SHACKELFORD 150 CLUB Celebration plans finalized

Members of the Shackelford County sesquicentennial 150 Club have finalized plans for a weekend of celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of the foundingofShackelfordCounty. Commemorative activities are planned for Friday and Saturday,Oct.11-12,inconjunction with the Fort Griffin Living Days and the Friends of Fort Griffin Gala.
Albany artist Joe Barrington (l), with help from Wesley Estridge (r) continues to work on the details of a pecan branch that will be unveiled during a ceremony Oct. 12 on the Courthouse Square. The piece was commmissioned as part of the Shackelford County sesquicentennial. Courtesy Photo

Calling All Families

amilies Entire families are invited to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival this Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Old Jail Art Center.
Teen Council member Emily Schedule works to get craft materials ready in preparation for this weekend’s family-friendly event at the Old Jail Art Center. Participants will celebrate the “Moon Festival,” with traditional Chinese treats, games, and activities. Donnie Lucas / Albany News

State monument installed

The fourth monument honoring Albany’s state championship football teams has been installed atMonumentParkoutside Robert Nail Memorial Stadium, completing the first upgrade to the facility. Monuments honoring Albany’s 1960, 1961 and 2022 teams were joined by one for the 2023 team.
Davy Vestal polishes and puts some final touches on the 2023 state champion monument that was installed last week. School officials hope to schedule a dedication later in the year.

MHS homecoming set today

Homecoming activities have been under way this week at Moran, building spirit for the homecoming football game. Moran will host Rotan at 7:30 p.m.
Moran HoCo

Patsy Cline ends 4-performance run

The final two performances of “Always...Patsy Cline”wrappedupSunday at the Aztec Theater, with the Albany Mainstreet Playhouse reporting over 800 tickets sold over the four-show run. “It was a wonderful run for the show,” said AMP director and vocal star of the show Lorna Ayers.
Lorna Ayers (r) as Patsy Cline encourages her biggest fan Louise, played by Pam Davis (l) to sing into the mic. A revival of Always...Patsy Cline played to enthusiastic audiences at the Aztec Theater over the past two weekends. Photo By Watt Casey

5th quarter planned Friday

The Feed Store will host its next Fifth Quarter gathering for local youth Friday, Sept. 27 following the Albany Lions home football game against Anson.
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