How Dyess Became Part of Our Vocabulary

Noted Abilene historian Jay Moore recently took a look back at the story behind the naming of Dyess Air Force Base, which marks its 70th anniversary this month.
How Dyess Became Part of Our Vocabulary

Summers With Grandfather Help Pave Way to Harvard

Grace Elizabeth Cauble’s story of working alongside her grandfather in Albany is now published in a book featuring successful Harvard Law School application essays.Cauble, granddaughter of Albany residents George and Prissy Harvick, had two of her essays selected for the third edition of 55...
Summers With Grandfather Help Pave Way to Harvard

Albany FCCLA Brings Home National Title

By Charli TrailAlbany High School’s FCCLA chapter returned from the July 6-10 National Leadership Conference in Washington, D.C., with a national championship, a Top 10 finish and valuable leadership experience after competing against students from across the country.
Albany FCCLA Brings Home National Title

AISD officials stress urgency at town hall

Albany ISD officials took their message directly to the community last week, with 58 residents attending the first town hall meeting on the proposed $26 million school bond held March 25 at the high school auditorium.The meeting provided the clearest picture yet of both the condition of the...
AISD officials stress urgency at town hall

Oncor to hold meeting today after local pressure

Oncor will host a public meeting in Albany today regarding the proposed Dinosaur–Longshore 765-kilovolt transmission line, following concerns raised by Shackelford County landowners, local officials and recent reporting on the project.The Technical Conference and Informational Meeting is scheduled...
Oncor meeting set after local pressure

Wreck revisited a Quarter Century later

When a devastating accident happened along Albany’s Main Street in March of 2000, it made headlines and left a lasting impression on the community.At the time, The Albany News covered the details, the chaos, the injuries, and the immediate aftermath.
Wreck revisited a Quarter Century later

Cook Field discovery marks a century

Last week marked 100 years since a moment that forever changed the course of Shackelford County history.On Feb. 18, 1926, an oil well drilled on the Cook Ranch five miles northwest  of Albany erupted with a gusher that would soon become known around the world.
Cook Field discovery marks a century

Concerns intensify over data center effects

What began as a routine Shackelford County Commissioners Court meeting Monday morning quickly shifted into an extended and increasingly uneasy discussion about the Frontier data center projects and their growing effects on residents, infrastructure, and public safety.
Concerns intensify over data center effects

Local ranchers answer call for Oklahoma wildfire relief

Local ranchers and businesses came together this week to support livestock producers in Oklahoma whose grazing land has been destroyed by widespread wildfires across the region.The fires, which began earlier this month in the Oklahoma Panhandle, have burned more than 300,000 acres and prompted...
Local ranchers answer call  for Oklahoma wildfire relief
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