Anyone who doesn’t have plans to cook lunch on Christmas Day is invited to pick up a meal at the annual Christmas Feast set for 11:00 a.m. until 12:30p.m.attheMatthewsMemorial Presbyterian Church.

RepublicServices,trash pickup contractor for the City of Albany, will run its regular schedule for the week of Christmas. Residential trash containers and business and industrial containers normally picked up on Thursday, Dec.

The first 2024 distribution of government commodities issetforThursday, Jan. 4 at the Moran City Hall, followed by another session on Friday, Jan. 4 forAlbanyresidentsbehind thejusticeofthepeaceoffice at the Courthouse.

$ The Albany Chest is almost 65 percent of the way to its fundraising goal of $45,000 as the 2023 campaign enters its final two weeks. The campaign had raised $27,725 as of Tuesday, Dec.

Albany students at both AlbanyISDcampuseswere placed on a lockdown for about 15 minutes last Wednesday, Dec. 13 as a result of a possible threat neartheelementaryschool.

The start of a new year is a time for celebrating, and local emergency responders remind county residents to make sure that any fireworks used in the festivities are handled safely and legally. More favorable conditions sparked the county commissioners to discontinue the county burn ban in November, and fortunately, therehavebeenfew fires over the last several months.

NP contract to be signed before year-end Even with two separate closed sessions, the Shackelford County Hospital District’s board of directors adjourned its December meeting in less than two hours on Tuesday night, taking care of several important items on the agendas for both the district and the clinic. Eric Reed from American NationalLeasingCompany presented the board with options regarding financing of the new ambulance.

The deadline for nominations for the Albany Chamber of Commerce house decorating contest has been extended until Friday, Dec. 15 at 5:00 p.m.

Albany News readers and advertisers are reminded that there will be no paper published on Dec. 28 during the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.