The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team opened the 2026 regular season Tuesday with home dual matches against Aspermont and Merkel after scrimmages Friday and Saturday.Albany’s varsity, JV1 and JV2 teams competed against the visiting teams.

The Albany Lions will get their first look at outside competition Friday when they travel to Henrietta for their first scrimmage of the 2026 season.The scrimmage is set for 6:30 p.m., an hour later than originally scheduled because of the heat.

Faith Alexander Morgan, 79, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2026.Faith was born February 1, 1947, in Abilene, Texas, to Amiel Derious “A.D.” Alexander and Minnie Carline Cox. On February 1, 1966, she married Walter Morgan.Faith was a devoted Christian whose faith was an important part of her life.

For months, Shackelford County landowners have questioned the proposed Dinosaur-Longshore 765-kilovolt transmission line and the process being used to determine where it will be built.Now, many of those same concerns are being echoed by some of Texas’ highest-ranking elected officials.

The Albany Lions are nearing the end of their first week of preseason football practice as head coach Denney Faith and his staff continue preparing for the 2026 season.

The Albany Lady Lions volleyball team has opened preseason practices with 27 players working to build chemistry, establish lineups and prepare for the start of the 2026 season.Head coach M.J. Reneau said the team began Saturday, Aug.

Jonathan Sparks, age 44 of Albany, passed away Thursday, July 30, 2026. Graveside funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Friday, August 7th at the Albany Cemetery Pavilion. Interment will follow under the direction of Morehart Mortuary. Services have been entrusted to Morehart Mortuary.