By Melinda L. Lucas Color photo packets taken of junior high and high school football and volleyball players by The Albany News are ready for pickup, along with those of all cheerleaders.  Junior high football packages arrived this week.

By Lynsi Musselman The 13th Annual Albany Kiwanis Charity/John Rose & Jim Law Memorial Golf Tournament and Fajita Fiesta will take place at the Albany Golf Course on Friday, Oct. 2. Organizer Jim Nobles said there are several partcipants so far, and he expects the tournament to fill up.

By Lynsi Musselman The Masonic Lodge in Albany hosted a golf tournament last Saturday, Sept. 19 to benefit the Masonic Wisdom Foundation that funds scholarships to graduating seniors in Albany.

By Melinda L. Lucas With two more COVID-19 cases at the Albany’s secondary campus, making a total of five since the school year started, there are still just three active, as two students returned to their classrooms this week after the required 10 days of quarantine.

By Lynsi Musselman Two Shackelford County youth exhibitors participated at the West Texas Fair and Rodeo in Abilene last weekend with junior heifers. Myleigh Leveridge took home third place with her black maintainer heifer, and fifth place with her shorthorn plus heifer.

By Lynsi Musselman Polo on the Prairie, originally scheduled for May 2020 and then resceduled for Sept. 26, has been now been cancelled for 2020. The event is now planned for Saturday, May 1, 2021 at the Musselman Brothers’ Lazy 3 ranch in Albany, with Clay Walker as the entertainment.

By Melinda L. Lucas Application forms for Albany Chest funds are now available at both local banks and The Albany News, with a deadline of Friday, Oct. 2. Forms can also be requested by email at news@thealbanynews.net.

By Lynsi Musselman Student council and class officer elections have both been held at the secondary campus and names of those chosen to serve during the 2020-2021 school year have been posted.

By Lynsi Musselman In a year of unpredictability, Albany school officials have had to stay on their toes each step of the way this school year and Homecoming 2020 with all the festivities is no exception.

By Lynsi Musselman The 30th annual See You at the Pole is planned for Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Nancy Smith Elementary School and at Albany Junior Senior High.