By Sandy Morris The chance to hunt for eggs by the basketful should make for a fun Saturday for local children. Members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual Easter egg hunt at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 3 at Webb City Park.

At their March meeting, Callahan-Shackelford Farm Bureau directors voted to support local food banks and Project Graduation activities. The board voted to participate in the “Helping Hands Assistance Program” sponsored by Texas Farm Bureau.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School  senior Addie Beth Denton signed with the Cisco College Rodeo Team on Monday, March 22. Denton, who competed in her first rodeo at age three, said it’s always been a goal of hers to rodeo in college.

By Sandy Morris Members of the Albany Volunteer Fire Department will host their annual Easter egg hunt at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 3 at the city park. The park will be sectioned off for each individual age group.

By Sandy Morris Albany FFA andShackelford County 4-H members wrapped up action at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo last week with their steer entries.

When Texans see a pillar of smoke rising out of a forest or state park, with Texas A&M Forest Service on the ground, our gut instinct is always the same: wildfire. However, that isn’t always the case.

By Sandy Morris The Parent Teacher Organization at Nancy Smith Elementary School will hold the traditional Scholastic Book Fair beginning Monday, April 12 to Friday, April 16. PTO members plan to set up the book fair on the cafeteria stage at NSES.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School seniors will be able to begin applying for local scholarships this week.

By Sandy Morris The Albany High School  band will compete in the UIL Region 2, East Zone Concert and Sightreading contest in Abilene next week. The contest will take place at Wylie High School in Abilene over a two-day period, and Albany is scheduled to perform on Tuesday, March 30.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School  FFA members competed in the Cisco College Invitational Career Development Events (CDE) contest on Monday, March 22.  AHS ag teacher and FFA sponsor Chris Beard said the students competed with either the horse judging team or the wildlife judging team.