Christmas is less than a week away and, as they have for the past few years, volunteers from Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will make sure that no one in Albany misses out on the chance to enjoy a holiday meal on Christmas Day.

Christmas is less than a week away and, as they have for the past few years, volunteers from Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will make sure that no one in Albany misses out on the chance to enjoy a holiday meal on Christmas Day.

Royce Duane Donaldson, 49, of Moran was taken into custody last Friday, Dec. 14 after he was indicted on separate charges by a local grand jury and by a federal grand jury in Abilene.

A community blood drive will take place in Albany on Thursday, Dec. 20, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.

Only 11 days remain in the Albany Chest 2018 campaign and donations to the drive were still $9,733 short of the $42,000 goal as of Wednesday, Dec. 19.  The current total is $32,267, according to board treasurer Paige Adair at First National Bank.

Shackelford County Hospital District directors discussed the replacement of aging servers at the clinic, but opted to wait another month so they could hear some options from the district’s IT consultant.

Several Nancy Smith Elementary School students and teams placed at the district A+Academics University Interscholastic League contest held on Wednesday, Dec. 12 in Hawley.  Schools competing at the District 8-2A UIL meet were Albany, Cross Plains, Haskell, Hawley, Roscoe, and Stamford.

Some Albany churches have planned special services for Christmas, and they have invited everyone to come and join them in celebrating the birth of God’s only son and our Savior.

Stock show season is already underway for a few local exhibitors, including AHS sophomore Carli Edgar who placed well with her barrows at the Lone Star Classic jackpot pig show in Abilene and at the Red River Rivalry in Wichita Falls recently, and seven year old Luke Smith who exhibited a gilt at...

The Shackelford County 4-H Club met in the courtroom of the local Courthouse at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 11 to elect officers for the upcoming year.