After closing its doors about a year ago, a local convenience store is slated to reopen on April 8 under new ownership and management following renovations and repairs.

Troy Don Shirley, 59, of Albany passed away Thursday, March 7, 2024, in anAbilene hospice facility. Memorialserviceswere held Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 2:00 p.m.

Rehearsals for the 2024 edition of the Ft. Griffin Fandangle will start next week with a couple of changes affecting cast members.

— Warnings helped avoid wreck scene — Dear Editor: I just wanted to give a shout-out to the folks around here that were driving towards Abilene this early this morning and flashed their lights at me as I was traveling towards Albany.

Plans for several events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the founding of Shackelford County have been announced by a special Sesquicentennial CommitteeoftheChamber of Commerce.

William Beckmann, Pat Green Albany Live announced two more artists this week for their current series,includingGrammy-nominated Pat Green who will play at the Aztec on June 8.

Albany Little League will be playingonanewsurfaceduring its 2024 season. Work began this week on installing new sod and infield dirt at the Little League complex.

Albany’s participation at the Lobo Relays on Thursday, March 7 was cut short by thunderstorms at Cisco. The Lions and Lady Lions return to competition Saturday, March 16 at the Possum Kingdom Relays at Graham.

The Albany Lions baseball team had to battle the elements for the second week in a row, but managed to get in two games in the shortenedAlbany Varsity Tournament. The Lions (6-0) return to action at noon Friday at Snyder in their final outing before the start of the District 8-2A schedule.

The Albany golf team stepped into a new environment March 6 at the Millsaptournamentplayed at Lipan’s Sugar Tree. The Lions return to the links Monday-Tuesday, March 18-19.