By Donnie A. LucasAlbany ISD teachers and support staff will start the school year on Wednesday, Aug. 9 with staff meetings and training.Both elementary and secondary teachers and staff will meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Feed Store for breakfast, followed by a “Welcome Back” message from 8:30 a.m. until...

By Melinda L. LucasRaises were give to returning teachers who are above the state minimum step 20 salary schedule and increases in several stipends were approved during an AISD school board on Monday, Aug. 17.Trustees also reviewed the preliminary budget and looked at where the state seems to be...

By Donnie A. LucasThe fundraising goal for improvements at the Shackelford County Show Barn has basically been met and work is underway at the facility.The Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association announced in early May a fundraising effort to raise $200,000 or more to make overdue...

By Donnie A. LucasShackelford County chief appraiser Clayton Snyder reported this week that the Appraisal Review Board upheld values set for the Hackberry Wind Farm during recent protest hearings held at the appraisal district office.The company filed a lawsuit after the review board upheld values...

By Donnie A. LucasRegistration for all Albany ISD students will open online beginning Wednesday, Aug. 2, with in-person registration also available at the high school campus for all grades on Aug. 2-3.The district is once again using the Ascender Parent Portal for registration, with a link...

By Donnie A. LucasTicket prices for the upcoming CareFest on Aug. 26 will increase next Tuesday, Aug. 1 with only general admission tickets still available.The fifth annual event will feature headliners Pat Green and Kevin Fowler, along with five other notable artists at the Happy Wife, Happy Life...

By Melinda L. LucasThe deadline to register for this year’s annual summer camps for kids at the Old Jail Art Center has officially passed, but there are still a few openings, and OJAC education director Erin Whitmore said that late registration will be accepted on Thursday (today) if those places...

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County commissioners took final action to proceed with removal of equipment on the county communications tower that is either unused or that the county is no longer being compensated for.After legal counsel John Montgomery looked over the notice of removal, county...

By Melinda L. LucasKraymer Harbold resigned from his seat on the board of the Shackelford County Hospital District at a July 17 meeting, stating that he feels he can serve the community more efficiently as a part-time paramedic, which he is not allowed to do as a board member.Harbold, who was...

By Sam WallerSpots are still available for the Albany Masonic Lodge Scholarship Tournament. The three-person scramble will be held Saturday, July 29 at Albany Golf Course.The field is limited to the first 18 paid teams.