By Donnie A. Lucas Two positive tests for the COVID-19 coronavirus were listed as still active in the Monday report from the Texas Department of State Health Services, which also reported the total of 22 cases since March.

By Lynsi Musselman Water and Gatorade are being accepted for the entire month of September at the Kindred at Home health office in Albany during the company’s national campaign drive.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County commissioners are expected to propose both a budget and a tax rate at their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 8.

By Melinda L. Lucas Board members of the Shackelford County Appraisal District (SCAD) will meet on Tuesday Sept. 8 at 7:30 a.m. to make a final decision about the proposed SCAD budget for 2020. A copy of the budget can be viewed at the SCAD office at 132 Hill St., where the meeting will be held.

By Lynsi Musselman Residents who would like to participate in the Albany Chamber of Commerce annual city-wide garage sale still have a little over a week to sort through unused items to sell on Saturday, Sept. 12.

The annual “Dollars for Bob’s Scholarships” fundraising drive gets underway later this month. Sponsored by the Albany Ex-Students Association, the campaign traditionally starts the week of Robert Nail’s birth date, Sept. 13. This is the 53rd anniversary of the first scholarship.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany Junior Senior High School started up the after-school Lion Academy last week as a chance to give students an extra academic boost.

By Lynsi Musselman The University Interscholastic League announced in August that three students from Albany have been named to the 2019-2020 All-State Journalism Staff.

By Melinda L. Lucas Students, teachers, and support staff will celebrate the first school holiday of the year on Monday, Sept. 7 when the local school district dismisses for Labor Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the normal times of 7:55 a.m.

Edna Mae Abbott, 96 passed away Aug. 27, 2020 at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, FL from complications after testing positive for Corona Virus. She was born May 1, 1924 in Rule, Texas to John & Claura Dominey.  Edna Mae married Albert Gene Abbott of Anson in 1942 and moved to Albany after WWII.