By Sandy Morris A community-wide clean-up day, promoted annually by the Albany Chamber of Commerce, has been scheduled for Saturday, June 12.

A blood drive is scheduled to take place in Albany next Thursday afternoon, June 10. Hendrick Regional Blood Center will park its bloodmobile at First Baptist Church at the usual time from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

By Sandy Morris The Albany Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small structure fire on Conrad Street in the early morning hours on Sunday, May 30. On arrival, volunteers found a trailer fully engulfed in flames.

By Sandy Morris Today is the last day to register for Day Camp 2021 sponsored by ResourceCare. Parents may sign up their children from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Albany Youth Center.

By Sandy Morris Pick-up dates for the June distribution of the commodity food program  provided by Shackelford County are June 3 and 4. Certified families in Moran should pick up their food at Moran City Hall between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 3.

By Sandy Morris Albany’s First Baptist Church will host a “Mexican Pile-On” fundraiser on Sunday, June 6. The meal will be served in the FBC Fellowship Hall immediately following the Sunday worship service. In addition to the meal, baked goods will be available for purchase.

Raffle tickets are available now for the 2021 Clay Break Classic Gun Raffle benefitting the Ben Richey Boys Ranch and Family Program.  Four guns have been donated for the raffle by Beverley and Buford Salters and include two Zenith Tedna SE12Ts, a Weatherby PA-08, and a  Marlin XS7 bolt-action .

By Sandy Morris The regular school year has ended, but summer school is just beginning for students who need to catch up on credits or prepare for STARR retesting. Albany Independent School District has scheduled summer school for June 7-25, Monday to Thursday, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

By Sandy Morris The Albany Study Club sponsored summer reading program at the Shackelford County Library will return this summer after being cancelled last year due to COVID concerns. According to organizer Janna Ledbetter, the annual story hour will kick off on Monday, June 7.

By Sandy Morris Summer kicked off with the annual Splash Day at the Albany city pool on Tuesday, June 1. The facility was open free of charge to the general public from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. to start the beginning of the summer.