By Sandy Morris Blanton Belcher was named as the 2021 Top Hand at the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association Buyer-Seller Reception hels Saturday, April 10 at the Feed Store.

By Sandy Morris Local residents who are looking for an opportunity to volunteer may want to consider Closet Angels, the local clothing ministry. Organizers of the group are hoping to expand the number of volunteers at the organization in preparation for expected new growth.

By Sandy Morris Representatives of local organizations and boards that award scholarships to Albany High School graduates are asked to collect applications from Ann Riley at the AHS office on Friday, April 16.

By Sandy Morris In one week the ResourceCare Community Health Center will hold a Murder Mystery Dinner fundraising event at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 22.

By Sandy Morris Fourteen Albany High School students, many of them in multiple events,  will compete in a total of 13 different contests at the Region 2-2A University Interscholastic League academic meet at Grayson College in Denison on Friday and Saturday,  April 16-17.

By Sandy Morris After missing the opportunity last year due to COVID, the Parent Teacher Organization at Nancy Smith Elementary School will hold the traditional Scholastic Book Fair virtually this year. The book fair will run from Monday, April 19 through Sunday, May 2.

 By Sandy Morris Early voting for the May 1 local election will begin next Monday, April 19 and run through Tuesday, April 27.

By Melinda L. Lucas Typically, local business owners would have to come up with more money if they hadn’t filed renditions by today, according to Shackelford CAD County chief appraiser Clayton Snyder.

By Sandy Morris The second week in April is traditionally designated as national Public Safety Telecommunicators Week and this week, April    11-17, local dispatchers were recognized for the work they do behind the scenes of public safety.

By Melinda L.