Photo packets taken of junior high football and volleyball players by The Albany News arrived this week and are ready for pickup.  High school players and all cheerleaders who haven’t picked up their packages can also stop by the News office.

The Lady Lions evened out their district record with a win over Moran on Saturday, and traveled to Woodson on Tuesday. Albany came home with a 25-21, 25-19, 25-14 win over Woodson improving the district mark to 3-2.

The meeting of warm, damp air pumped in from the Gulf of Mexico and a slow moving cold front drifting lazily across the Big Country has produced a long-awaited widespread rain event, with totals across the county spanning a wide range from about four inches all the way up to 11 inches.

The fourth annual Fort Griffin BBQ Cook-Off “Battle for the Blade & World Championship Dove Cook-Off” will take place in downtown Albany this Friday and Saturday, Sept. 28 and 29, and at least two dozen teams are already entered in the International Barbeque Cookers Association sanctioned event.

Local organizations who plan to apply for funding from the Albany Chest need to finish and submit their applications by 5:00 p.m. this Friday afternoon, Sept. 28.

The truck show originally scheduled to take place in downtown Albany last Saturday, Sept. 22, was postponed until the rainout date – Saturday, Oct. 13. “We were glad to get the rainlast weekend, but it is hard to reschedule around all of the other fall events,” said organizer Robert Snyder.

Albany city council members adopted the proposed tax rate with no discussion on Thursday, Sept. 20 at a special session scheduled in order to fit in the two required public hearings. No one from the public attended the hearings on Aug. 30 and Sept. 6, necessary because the proposed tax of 68.

Prime rib grilled to perfection, Doug Moreland & the Flying Armadillos filling the fresh night air with boot scootin’ music, auctions, and an open bar are all planned as part of the Friends of Fort Griffin 15th Annual Gala on Saturday, Oct.

The Fort Griffin Living History Association (FGLHA) is hosting a trail ride at Fort Griffin State Historic Site this Saturday, Sept. 29, starting at 9:00 a.m.

Members of the Albany Student Council will participate in the Fall Regional Convention at the Civic Center in Abilene on Wednesday, Oct. 3.  This year there are 28 high school students on the AHS council, and 19 junior high representatives.