By Melinda L. Lucas In a “socially distant” ceremony that looked much different than most Albany graduations in recent years, dozens of local scholarships were presented to members of the Albany High School Class of 2020 during commencement exercises held last Saturday morning, May 23.

By Donnie A. Lucas Shackelford County Commissioners added another county road to the list of roadways that will soon have speed limits posted, along with taking another step in the process of repaving the parking lot at the Courthouse, during a meeting held Tuesday.

By Lynsi Musselman It’s happening more frequently as the pandemic continues – residents who avoid calling 9-1-1 in time of need because of the fear of COVID-19 exposure.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany senior citizens are still waiting for the green light to meet in their new activity center.

By Melinda L. Lucas Members of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors met by “Uber conference” for the second month in a row, but tentatively plan to meet in person for the June 15 session.

By Donnie A. Lucas County judge Robert Skelton reported updated COVID-19 testing numbers for the county on Monday, with 27 of the 28 tests administered returning negative and one still pending.

By Lynsi Musselman In the absence of an Academic Banquet, Albany welcomed secondary students to the school individually last week to receive their awards in an informal recognition process.

By Melinda L. Lucas A new position of “administrative assistant to the superintendent” was approved by the Albany ISD board of trustees, and current secondary principal Edward Morales was moved to that role following a 30-minute closed session during Monday night’s regular meeting.

By Lynsi Musselman After weeks of wondering if it would happen at all, members of the Albany High School Class of 2020 will march out on the Robert Nail Memorial Stadium football field to graduate on Saturday, May 23 at 10:00 a.m.

By Donnie A. Lucas Several awards including six special memorial honors were presented to Albany High School athletes last week, although not during the traditional All-Sports Banquet that typically marks the end of the year for school athletics.