By Sandy Morris Albany High School UIL students are making up for lost time due to last week’s winter weather and school closure and working to submit their entries to the Holliday High School virtual academic meet.

By Sandy Morris The cast and crew of Albany High School’s One Act Play will give a public performance of The Love of Oranges at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 1 at the Albany High School auditorium. 

By Sandy Morris The Old Jail Art Center  will open two new exhibitions to the public starting Saturday, Feb. 27 and running through Saturday, May 22. No public opening is planned because of COVID precautions and limited hours of operation.

By Melinda L. Lucas Close to 93 percent of the 2020 tax levy had been collected as of Jan. 31, according to chief appraiser Clayton Snyder at the Shackelford County Central Appraisal District (CAD) office, with eligible payments coming in for another week or so at the beginning of February.

By Sandy Morris The annual Fandangle Sampler is moving back to Reynolds Bend on the Lambshead Ranch after an absence of more than 20 years.  According to artistic director Lorna Ayers, the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association board has set the date for the sampler on Saturday, April 17.

By Sandy Morris After months of planning, the Albany Chamber will host the Hereford Ball celebration on Saturday, Feb. 27 at the Whitney Theater, 100 years after the original ball in 1921.

By Sandy Morris After a week of record-breaking winter weather like most Shackelford County residents have never experienced before, the sun finally made an appearance last Friday, and by Saturday afternoon, the only snow left was in shadow or what had been pushed into piles.

By Melinda L. Lucas A one-year contract extension was approved for principals Glen Hill at Albany Junior/Senior High School and John Gallagher at Nancy Smith Elementary School, along with similar offers for district business manager Angelyn Faith and director of student services Leigh Lowe,...

By Melinda L. Lucas Most people in this part of Texas associate the first sightings of robins with the coming of spring, but in the past week, there have been multiple comments on social media about the hundreds of American robins seen in and around Albany, even as temperatures dipped into the...

By Sandy Morris Project Graduation organizers have announced their next fundraiser for the annual celebration held for Albany’s graduating seniors.