The community is invited to the Albany ISD retiree reception in honor of Danita Johnston, Lavelle Vinson, Karen Martin, and Debra Overton to be held next Thursday, May 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the foyer of Nancy Smith Elementary School.

The Hendrick Regional Blood Center bloodmobile will be at First Baptist Church on Thursday, May 23 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.  Hendrick Regional Blood Center supplies all of the blood and blood products used for patient care at 17 area hospitals.

The annual field day for Nancy Smith Elementary School students will take place at the high school track on Monday, May 20. “We will need volunteers to help with the field events and water events,” said physical education instructor Ginger Norton.

Shackelford County resident, rancher, and centenarian John Matthews will be the speaker at the Albany Lions Club sponsored Memorial Day service held at the Aztec Theater at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, May 27.

Two major issues, both concerning the Shackelford County Law Enforcement Center, were covered during Monday’s meeting of the county commissioners, with elected officials deciding on a change in how jailers and dispatchers are paid and also hearing a report about lightning damage to the LEC.

A construction agreement for the new terminal building at the Albany airport was approved by Albany city council members at a regular meeting on Monday, May 13. New council member Don Taggart was sworn in after the meeting, following the canvassing of the votes cast for the May 4 election.

The 33nd annual Polo on the Prairie fundraiser benefitting cancer research and patient programs at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will be held at the Musselman Brothers’ Lazy 3 Ranch on Saturday, May 18, and although the actual polo competition will not take place because of wet...

The Albany City pool will open to the general public on Saturday, May 25 with a one-day-only, free-admittance, Splash Day.  “We typically open the pool the first Saturday after school lets out,” said city park manager Brian Holson. “And we’ll have free admittance on opening day this year.”

Shackelford County 4-H member Johnnie Hise of Moran won first place in the Senior Division Fashion Show-Natural Fibers and second place in Senior Division Fashion Show Construction-Everyday Living at the District 7 4-H roundup in San Angelo last Friday, May 10, qualifying her to advance to the next...

All Shackelford County senior adults (50 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s April senior luncheon to be held on Friday, May 17 at the Albany Youth Center beginning at 11:00 a.m. Members of the Albany Church of Christ are hosting this month.