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.

Taylor and Callahan counties will host a Wheat Field Day from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Friday, May 3 at various sites throughout the counties, beginning at the Taylor County plots located off Texas Highway 351 on County Road 521, also known as Mesquite Lane.

Albany Sports Center sent a cheer team and two individual performer groups to compete at the Cheer & Dance/Drill Team America competition at SeaWorld, San Antonio last Saturday, April 6, and all three entries won awards in both their age group and in the overall.

By Donnie A. Lucas The seventh grade boys track teams captured the district championship last Saturday in Roscoe, with the eighth grade boys finishing in second. The two girls teams both took third place.

John Reames, age 85 of Albany, passed away Friday, April 5, 2019. Graveside funeral services were held Monday, April 8 in the Albany Cemetery with Rev. Jeff Pleasant officiating. Interment followed under the direction of Morehart Mortuary.