With the Dec. 6 deadline coming up, parents and teachers are asked to get Santa letters to The Albany News by Friday.

The book commemorating Shackelford County’s 150thanniversary, Prairie Land Legacy: 150 Years of Shackelford County, is now available. The book, which honors the rich history of the county, was printed by HV Chapman and Sons in Abilene.

Republic Services, the garbagecollectioncontractor for Albany, will alter its schedule next week for theThanksgivingholiday. Residential trash containers and industrial normally picked up on Thursday, Nov.

A Monday, Nov. 25, deadline has been set for the Nov.