Directors of the Albany Chest met on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to organize the 2024 fundraising drive, elect four board members, and vote on officers.

The Albany school board reviewed the audit report for the year ending in August and were notified of the district’s A rating from TEA’s financial integrity system during the monthly meeting held Monday, Sept. 16.

Albany city council members voted during their monthly meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 to adopt the tax rate that had been proposed on Aug.

With no one from the public present to speak at eitheroftworequiredpublic hearings, the board of directors for the Shackelford County Appraisal District (SCAD) approved the 2025 budget and the the 20252026 Reappraisal Plan on unanimous votes during a Sept. 13 meeting.