Maranatha Fellowship will host A Night of Destiny at 6:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23.

Albany Ministerial Alliance — OFFICERS — President.............. Luke Spraberry V-President............

Members at Albany Methodist Church are hosting a camp for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers beginning Sunday, June 16, and lasting eight weeks. Thecamp,“God’sHappy Campers,” is designed to teach children how to love their neighbors.

AngeloStateUniversity in San Angelo, Texas, has announced the students achieving the Dean’s List for the 2024 spring semester, including Ana Balliew of Albany. Balliew is majoring in Accounting and is the daughter of Candy and Tim Balliew.

Kindness is love in little things. It is respect for the feelings and personhood of another. It is thoughtfulness put in action. It is the kind of spirit which builds togetherness and love in situations which could be explosive.

Two Albany women, BetsySpraberryandChristina Daugherty,havejoined forces to create a new podcast, showcasing women in the community and surrounding towns. The idea for the podcast was hatched earlier this spring as the women began recordingwomen’stestimonies about their walks with Christ.

June 4 kicked off the first session of Summer SONshine at First Baptist with a close-to-capacity crowd according to Ginger Bumguardner, children’s minister. “We are filling up fast, but parents can still register their children, (completed first grade through sixth grade),” Bumguardner said.

Three Shackelford County 4-Hers claimed more than a dozen quality awards this week in the State4-HRoundupphotography contest. The State Roundup began Monday, June 3 and runs through Thursday, June 6 at College Station.

Practices for the summer Fandangle performances, which are just two weeksaway,areexpanding tofournightsnextweek on MondaythroughThursday evenings starting at 7:00 p.m.

First Baptist Church is sponsoring a Family Fun Day every Sunday night this summer, beginning June 2 and running through July 21. Activities each week are swimming, eating, and games, including volleyball and cornhole.