Shackelford County received nearly eight inches more rainfall in 2023 compared to the previous year. The county received 25.22 inches of moisture in 2023 according to National Weather Service data, the wettest year since 2019, after getting just 17.34 in 2022.

Hospital district asks about generator Shackelford County elected officials met for anhour-longpost-Christmas session on Wednesday, Dec. 27, dispensing with several routine itemsofbusinessandopting totableseveralothers until after the New Year.

Shackelford County voters may notice some minor changes to the process during the 2024 election year. “Everyoneneedstoknow this is a new election year, running from Jan.

Last week’s win by the Albany Lions may well have felt “twice as nice” for Albany fans as the team repeated as the Class 2A Div. II state champions with a 28-10 win over the Mart Panthers on Dec.

Anyone who doesn’t have plans to cook lunch on Christmas Day is invited to pick up a meal at the annual Christmas Feast set for 11:00 a.m. until 12:30p.m.attheMatthewsMemorial Presbyterian Church.

RepublicServices,trash pickup contractor for the City of Albany, will run its regular schedule for the week of Christmas. Residential trash containers and business and industrial containers normally picked up on Thursday, Dec.

The first 2024 distribution of government commodities issetforThursday, Jan. 4 at the Moran City Hall, followed by another session on Friday, Jan. 4 forAlbanyresidentsbehind thejusticeofthepeaceoffice at the Courthouse.

$ The Albany Chest is almost 65 percent of the way to its fundraising goal of $45,000 as the 2023 campaign enters its final two weeks. The campaign had raised $27,725 as of Tuesday, Dec.

Albany students at both AlbanyISDcampuseswere placed on a lockdown for about 15 minutes last Wednesday, Dec. 13 as a result of a possible threat neartheelementaryschool.