By Sandy Morris The Albany Independent School District will be closed on Monday, Feb. 15 with a staff development day scheduled for faculty members.  Classes will resume at the normal times on Tuesday, Feb. 16.

By Sandy Morris A fundraiser has been set up to help Albany High School athlete Wesley Estridge continue to compete at area powerlifiting meets.   Dark heather gray t-shirts supporting Estridge are being sold for $20 each.

By Sandy Morris Project Graduation organizers are busy this week preparing all the truffles and gifts sold during their first fundraiser benefitting the annual celebration following graduation.

By Donnie A. Lucas A pair of Albany High sophomores brought home the gold from the District 10-2A Cross Examination Debate contest held Monday in Cisco.

By Melinda L. Lucas The 2021-2022 budget and a contract extension for city manager Billy Holson were the main topics of discussion at Monday’s Albany city council meeting, but no action was taken on either item.

By Sandy Morris With only one day left to file for local offices, as of press time on Tuesday, there was still a shortage of candidates for several of the local boards.

By Sandy Morris While many local residents are anxiously waiting for their names to be called for a COVID vaccine, others are looking for convenient places to be tested for the virus.

By Sandy Morris After a string of warm, windy days, local residents began this week to brace themselves for a cold front bringing bone-chilling temperatures to the area.

By Sandy Morris Three local 4-H teams competed at the Annual Food Challenge on Wednesday, Jan. 27 in San Angelo.  The local club took two junior teams and one intermediate team with all three teams placing in the competition.

By Sandy Morris The Albany Volunteer Fire Department honored member Jeff Hill with the 2020 Firefighter of the Year merit award at the monthly meeting on Monday, Feb. 1.