By Sam WallerAlbany’s Connor Smith spent a week earlier this month attending the Bass Brigade camp, one of eight summer camps conducted by Texas Brigades.

By Donnie A. LucasThe number of positive COVID-19 cases appears to be increasing, causing at least one major event to be cancelled this week.

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany High School counselors will host a dual-credit meeting in the secondary library starting at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, July 31.The session was originally scheduled for June 3 but was postponed because of conflicts.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is now accepting nominations for county committee members. Elections will occur in certain Local Administrative Areas (LAA) for members. LAAs are elective areas for FSA committees in a single county or multi-county jurisdiction.

Charlie Lawrence has been called home to his heavenly father. He was beloved by Julie, his wife, and children.Born in Breckenridge, Texas on May 19, 1941, he was the youngest of nine children.

By Donnie A. LucasScores on the spring 2022 STAAR testing for grades 3-8 were recently released by the Texas Education Agency, with local scores exceeding state or matching statewide scores in almost all areas.

By Sam WallerResourceCare’s 24th year of Summer Day Camp is nearing the midpoint of its two-week run.Day Camp is free to all registered children from age 3 and potty trained to sixth grade.ResourceCare’s Ragan Riley said numbers are up this year with 168 students registered.

By Melinda L. LucasA local citizen asked for a special session of the Shackelford County commissioners during Monday’s meeting, and another point of discussion was repair or replacement of the Courthouse’s “chiller,” as the air conditioning of offices had not been working correctly for several days.

By Donnie A. LucasThree FCCLA teams advanced to the National Leadership Conference in San Diego at the end of June, with one group taking the top honor in the country and the other two both placing well.

By Donnie A. LucasShackelford County residents have been fortunate not to have experienced any grass fires in the last couple of weeks, but officials say conditions will be favorable through this weekend and probably into next week for that to change.