The Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, sponsored by Albany Lions Club, will roll into town Tuesday, Oct. 1.

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.

amilies Entire families are invited to celebrate the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival this Saturday, Sept. 28 at the Old Jail Art Center.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Patch, hosted by Bethel Assembly, will take placeSaturdayattheBank ParkindowntownAlbany. The event raises money used for community outreach programs.

TheOpenDoorwillpresent its “Go for the Gold” program to students of the Albany Independent School District on Monday, Sept. 30.

The Albany FFA Chapter elected officers for the school year, and several membersarepreparingfor contests later in the fall. SeniorKenzieNevewas elected as president, with seniorLaitheLeechnamed vice president.