The “weather’s turning pretty and fair,” which means spring can’t be far behind, and Fandangle season is just ahead. Fandangle practice starts next Monday, March 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Aztec Theater.

The 2019 Grand Champion Junior Market Barrow at the Houston Stock Show will be chosen at 7:30 p.m. tonight in the NRG Center East Arena and Connor Smith’s pig, already selected Champion Poland China Barrow on Sunday, March 10, will be among only nine animals in the ring vying for the honor.

By Kathy Thomson Students tried out for the chance to become Albany school cheerleaders on Friday, March 8, before spring break. “We performed in front of three judges, both individually for jumps and cheers, and in small groups for dance and chant,” said new head cheerleader Alayna Koemel.

Technology questions and updates, covering everything from unpaid IT invoices to a new lease for copiers, was the emphasis of Monday’s business session of the Shackelford County commissioners.

Randall Palmore started playing the steel guitar almost 30 years ago and the acoustic guitar a decade or so before that, and this spring his musical skills are being acknowledged by his peers, who have selected him to be inducted into the Cowtown Society of Western Music’s “Heroes of Western Swing”...

Classes in the Albany schools will resume on Monday morning, March 18 following a week-long spring break. The tardy bells will ring as usual at 7:55 a.m. at Nancy Smith Elementary School and at the secondary campus.

Photographs taken at the Shackelford County Youth & Livestock Show will be ready for purchasers to pick up at the Shackelford County Courthouse early next week. The photos are taken by the News staff, but proceeds benefit the stock show association.

No single event signals the beginning of the warm weather season more than the act of “springing forward.” Daylight Saving Time returns this Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 a.m., when Albany residents, along with most of the rest of the U.S.

Fandangle performers, especially those that will be out of pocket over spring break, need to note that artistic director Lorna Ayers has rescheduled rehearsals to try and decrease conflicts.

A community blood drive will take place in Albany on Thursday, March 14, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club. The Hendrick Regional Blood Center bloodmobile will be parked at First Baptist Church from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.