By Melinda L. LucasAn Albany blood drive is set for this afternoon, June 22.Hendrick Regional Blood Center will park the bloodmobile at First Baptist Church at the usual time from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m., but local donors are reminded to note the switch back to Thursdays.

The students listed on the Dean’s List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.

By Sam WallerThree Shackelford County junior 4-Hers received top prizes in District 7 equine and photography contests.On Tuesday, June 13, Gage Burton won the Junior Stock Horse championship buckle at the District 7 Horse Show.

By Sam WallerThe Shackelford County Library’s annual children’s story hour has one more Tuesday date left in June before moving to Wednesdays in July.Program organizer Janna Ledbetter said attendance through the first three weeks of the program warranted adding more dates.

By Sam WallerFirst Baptist Church is offering Sizzlin’ Summer Sunday Nights at 6:00 p.m. starting this Sunday, June 25 and running through Aug. 6.The gatherings will be held at the home of Clint and Ginger Bumguardner.

By Sam WallerMaranatha Fellowship will host a Night of Prophecy starting at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 25.Pastor Clint Chapman said McKade Marshall will be the featured speaker.“We’ll do what we normally do for worship; then I’ll turn it over to him for ministry,” Chapman said. “It’s going to be good.

By Sam WallerFor the second year in a row, Albany has finished in the top 10 schools in the Class 2A UIL Lone Star Cup standings.The Lone Star Cup is awarded annually to six high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications.

By Sam WallerThe team of West, Villanueva, and Hutchinson won the Championship Flight of the Albany Golf Club’s Fathers Day Scramble.The three-person scramble, played Saturday-Sunday, June 17-18 at Albany Golf Course, drew a field of 32 teams.

By Sam WallerStudents who will be in first through ninth grade this fall still have time to register for the Albany Volleyball Camp.The camp is scheduled for Monday-Wednesday, June 26-28 at the Albany Junior/Senior High gym.Cost for the camp is $25 per camper.

By Sam WallerThe calendar may say it’s summer vacation, but students and faculty from Moran are continuing to learn even during the break from classes.Supt.