Mrs. Judith “Judy” Castleberry Miller, born on June 20, 1943 in Albany, Texas, passed away surrounded by loved ones at the age 75 on March 29, 2019 in Dallas, Texas.  Judy graduated from The Hockaday School, attended Austin College, and graduated from The University of Texas at Austin.

The Rgt. Rev. J. Scott Mayer, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Northwest Texas, will visit Trinity Episcopal Church in Albany on April 14, Palm Sunday.

Madison Wilkins was named as Top Hand for the second year in a row at the 2019 Buyer-Seller Banquet on Saturday, April 6. Cutter Edgar and Wilkins were announced as the winners of the 29th annual Watt R. Matthews Memorial Scholarships.

Members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual community-wide Easter egg hunt at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 20 at the Webb Park Complex, with all Albany children and their guests invited to hunt for treats hidden by the AVFD members.

Communities across the country recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, being observed locally April 14-20.

The 13th annual Albany Classic Car Show is set to take place on Saturday, April 20, and everyone is invited to come downtown and enjoy the various body styles and polished chrome that reflect memories of yesterdays.

A total of 20 Albany tracksters qualified for the area meet in 18 events, helping the boys place second and the girls third at the District 8-2A Track and Field Meet held last Thursday here in Albany. The top four places in each district event moved on to the area meet held yesterday in Mertzon.

The Lion baseball team was edged out by a walk-off run on an error last Friday to drop their second district game against Haskell. Albany was on the road Tuesday in Hamlin, bringing back a 15-0 win against the 1A Pipers.

The Lady Lion softball team split games last week against a couple of the 1A members of the district, as the second round of league action got started. Albany traveled to Stamford on Tuesday, bringing back a 7-0 loss.

Five Albany High School athletes will be competing in the regional tennis tournament next Wednesday, April 17 at Odessa College in Odessa.