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OJAC to close for renovations

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

The Old JailArt Center will be closed to the public for about three weeks while some of the galleries undergo renovtions, according to OJAC executive director Patrick Kelly. The planned renovations began this week on Tuesday, Jan.

Students to compete in UIL meet

2 years ago By Donnie A. Lucas

The 2024 UILacademic season will kick off on Saturday, Jan. 20 with local high school students attending the first practice meet of the year.

Students to get Friday off for stock show holiday

2 years ago By Donnie A. Lucas

Albany students and staff will have another holiday on Friday, Jan. 19 to allow students and staff to participate in the Shackelford CountyYouth and Livestock Show which starts tomorrow and ends on Saturday at the county show barn.

Winter Formal set Jan. 27

2 years ago By Donnie A. Lucas

The high school Winter Formal is set for Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Whitney Theatre from 7:30 p.m.

Chest board allocates $ 50,014

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

24 organizations benefit from funding

Even though there were times that it looked as if the Albany Chest would fall short of its 2023 goal, donations poured in at the end of the year, surpassing the$45,000goalandclosing outtheyearwithcollections of $51,857.

Board members met Wednesday, Jan. 10 and decided to give the 24 beneficiaries the amounts they requested up to the $3,000 limit.

Filing period gets underway

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

♦ The filing period for local elections opened Wednesday for several entities such as the school board, city council, and hospital board and will continue until Friday, Feb. 16.

Project Grad meeting set Monday

2 years ago By Sam Waller

Parents of Albany High School students in the senior class of 2024 are invited to a meeting for Project Graduation. The meeting is at 5:30 p.m.

District to use generator at clinic

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

With three members absent because of illness, a quorum of the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors met Monday, Jan. 15 and worked quickly through both the district and clinic agendas.

Firefighter recognized

2 years ago By Sam Waller

Department newcomer Rob Bennett has been selected the Albany Volunteer Fire Department’s 2023 Firefighter of the Year. “Rob is a unique guy,” Albany VFD Chief Joel Viertel said.

Energy contract to start in 2025

2 years ago By Melinda L. Lucas

After tabling the item a couple of times in recent meetings, Shackelford County commissioners approved a 48-month energy contractwithTXUthrough Tradition Energy starting in 2025, locking in a price of .0647 cents per kilowatt hour.

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