Photographs taken of various teams and individuals by The Albany News during the local t-ball, coach pitch, and baseball seasons are available for pickup. Summer baseball packages are priced at $18 plus tax.

By Lynsi Musselman Like most planned events for 2020, ResourceCare’s CareFest has met a similar fate with the  cancellation announced this past week.

By Melinda L. Lucas A “sold out” event in March 2019 celebrating his 100th birthday was a perfect example of how Albany residents felt about John Matthews.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County Hospital District directors decided to purchase a Lucas 3 chest compression system for the ambulance service at Monday night’s meeting, but opted to continue to look for grants for the more expensive self-lifting Stryker stretcher proposed by EMS director...

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany ISD trustees had a better idea about how the beginning of the 2020-2021 school year will look after their Monday night meeting. Superintendent Jonathan Scott reviewed the plan being developed by local administrators, but stated that it hadn’t been finalized as of Monday.

More than 175 Angelo State University student-athletes, including Levi Britting of Albany, have been named to the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the 2020 spring semester.

By Donnie A. Lucas Shackelford County elected officials learned Monday that the county has been designated to receive over $355,000 in grant money from the state’s County Transportation Infrastructure Fund for local road projects, and commissioners put plans to repave the courthouse parking lot on...

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council member James Waters resigned and Austin Sherwood was appointed to replace him at a special session held on Thursday, July 2. Waters’ letter of resignation stated that he was giving up his seat “due to family issues.”

By Lynsi Musselman Online registration for the 2020-2021 school year is now underway for both campuses in the Albany Independent School District. Director of student services Leigh Lowe reported that online registration is available district-wide this year.

By Lynsi Musselman New Albany band director William Vaughn has scheduled 2020-2021 summer band rehearsals for the week of Monday, Aug. 3 through Friday, Aug. 7, and the week of Monday, Aug. 10 through Friday, Aug. 14. Practice sessions will be for eighth through 12th grade band members.