Albany’s Ragin’ Red Band recorded another “first” last Saturday, qualifying for the finals in the UIL Area Marching Contest and finishing sixth overall. The group was ninth out of the top 10 bands that advanced to the finals seeking one of the five spots that moves on to the state marching contest in San Antonio next week.

Friends of the Old Jail Art Center and fellow Albany Lion fans are invited to meet on the OJAC grounds Friday, Oct. 27 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for a taco tailgate party prior to the Albany-Hamlin home football game.

Shackelford County Commissioners awarded bids for bulk fuel and mowing, as well as adopting a “Resolution for Freedom from Medical Mandates.” The document, which was unanimously approved on a motion by Lanham Martin, seconded byAceReames,bans“overreaching” governmental masking, vaccination, and other types of medical mandates in Shackelford County, instead leaving those to “personal choice.” The resolution in its entirety can be read on the county’s website at shackelfordcounty.org Other Business •Twobidswerereceived toprovidethecounty’sbulk fuel.After review, the commissioners opted to accept Lion Fuels bids for regular gas and diesel. •Texas Grass Shall Grow submitted the only bids for mowing of the Courthouse Square and of two rural cemeteries.

A project that began almost as soon as the Albany Lions won the Class 2A Division II state championship last December was brought to conclusion Friday, Oct. 20 with the dedication of monuments honoring Albany’s three state championships.