The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members.

By Sam WallerAlbany’s Connor Smith spent a week earlier this month attending the Bass Brigade camp, one of eight summer camps conducted by Texas Brigades.Smith, who will be an eighth grader at Albany Junior High this fall, spent the week learning conservation methods in addition to honing his...

By Donnie A. LucasScores on the spring 2022 STAAR testing for grades 3-8 were recently released by the Texas Education Agency, with local scores exceeding state or matching statewide scores in almost all areas.The results were also higher compared to last year’s numbers for local students in most...

By Sam WallerResourceCare’s 24th year of Summer Day Camp is nearing the midpoint of its two-week run.Day Camp is free to all registered children from age 3 and potty trained to sixth grade.ResourceCare’s Ragan Riley said numbers are up this year with 168 students registered.

By Melinda L. LucasA local citizen asked for a special session of the Shackelford County commissioners during Monday’s meeting, and another point of discussion was repair or replacement of the Courthouse’s “chiller,” as the air conditioning of offices had not been working correctly for several...

By Donnie A. LucasThree FCCLA teams advanced to the National Leadership Conference in San Diego at the end of June, with one group taking the top honor in the country and the other two both placing well.The Level 1 parliamentary procedure team, made up of seven eighth graders, took top honors in...

By Donnie A. LucasShackelford County residents have been fortunate not to have experienced any grass fires in the last couple of weeks, but officials say conditions will be favorable through this weekend and probably into next week for that to change.“Conditions are there for fires to break out; we...

By Melinda L. LucasSix of the seven members of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors met for a brief special session on Friday, July 1, with all but a couple of minutes held behind closed doors.The meeting was called to order by the board president, Jo Ann Estridge, at 11:30...

By Melinda L. LucasA new ordinance governing occupancy of recreational vehicles (RVs) inside the Albany city limits was approved during the July 11 meeting of the Albany city council.Council members also increased water and sewer tap rates.Mayor pro tem Lester Galbreath conducted the meeting in the...

By Sam WallerShackelford County 4-H elected to scrap the first session of its STEM camps this week, but Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said two other sessions are still scheduled.Bell said low registration and staffing issues led to the decision to cancel this week’s session, which...