By Melinda L. LucasThe resignation of Albany ISD technology director Daniel Key was accepted with regrets at the Monday, March 21 meeting of the AISD school board.Superintendent Jonathan Scott announced that Kevin Hill would be filling that position for the remainder of the year.

By Melinda L. LucasAn Albany blood drive is set for today, March 24.Hendrick Regional Blood Center will park the bloodmobile at First Baptist Church at the usual time from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.

By Donnie A. LucasRehearsals for the Sampler of the 2022 Ft. Griffin Fandangle are set for the next couple of weeks on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Bank Park in downtown Albany, starting at 7:30 p.m.Director Lorna Ayers is urging people to come to rehearsals since the sampler show is so close.

By Donnie A. LucasShackelford County residents who haven’t yet registered to vote have until April 7 to sign up if they want to participate in the special statewide amendment election and the county-wide hospital district election on May 7.

Jack Clement, 90, of Harlingen, Texas, passed away Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was cremated under the direction of Heavenly Grace Funeral Home in LaFeria.Jack was born September 29, 1931, in Stamford, Texas, to George “Wash” Clement and Mary Moore Clement. He married Karen Garrett Sept.

By Sam WallerRehearsals for next month’s Fort Griffin Fandangle Sampler at Rey­nolds Bend will pick up next week with two sessions scheduled.The cast and crew conducted a second rehearsal Tuesday, March 15 at the Aztec Theater. Next week, rehearsals will be held at 7:30 p.m.

By Donnie A. LucasAlbany ISD students and staff are out of school this week for spring break, returning to their classrooms on Monday, March 21.The school will pick up the regular schedule on Monday, with only two more holidays remaining in the 2021-2022 school year.

By Donnie A. LucasThe number of positive COVID-19 cases tested locally has continued to fall over the last two weeks, with just three positive cases last week and four the week before.

By Melinda L. LucasAlbany city council members proposed a budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year starting April 1 and set a date for a public hearing during their regular session on Monday, March 14 at the Aztec Theater.

By Melinda L. LucasShackelford County commissioners got serious about implementing formal regulations for subdivisions in unincorporated portions of the county, setting a date for a public hearing with plans to adopt the proposed regulations immediately after the hearing.