Albany Ministerial Alliance — OFFICERS — President.............. Luke Spraberry V-President............

Participants in the annual CommunityVacation Bible School can get an early start to next week’s VBSwithanew“Scripture Rock Hunt” that started Tuesday and will continue until Sunday night. This year’s Bible School will be held July 28-31 at First Baptist Church and the Feed Store.

A reception for Eduardo San Lucas, youth minister at First Baptist Church of Albany, will be held at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 24 at The Feed Store.

Several members of First Baptist Church recently returned from mission trips in early July.

The two new band directors for the Ragin’ Red Band have been preparing this week for summer rehearsals that will start on Monday, July 22 with the percussion and front ensemble or pit sections.

Albanyresidentsshould again note that there is a new time for the next blood drive, which is set for 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Both teams of local FCCLA students who advanced to the National Leadership Conference in Seattle placed in the top 10 in the nation and made it to the stage for the awards program in separate events.

East parking lot of Courthouse to be closed during work With a short agenda and only one action item on the July 8 agenda, ShackelfordCountycommissioners welcomed several guests to discuss arequestfromtheAlamo Letter Society to place a plaqueintheShackelford County Courthouse or on the grounds.

Albany FFA had to dodge Hurricane Beryl, but the chapter brought home numerous awards from the 96th Texas FFA State Convention. The convention was held Monday-Friday, July 8-12 in Houston.

Albany’s Alli McDaniel has long desired to become a doctor, aspiring to become a surgeon. McDaniel got a look at what it will take to achieve that goal last month when she attended the Congress ofFutureMedicalLeaders, held June 26-28 at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell, Massachusetts.