The Albany Study Club and Shackelford County Library will celebrate two milestone anniversaries next week, marking 95 years of the Study Club and 70 years since the club launched Albany’s public library.The celebration is planned for Thursday, Sept. 10, with the community invited to join Study Club...

Shackelford County dove hunters will head into the 2026-27 season Sept. 1 with conditions expected to be average overall, although local birds and occasional rainfall have given the county an advantage over surrounding areas.Game Warden Jacob Mort said Shackelford County is holding more birds than...

A wildfire burned 445 acres on the Phin Reynolds Ranch north of Albany Tuesday, Aug. 18, as increasingly dry conditions continue to raise the fire danger across Shackelford County.The Shackelford County Rural Volunteer Fire Department was the primary local agency responding to the blaze, with the...

More than 100 residents gathered at the Albany High School auditorium Wednesday, Aug. 12, for a nearly two-hour town hall on the proposed Project North data center, hearing from representatives and asking questions about water, roads, environmental impacts, emergency services and power...

Shackelford County commissioners delayed action Monday on a property tax abatement application for the proposed Project North data center, giving the court more time to review a proposal outlining an estimated $8.8 billion investment in western Shackelford County.The application, submitted by Merit...

Albany City Council members approved a revised ordinance regulating electric bicycles, electric scooters and other micromobility devices Monday, Aug. 10, establishing new safety and operating requirements for riders throughout the city.The ordinance follows action taken by the council last month...

With a successful Ice Cream Supper behind them, members of the Albany Athletic Booster Club now turn their attention to preparing Robert Nail Memorial Stadium for the 2026 football season with its second annual stadium and concession stand cleanup set for Sunday, Aug. 16.The cleanup will begin at 2...

For months, Shackelford County landowners have questioned the proposed Dinosaur-Longshore 765-kilovolt transmission line and the process being used to determine where it will be built.Now, many of those same concerns are being echoed by some of Texas’ highest-ranking elected officials.

And a coaching staff with more than 150 combined years in AlbanyBy David H. WallerNext week, the whistles will blow, helmets will crack and another season of Albany Lion football will officially begin.For Denney Faith, it will not be just another first day of practice.

For as long as she can remember, Addie Beth Denton wanted to be a professional rodeo cowgirl.Now, she’s living that dream.Just months into her rookie season on the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) circuit, the 2021 Albany High School graduate has earned more than $10,000, recorded top...