A quarter century later, remembering the day that changed America foreverGround Zero in New York City is exactly 1,498.53 miles from the Shackelford County Courthouse, but 25 years ago this week, it did not feel that far away.

The Moran Bulldogs came up short against Rule last Thursday, Sept. 3, but head football coach and athletic director Brad Stautzenberger said the team showed several encouraging signs as the young squad continues to develop.

Grace Elizabeth Cauble’s story of working alongside her grandfather in Albany is now published in a book featuring successful Harvard Law School application essays.

Albany Volunteer Fire Department Answers Mutual Aid Call To Massive Ross FireShackelford County enters September dangerously dry, with weeks without rainfall, extreme heat and an abundance of dry grass creating conditions that could allow even a small fire to quickly become a major threat.

Shackelford County will be spared from the path of a massive 765-kV transmission line after state regulators approved a final route Friday.The Public Utility Commission of Texas voted Aug. 28 to approve Oncor’s Dinosaur–Longshore transmission project and selected Route 559 for the 242.6-mile line.

The Albany Study Club and Shackelford County Library will celebrate two milestone anniversaries next week, marking 95 years of the Study Club and 70 years since the club launched Albany’s public library.The celebration is planned for Thursday, Sept.

Shackelford County dove hunters will head into the 2026-27 season Sept. 1 with conditions expected to be average overall, although local birds and occasional rainfall have given the county an advantage over surrounding areas.

A wildfire burned 445 acres on the Phin Reynolds Ranch north of Albany Tuesday, Aug. 18, as increasingly dry conditions continue to raise the fire danger across Shackelford County.

More than 100 residents gathered at the Albany High School auditorium Wednesday, Aug. 12, for a nearly two-hour town hall on the proposed Project North data center, hearing from representatives and asking questions about water, roads, environmental impacts, emergency services and power generation.

Shackelford County commissioners delayed action Monday on a property tax abatement application for the proposed Project North data center, giving the court more time to review a proposal outlining an estimated $8.8 billion investment in western Shackelford County.