The Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a “Wild West Day” on Saturday, April 27 from noon until 10:30 p.m. According to Chamber manager Mary Beth Jones, the day will include a crooners contest for amateur singers, two melodramas about Doc Holiday, a pie baking contest, fiddlers, and vendors selling...

Entire families are invited this Saturday afternoon to the Old Jail Art Center’s next family festival, entitled “Holi – the Indian Festival of Colors!”

Members of the Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Association will meet on Tuesday, April 9 for a general meeting to evaluate the 2019 show, consider any proposed rule changes, and address any concerns that have been brought to the attention of the Association.

Four members of the Comanche Masonic Lodge #41 drove down from Oklahoma on Monday, March 11 to present longtime Albany resident Vernon McDaniel with his 50-year Masonic pin. McDaniel was born in Oklahoma and lived in the Shawnee area until he enlisted in the Marines in 1952.

David M. Dukes of Abilene was born on Feb. 15, 1976 in Abilene, Texas to Jimmy Dukes and Catherine Burton Dukes. He died on March 14, 2019. Funeral services were held March 16, 2019 at Northwest Church of Christ in Abilene.

Beginning April 1, Closet Angels’ new hours will be Mondays only from 12:00 noon to 6:00 p.m. according to coordinator Lori Reames.

This month participants at the Old Jail Art Center Third Thursday workshop, set for 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 21, will be crafting floral wreaths.

All Shackelford County senior adults (50 and up) are invited to attend the Shackelford County Resource Center’s March senior luncheon to be held on Friday, March 15 at the Albany Youth Center beginning at 11:00 a.m. Members of First Methodist Church are hosting this month.

Although Albany High School’s One Act Play (OAP) did not advance to bi-district competition this year, five members of the troupe won special accolades at the district contest in Stamford last week, and co-director Jenny Scott complimented the entire group on their performance.

What did we do before cell phones? Well, that’s an easy question to answer. Most of us carried on conversations talking face to face. Imagine that!  Sometimes we would even visit  over the backyard fence. WOW! When was the last time you did that?