During their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 20, school board trustees learned that Albany ISD earned a “B” in the state’s new accountability ratings with distinctions given in social studies at the secondary level and science on both campuses.

Albany Independent School District student enrollment number totals for the beginning of a new school year dropped below 500 for the first time since 2014. A total of 491 pupils were registered for the 2018-2019 term on Monday, Aug.

Albany city council members worked through several significant agenda items during a meeting on Friday morning, Aug. 17, including proposing a tax rate and setting dates for two required public hearings.

Proposed budget totals for the Shackelford County Hospital District for 2019 increased about $150,000 more than the current year’s original budget, but that is primarily due to the addition of a new ambulance.

Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division currently lists half a dozen projects in various stages of completion in Albany, and anyone that has driven around the Kenshalo, Pate, Gregg, Jacobs, and Williams Street areas has probably noticed the crews at work, or at least the construction signs, trucks, trenches,...

Local students have several Christian peer groups they can chose between for Bible study, fellowship, and fun during the upcoming school year. The Feed Store Tuesday, Aug.

Board members of the Albany Chest will meet to organize the 2018 fundraising drive, nominate and elect new directors, and elect officers for the coming year during a 5:00 p.m. meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at The Feed Store.

The Alamo will be shown at the Aztec Theater this Saturday, Aug. 25, and as a special treat the Aztec board has waved the price of admission and has invited two special guests to the showing of the historic war film that was directed, produced, and starred in by John Wayne.

Only a limited number of spots are still available in the Albany Golf Club’s annual Labor Day tournament on, Saturday, Sept. 1 and Sunday, Sept. 2 at the local course.  “Sign-ups are going really well, and we only have three spots that are still available for the 8:30 a.m.

Beverly Rogers, captain of Team Albany, has joined other Big Country residents in the fight to end Alzheimer’s by signing up to participate in the 2018 annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association.  The Walk in Abilene will take place on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Rose Park.