Kobee Lapp earned gold at the area track meet in Dublin on Monday in the triple jump with a distance of 42 feet six inches, outdistancing both his nearest rival at area by over a foot, and his own winning jump at district by almost three feet to advance to regional competition.

Children are invited to the Moran City Park this Saturday, April 19 at 10:00 a.m. for the third annual City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department sponsored Egg Hunt. “We are hoping for as many kids as possible,” said fire chief Steve Taggart.

Resignations were accepted, contracts renewed, and a teacher hired at Monday’s AISD board meeting.

At 6:00 p.m. this Saturday, April 19, the cast of the Fort Griffin Fandangle will present the 2019 membership Sampler at the site of the Town of Fort Griffin on Lynne and Clifford Teinert’s Collins Creek Ranch.  Gates at the ranch will open at 5:30 p.m.

Around 100 classic cars and trucks are anticipated to be in the downtown area this Saturday, April 20 for the 13th annual Albany Classic Car Show, and spectators are encouraged to walk among the entrees, visit the auto museum, eat a meal or two from vendors, and see if their picks are also selected...

Albany High School junior Addison Asher will advance in three events to the University Interscholastic League state academic meet to be held at the University of Texas Campus in Austin on Friday, May 3.

The Albany Chamber of Commerce sponsored Wild West Day is expected to start with a bang at 12:00 noon on Saturday, April 27, according to Chamber director Lisa Barton. “Folks need to try and be there right at the start,” said Barton. “The bank robbery will only happen once!

Early voting for the May 4 local elections will begin next Monday, April 22 and run through Tuesday, April 30, with two Albany city council positions and two Albany ISD seats to be decided by voters. A third AISD seat is uncontested, along with the Albany mayor’s post.

After waiting 20 minutes for a quorum, three members of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors called a traveling board member on the phone in order to pay bills. Vice president Janna Ledbetter called the district portion of the meeting to order at 6:19 p.m.

AHS counselor Dee Dee Waggoner has scheduled a dual credit meeting for 5:30 p.m. this afternoon, April 18 in the Albany High cafeteria. “We will host representatives from Cisco College’s dual credit and financial aid departments,” said Waggoner.