A lunchtime fundraiser for the local Toys for Tots campaign is planned for this Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Youth Center, with help from members of Albany High School’s National Honor Society (NHS), and community members are encouraged to come and enjoy a good meal while helping to provide Christmas...

The Albany Athletic Booster Club has several activities planned in preparation for Albany’s bi-district playoff game with the Rocksprings Angoras tonight. The game will be held at San Angelo Stadium, with kickoff set for 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 15.

A Monday, Nov. 19 deadline has been set for the Nov. 22 edition of The Albany News due to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. All news articles and advertising, including classified ads, must be received no later than noon on Monday, Nov. 19.

Members of the Albany Chamber of Commerce have planned a special evening in the downtown area on Saturday, Nov. 24, to celebrate the start of the 2018 Christmas season complete with joyful music, lights, shopping, magic, and Santa Claus, before taking a moment to pause and honor loved ones who...

Albany city council members met in open session for about 20 minutes on Monday, Nov. 12, then closed the meeting for 45 minutes to go over city manager Billy Holson’s annual evaluation.  No action was taken when the session was re-opened. Several other items were approved during the evening.

The United States Postal Service recently awarded Albany postal clerk Suzie Patterson with a 25-year Service Award Pin and letter of appreciation in recognition of her 25 years of government service.

Theater art students from Albany Junior High School will present Robert Nail’s “Antic Spring” in the district one-act play competition taking place in the Albany High auditorium today, Nov. 15.

Albany school students will be dismissed for the Thanksgiving holidays on Tuesday, Nov. 20 with a noon release time.

Students and teachers at Nancy Smith Elementary School are wrapping up a full week of Grandparents Week celebration. “Granparents Week is going really well,” said administrative assistant Stephanie Gleitz. “We have had a great turnout.”

Friendship Baptist Church members are inviting everyone to attend the church’s third annual “Harvest Acres” this Saturday, Nov. 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. to buy homemade baked goods, purchase handcrafted gifts, eat a hot meal, or just “come by and drink some coffee and visit for a while.”