By Melinda L. Lucas Following a series of budget workshops over the past month, Shackelford County commissioners met in a special session on Friday morning, Aug. 30 to propose both a budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 and a tax rate to support it.

By Melinda L. Lucas Everyone with an interest in the Albany Independent School District is invited to a public meeting at 6:00 p.m. Monday, Sept. 9 at the Aztec Theater, with school leaders planning informal presentations as well as fielding questions from the audience.

By Kathy Thomson Participants still have a little over a week to sort through unused items in garages, closets, and storage buildings, gather up things that are just taking up valuable space, and get them ready to sell to new owners during the Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale on...

By Melinda L. Lucas Visitors are invited to enjoy an afternoon lecture about “Law & Order in Depression Era Texas,” followed by light refreshments at the Old Jail Art Center’s Focus Lecture scheduled to take place from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 7.  Texas author Dr.

By Melinda L. Lucas A 2020 budget of  $387,522 was approved by unanimous vote of the board of directors for the  Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD) early last Friday morning, Aug. 30 at the CAD office. The figure is $14,461 more than the current budget of $373,061.

Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce gather for a ceremonial ribbon cutting at Albany Paint & Body after the business officially joined the Chamber recently. The shop is located on Hwy. 283 just north of the county show barn.

Pick-up dates for the September distribution of commodity foods are Sept. 5 and Sept. 6. Thursday, Sept. 5, eligible families in Moran should pick up their monthly commodity food at the Moran City Hall between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon.

The City of Albany will test the emergency warning siren at 12:00 noon next Wednesday, Sept. 11, as it does the second Wednesday of every month, depending on the weather.

By Kathy Thomson With the fall stock show season already underway, Shackelford County 4-H, Albany FFA, and Moran FFA students have a workday scheduled this Saturday, Sept. 7, starting at 8:00 a.m. to prepare the local show barn for upcoming events.

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 52nd anniversary of the first scholarship.