The Albany Golf Club is beginning preparations for its annual Labor Day Tournament. The two-person scramble is scheduled Saturday, Aug.

A total of 74 girls from pre-school age to those entering sixth grade learned the basics of cheerleading and performed routines as part of the Cubs Cheer Camp. “It’s been close what we had last year,” Albany cheer sponsor Nickie Leveridge said.

Pick-up dates for the August distribution of the commodity food program provided by Shackelford County are today and tomorrow, Aug. 1-2.

Shackelford County resident Leia Rose placed second in the junior age group of the Texas 4-H State Indoor Archery Match conducted earlier this year, with Rose just recently learning of the results.

CareFest, Resource Care’s annual musical event, is getting final touches so bands can take thestageonSaturday,Aug. 24, at Happy Wife, Happy Life venue.

The Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas presented awards to The Albany News and Albany resident Wesley Turner for the support of agriculture education at its conference, held Sunday-Friday, July 21-26 in Dallas.

Registration for all Albany ISD students will open a little later than in previous years, according the Leigh Lowe, director of student services.

The deadline to register for this year’s annual summer camps for kids at the Old Jail Art Center has officially passed, with all five events filled and staff members preparing for the first workshop next Tuesday. All the workshops are in person at the OJAC, held mostly in the Stasney Center.