By Lynsi Musselman ResourceCare’s summer day camp is less than  one month away, and sponsorships are still being requested to help provide a safe and fun three weeks of camp for Shackelford County youth.

By Lynsi Musselman The Old Jail Art Center  will reopen to members by appointment only beginning Tuesday, June 16 through Tuesday, June 30, and then open to the general public on July 1. For the rest of this month, members can schedule a visit by calling the museum from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

By Lynsi Musselman Albany High School 2018 graduate and McMurry University sophomore Reyna Garcia has been named  2020 Academic Winter-Spring Academic All Conference for softball.

By Lynsi Musselman The start of the 2020-2021 school year is just two months away, and many families are anxiously waiting to get their kids registered for the upcoming school year.

By Lynsi Musselman Combines in Shackelford County are getting ready for, and in some cases already working on, the area wheat harvest – with drier conditions than in the previous three years.

By Melinda L. Lucas Albany city council members announced news at Monday night’s meeting that many have been anxiously awaiting – the pool at Webb Park will open on June 15.

By Melinda L. Lucas Two vacant houses on the southern outskirts of Albany were completely destroyed Tuesday afternoon in a fire that was believed to have started from electric lines sparking in a tree branch broken off by high winds.

By Donnie A. Lucas After almost a month without any new COVID-19 testing, Shackelford County has recorded three new tests during the last week, according to county judge Robert Skelton. Two of the recent tests have already come back as negative, while the result for the third is still pending.

By Lynsi Musselman Due to COVID-19 and other health concerns, the Albany Lions Club fundraiser “Flags Across Albany” is on hold for Flag Day and the upcoming patriotic holidays.

By Donnie A. Lucas The Shackelford County commissioners approved the annual audit Monday and agreed to apply for federal funds available through the CARES Act to assist with added costs at polling places for upcoming elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.