By Melinda L. Lucas
Grandparents Week at Nancy Smith Elementary continues today and tomorrow, along with the annual Book Fair, which is set up on the cafeteria stage.
The school is hosting the special week for grandparents, with help from Albany PTO members, who are sponsoring the book fair.
For the next couple of days, grandparents and other senior adults are invited to bring a lunch to eat with students.
Last week, junior journalists were given a creative challenge: write a story based on the discovery of a mysterious object in an unexpected place. The goal was to craft a compelling narrative about what the object might be, where it came from, and how people reacted to its discovery.
By Payton Crump
5th Grade
By Melinda L. Lucas
The Albany city council is expected to cancel its May 3 election at the March 17 meeting after Henry Garcia withdrew his candidacy this week.
City secretary Kenisha Lucas said that Garcia did not have all the paperwork he needed to run for election, and after reviewing his options, Garcia opted to remove his name from the 2025 ballot for personal reasons.
Because of his decision, there are now only two candidates for the two terms expiring this spring – incumbents Lynsi Musselman and Don Taggart.
A group of Albany’s fourth and fifth graders will take the stage this week to present Big Bad, a one-act courtroom comedy that puts the Big Bad Wolf on trial. The play, directed by Cali Rose, will be performed March 7 and 8 at 6 p.m. at the high school auditorium, and admission is free.
The production is part of All the World’s a Stage, a children’s theater group that Rose continues from a program originally started by her mother, Lorna Ayers. This marks the first full play put on by the group, following a smaller drama showcase last fall.
