By Lynsi Musselman  & Donnie A. Lucas Albany and Texas high school football fans are probably more than ready to see the Friday night lights on across the state.

By Melinda L. Lucas With the annual campaign to raise funds for local organizations starting in October, board members of the Albany Chest will meet next week to organize the 2020 fundraising drive and elect new directors. The meeting is set for Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 5:15 p.m. at The Feed Store.

By Lynsi Musselman A special account was opened to help city of Albany resident Doris Pearce Westray after she was involved in a single-car accident last week at the bottom of Six Mile Hill.

By Donnie A. Lucas Last week’s “probable case” positive test for the COVID-19 coronavirus was confirmed, along with an additional one, in the latest report by the Texas Department of State Health Services, bringing the total number of cases to 22 since March.

By Lynsi Musselman Almost every direction outside of town seems to have road construction. This includes Highway 180 East to Breckenridge, which has been under construction since May. The $8.

By Lynsi Musselman The Old Jail Art Center has been closed this week and will reopen again on Saturday, Aug. 29.

By Melinda L. Lucas A special meeting to adopt the 2020-2021 budget and tax rate for the Albany Independent School District is set for 7:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 31, the last day that the budget can be adopted, according to state law.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County commissioners and other elected officials met Monday, Aug. 24 to go through several routine agenda items, including the approval of a long list of minutes from previous sessions.

By Lynsi Musselman The Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale is just over two weeks away, on Saturday, Sept. 12. Registration to get on the garage sale map began Aug. 24 and continues until Sept. 1 for residents who would like to participate.

By Lynsi Musselman With a full week of school in the rear view mirror, hundreds of local children have been shuffled to and from campus by bus, car, bicycle, and on foot.