The 28th annual See You at the Pole is set for Wednesday, Sept. 26, with separate events planned for local elementary and secondary students. The 2018 theme is “Broken.”  Ephesians 3:14, I fall on my knees before the Father, is the scripture selected for 2018.

Campbell Terry was recently hired to be the youth minister at First Baptist Church and he began his new duties on Sunday, Sept. 2. When asked how he ended up as the new youth minister at FBC, Terry did not hesitate with his answer. “This job?” Terry said. “It was God!”

Former Albany youth minister Thomas Aly with Live Missions will host an informational meeting this Sunday, Sept. 23, at 3:00 p.m. at The Feed Store, for anyone who is interested in finding out more about the non-profit’s upcoming Uganda mission trips.

McMurry University inducted former Albany resident Rory Peacock and seven others into its Athletics Hall of Honor on Sept. 8 in a ceremony held in the Garrison Campus Center Mabee Room.

The City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department will have a “fill the boot” drive this Saturday, Sept. 22 starting at 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Hwy. 6 and FM 576 (next to the Red Barn). “This will be the first boot drive we’ve been able to do in years,” said organizer Michelle Taggart.

There are only a few hours left to register a sale location in the 25th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale scheduled for this Saturday in Albany. “Come in and get signed up to participate,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones on Tuesday morning.

There are only a few hours left to register a sale location in the 25th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale scheduled for this Saturday in Albany. “Come in and get signed up to participate,” said Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones on Tuesday morning.

Three new exhibitions are set to open at the Old Jail Art Center, running Sept. 15 through Feb. 2, 2019. The Old Jail’s board of trustees is hosting a members opening at the museum this Saturday, Sept. 15 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., featuring an artists’ reception and dinner.

Directors of the Albany Chest met on Wednesday, Sept. 5, to organize the 2018 fundraising drive, elect four board members, and vote on officers for the upcoming year.

The Albany Masonic Lodge hosted a breakfast for the First Responders of Shackelford County on Tuesday, Sept. 11, with 17 volunteers and emergency workers served.