Photographs taken of various teams and individuals by The Albany News since the beginning of the local coach pitch, softball, and baseball seasons are available for pickup. Summer baseball and softball packages are priced at $18 plus tax.

Young girls interested in learning about cheerleading and dance routines still have time to join the 2018 Cheer Camp. The three day camp will take place at the Albany High School gym from Monday, July 30 through Wednesday, Aug.

For the 34th year, Abilene is hosting a major 4-H youth event with the Texas State 4-H Horse Show taking place this week through July 28 in the Taylor County Expo Center Coliseum, the Boeshart Horse Barn, and the Covered Outdoor Arena.

Shackelford County 4-H member Johnnie Hise brought home two first places ribbons from the District 7 Junior and Intermediate Fashion Show held in Burnet on Tuesday, July 17. Hise won the Intermediate division of the Construction, Everyday Living category with a jump suit that she sewed.

JT Holland of Moran participated in an extensive, hands-on educational camp on ranching and land stewardship at the Warren Ranch near Santa Anna July 16-20.

Children from four years old to sixth grade are invited to grab their megaphones, lace up their cleats, tune up their instruments and come “gear up for life’s big game” at the First Baptist Church of Moran sponsored Vacation Bible School Game On! taking place next week, July 30 through Aug. 3.

Groups of students and sponsors from 20 various high schools across the nation competed in the 2018 Solar Car Challenge (SCC) race and locals may have noticed their specialized solar-powered cars and assorted support vehicles when they passed through Albany on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 17, on...

Local investors plan to offer “unique living sites with a ranch setting only minutes from the center of historic Albany” with the new Clarke Estate Development project. The project has been divided into two phases, and phase one is underway.  The 159.

A house fire in Albany during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 11, destroyed the home and the majority of the personal belongings of Trisha and J.R. Reyes, and donations for them are being accepted at both local banks. “At approximately 3:30 a.m.

Albany ISD trustees looked at the comparisons of local and state STAAR and EOC test passing percentages during Monday night’s board meeting, and got a feel for how the district might end up in the state’s rating system, which will be released in August.