Four Shackelford County youth helped usher in a new era earlier this month at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, competing intheshow’sfirstjunior ranch rodeo. TheeventwasheldSunday, March 3 at Houston’s NRG Arena.

Four Albany participants made the sale with their livestock projects last week at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. ShowinginInWave1,Tatum Grady placed sixth with her Hampshire barrow and Callan Edgar placed 10th with a Cross barrow.

Two online video project teams of the Albany FCCLAreceived word that they will advance directly totheNationalLeadership Conference in Seattle during June to present their projects. Only the top 15 online entries across the country advance to the national competition.

Information from the Fort Griffin Special Utilities District (FGSUD) for last week’s Albany News wasmisinterpretedtomean that longtime board member Burrell McKelvain was planning to withdraw his candidacy from the upcoming May 4 election.

Cheerleader tryouts for the 2024-2025 school year were held on Friday, March 8 prior to dismissal for spring break. Several adjustments were made in this year’s tryouts, including the change back to just one high school varsity squad.

Basicinformationabout scholarships being awarded to this year’s graduating class at Albany High School is needed by the first part of next week.

Tickets are still available for the Saturday performance of the band Shinyribs at the Aztec Theater, sponsored by Albany Live. Tickets are currently on sale for the Shinyribs concert on the website for for the show, with reserved seats available at $75 and general admission set at $50.

The first rehearsal for the 2024 edition of the Ft. Griffin Fandangle started this week at theAztec Theater, and cast members are being urged to sign up for the new Remind App to be notified or reminded about practices and any changes.

School traffic on Griffin Road near Nancy Smith Elementary School may be a little challenging during the first part of April as new metal utility poles are set into place on the west side of the street.