Albany Live will open its 2025 schedule on January 25 with a performance by Texas music legend Gary P. Nunn at the Aztec Theater. Known for his contributions to Texas music with hits like ‘London Homesick Blues’, ‘What I Like About Texas’, and many more,  Nunn is set to return to Albany following up on his sold-out November 2023 show. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m., with the performance starting at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale, and organizers are encouraging fans to purchase early due to high demand.

By Lynsi Musselman

On Tuesday, the 477 Albany Independent School District students returning after the winter break saw all the familiar faces across the district, as well as three new ones. 

By David H. Waller

On Monday, January 6, 389 days after the Albany Lions captured their second consecutive Texas State Championship, Coach Denney Faith presented players with their long-awaited championship rings.

What was expected to be a routine four-to-six-month turnaround stretched into more than a year, but as Coach Faith said at the start of his speech, “Better late than never.”