By Melinda L. LucasAmending the 2024 capital improvement budget took most of a 45-minute Albany city council meeting held on Wednesday, Jan. 15, with city manager Billy Holson going over the capital improvement expenditures for the year in advance of the end of the city’s fiscal year on March 31.

The original Albany News building, now owned by Paul Hamilton, is brimming with potential—and your ideas are needed to bring it to life.The 9,400-square-foot space is a blank canvas, ready for a fresh vision.

By Lynsi Musselman

By Melinda L. LucasFiling opened last Wednesday, Jan. 15 for the local May 3 elections, with several incumbents and one newcomer signing up as of Tuesday’s press deadline.Candidates have until Friday, Feb.

By Melinda L. LucasWith the local stock show just two weeks away, plans are in the final stages for both fundraising and logistics. The Shackelford Youth and Livestock Association met on Dec. 17 to continue with plans for this year’s county stock show, which is scheduled for Thursday-Saturday, Jan.

By Sam WallerWith his personal and family history, it’s not too big of a surprise Albany native Brooks Neece found a way to be involved in college football.

More than 200 Nancy Smith Elementary School students participated Wednesday, Dec. 11, in the school’s inaugural Jingle Run with dozens of turkeys handed out to families in the community.

While most high school juniors are still getting used to having a driver’s license, Cache Clark has gone one step further.Clark, a junior at Albany High School, qualified for his pilot’s license on Thursday, Nov. 21 after more than a year of training. But he’s logged much more time in the air.