The last day to register to vote in the upcoming March 5 primary election is coming up soon on Monday, Feb. 5, in accordance with the state law that requires voters to be registered 30 days before participating in an election.

TheAlbany News has gone live with an updated website that will continue to feature local news, as well as serve as a link to online digital copies of the newspaper issues. The web address is www.thealbanynews.

♦ A total of 146 Shackelford County youth are scheduled to exhibit 257 animal projects this weekend at the Shackelford Youth and Livestock Show. Thisyear’seventrunsThursday, Jan.

A Colorado man was lucky to walk away from a hot air balloon crash last Saturday on the Stasney Cook Ranch about 10 miles northwest of Albany near County Road 157. According to sheriff’s deputy Quinton Lee, the incident occurred about 11:00 a.m.

Two Shackelford County 4-H members posted top 10 finishes in their age groups of the Horse IQ Contest recently at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. “The Fry,e Nitcschke, and Burton families competed,” Shackelford County extension agent Kelsey Bell said.

With just a little over a week left before the official deadline, a large percentage of the county-wide tax levies will be collected in the next few days. Taxes assessed during 2023 are officially due next week, on Wednesday, Jan.

As the spring semester of the 2023-24 school year cranks up, Albany ISD officials are stressing the importance of regular attendance by students.The number of extracurricular activities – both inside and outside school programs – increases in the spring.

Closet Angels has been offering blankets and winter clothing items to local residents in need to help get them get through the extreme cold afflicting the area. Closet Angels director Lori Reames said 16 blankets have been distributed as of Tuesday, Jan.

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.