By Kathy Thomson Bus loads of Albany students were among over 7,000 who gathered at Shot-well Stadium in Abilene on Wednesday, Oct. 9 for the Big Country Fellowship of Christian Athletes sponsored Fields of Faith.

By Kathy Thomson Fort Griffin Living History Days took place last weekend, and the annual event drew a sizable number of area students on Friday even though the two Shackelford County schools cancelled due to the threat of rain.

By Kathy Thomson Friendship Baptist Church will hold a revival starting next Sunday, and everyone is invited to join members for the multiple-day event. “We’re inviting everyone to come,” said pastor Paul Johnston. “The whole community and anybody else who wants to come is welcome.

By Kathy Thomson Members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will be presenting fire safety information to local school children this Friday, Oct. 18 as part of National Fire Prevention Week.

By Kathy Thomson The downtown merchants will host their annual trick-or-treat event on Halloween, and since there is not a city-wide Trunk or Treat event planned this year, they have invited others who wish to hand out candy to join them.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Lady Lion volleyball team picked up a pair of district wins last week but fell short again against the Lady Bearcats on Tuesday in Hawley.

By Donnie A. Lucas The varsity Lion football team opens District 7-2A competition at home on Friday, hosting the Roscoe Plowboys. The Lions (4-2) are fresh off of an open week, while the Plowboys (1-5, 0-1) fell in their district opener last week to Hamlin, 64-0.

By Kathy Thomson The Albany Fall Ball team plays teams from all over the Abilene area and so far this season has been great, according to organizer Anthony Ceder.  “We have won four games, tied one, and lost one,” Ceder said. “We have beaten teams from Jim Ned, Wylie, and Dixie.

By Donnie A. Lucas The JV Lions remain undefeated after rolling past the Stamford Bulldogs 34-6 in less than three full quarters last Thursday in Robert Nail Stadium. The JV will not be traveling to Roscoe this week because the Plowboys do not have a JV team currently.

By Donnie A. Lucas The junior high volleyball teams played a couple of games last week and traveled to Colorado City on Monday. Both eighth grade squads will play at Moran on Tuesday, Oct. 22 starting at 4:00 p.m. The seventh grade girls will travel to Woodson for one game at 5:00 p.m.