 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

By Kathy Thomson Registration for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year is underway in Moran, and a special survey is being sent out this week.