Shackelford County judge John Viertel announced to commissioners at their March 25 meeting that $250,000 in funding from the state’s Rural Sheriff’s Department Salary Assistance Grant Programhadbeenreceived and was being placed in a separate account for proper distribution and documentation.

As Shackelford County begins to throw off the blankets and move from winter into spring, preparations are being made for severe weather that oftenaccompanieswarmer temperatures. Activities include a local Skywarn class for storm spotters and weather drills at the Albany schools.

Albany ISD trustees offered a contract to well-known girls coach Larry Tidwell and also discussed at length their feelings about the possibility of changing to a four-day school week during a meeting on Monday, March 18.

For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic put an end to many public activities, the Old Jail Art Center will sponsor a Third Thursday Studio on March 21 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Adultvisitorsareinvited to try out anewartmedium rangingfrompainttowelding.