By Kathy Thomson Junior Mady Connally and sophomore Addie Beth Denton were among 700 high school students from across the state who competed in the Texas High School Rodeo Association State Finals held at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene last week, and although neither of the Albany High...

By Nolan Davis The annual Father’s Day golf tournament sponsored by the Albany Golf Club was shortened for some as heavy rains moved in on Sunday. The event, held last weekend, saw teams of three participate in a scramble format tournament.

By Kathy Thomson Shackelford County 4-H member Johnnie Hise won sixth place at the 2019 State 4-H Roundup Fashion Show held in College Station last Tuesday, June 11.

By Nolan Davis The summer reading program sponsored by the Albany Study Club has one session remaining for the 2019 program. Children from the ages of two to four and kindergarten to fourth grade are encouraged to attend the final program on Tuesday, June 25 at the Shackelford County Library.

Appraisal notices for real property and business personal property have been mailed out during the past few weeks, according to Clayton Snyder, chief appraiser of the Shackelford County Appraisal District.  About 2,000 notices were sent to property owners in the county.

Drive Across Texas recently posted an eight-and-a-half minute segment about Albany on their website and their Youtube channel. The show’s host, Pat Walker, interviewed Chamber of Commerce office manager Mary Beth Jones outside the Old Jail Art Center on Wednesday, April 17.

This Saturday’s annual city-wide cleanup will start promptly at 8:00 a.m., with volunteers encouraged to pitch in and help polish the town in preparation for Fandangle visitors. The local Chamber of Commerce, along with the City of Albany, is sponsoring the June 15 campaign.

The staff at the Old Jail Art Center has four special events scheduled during June in addition to new summer art exhibits, the continuing exhibition of Rene Trevino: A New Codex, and various displays featuring items from the museum’s own collection and archives.

Four days in a row without rain allowed the stage and warm-up areas to dry out enough for horses, mules, and wagons to join the cast for rehearsals at the Prairie Theater on Monday.  Artistic director Lorna Ayers was pleased to see so many riders in the show this year.

Local businesses and residents are encouraged to join with patriots across the United States next Friday, June 14 in the annual cele-bration of Flag Day. Individuals and business owners who have their own flags are asked to put them up for the day, except in case of inclement weather.