By Sam WallerThe Albany Volunteer Fire Department has two fundraising projects in the works, including the return of its Burgers & Birds cookout.The event is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 3 at the fire station to celebrate the opening of dove season.“We’ve done it in the...

By Sam WallerAlbany’s Riley Reames enjoyed being part of the Texas Brigade program so much last year that she signed up for one of the other camps this year.After attending the Ranch Brigade camp at Santa Anna in 2021, Reames attended the Rolling Plains Bobwhite Brigade camp June 10-14 at Wood...

By Sam WallerThe Moran Independent School District received a grade of C from the Texas Education Agency, holding steady from the last ratings handed out in 2019.The TEA assesses grades of A through F for accountability for districts and campuses throughout the state.

By Donnie A. LucasThe Texas Education Agency issued grades on Friday as part of the Texas A-F accountability ratings for districts and campuses in the state, with Albany ISD receiving a B.This was the first time that the rating system has been used since 2019 due to two years of COVID-related...

By Donnie A. LucasAlbany ISD was again expecting just over 500 students with the start of the new school year Wednesday (yesterday), indicating that beginning enrollment has been steady for the past three years.Following “Meet the Teacher” sessions at both Nancy Smith Elementary and the Albany...

By Melinda L. LucasDuring a regular session on Monday, Aug. 15, Albany ISD’s board of trustees set a date for a special meeting to adopt the 2022-2023 budget and tax rate, planning an early morning meeting on Aug. 31, the last day that the budget can be adopted according to state law.The board also...

By Melinda L. LucasProgress has been reported in solving a series of car burglaries that occurred earlier this month, and the same thieves have apparently hit several other communities, according to Shackelford County deputy Jason Price, who is investigating along with police chief Mike...

By Melinda L. LucasAn Albany woman was killed last Saturday afternoon in a single vehicle roll-over on U.S. Hwy. 283 11 miles north of Albany.According to a preliminary report by DPS media communications officer Sgt. Marc Couch, Robin Detrick Morrison, 51, of Albany, was pronounced dead at the...

By Melinda L. LucasAfter approving his retainer at last month’s meeting of the Shackelford County Hospital District board meeting, the directors met their new legal counsel on Monday, Aug. 15 at their regular monthly session.They also set a date to work on the budget and discuss tax rate...

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County commissioners have yet to see tax rate calculations so they can finalize their budget, but because county-wide values are up, they are optimistic about being able to offer a three to five percent across-the-board increase in employee salaries.They saw new...