Moran garage sales set Sept. 1
A city-wide garage sale that will take place in Moran from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1 is being organized by Michelle Taggart.
Cook-off entries already coming in
The fourth annual Fort Griffin BBQ Cook-Off will take place in downtown Albany on the weekend of Sept. 28-29, and at least 15 teams have already sent in their entry fee of $150 each to join in the Battle for the Blade.
Patsy to sing again this weekend
Always...Patsy Cline, opened last weekend at the Aztec to rave reviews, and two more performances of the musical will be offered this weekend.
The final two shows will be on Friday Aug. 17 and Saturday Aug. 18, at 7:30 p.m. each night, and as of this Monday, tickets were still available.
Classes to start today
The Albany Independent School District 2018-2019 school year began today, Aug. 16, with classes starting at 7:55 a.m. on both campuses.
As of press time, administrators were not ready to forecast enrollment numbers.
Street to close for construction
The portion of Baird Street between Hwy. 180 and Rambler will be closed next week starting on Monday, according to Albany city manager Billy Holson, so that a concrete low water crossing can be constructed at the Rambler intersection.
AVFD purchases ‘new’ fire truck
Donations to the Albany Fire Department have been used to purchase a replacement for the City’s aging 1987 GMC fire engine, and in the next week or two the new rescue engine will officially be installed in a “Push In” ceremony.
County IT needs reviewed
Shackelford County elected officials looked at Information Technology (IT) suggestions for the upcoming fiscal year in an afternoon meeting on Monday, Aug. 13 that ended with an hour-long budget workshop.
Commissioners also discussed a contract with Callahan County for inmate housing.
City-wide garage sale set Sept. 15
The Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale will take place on the third Saturday in September this year, rather than the usual second Saturday of the month because of the way the dates fall.
Chamber directors decided that since Sept.
4-H, FFA kickoff party planned
Albany High agriculture teacher Chris Beard, new Moran ag instructor Matthew Hise, and Michaela Bradford, the new Shackelford County AgriLife extension agent, are all getting ready for the start of a new year of activities with FFA and 4-H students.
