Golfers at the Albany Golf Club are finally getting to see the full results of the club’s greens renovation project.

As of this past week, all nine greens are back open and in play after months of construction and temporary greens. The project rebuilt greens on holes 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 9, while holes 3, 5, and 7 had already been renovated last year.

The course has steadily returned to normal over the last several weeks, and members say the greens are already rolling well heading into the summer season.

Thirty-six Albany High School seniors will receive their diplomas Friday night, May 22, during commencement exercises scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the high school gymnasium. The event marks the conclusion of the students’ high school careers and the beginning of their next chapter.

This year’s class is led by valedictorian Woods Peterson and salutatorian Mimi Ivy. Other honor graduates include Allison McDaniel, Ryan Turner, Jaxson Street, Madison Parrott, Hollis Yeates, Cache Clark and Caysn Hargett.

The opening date for the City of Albany swimming pool remains uncertain as city officials continue working through staffing and certification requirements.

Kenisha Lucas of City Hall said this week that the city still does not know when the pool will open and likely will not have more information until after the weekend.

“We will post the opening date on our website as soon as we know something,” Lucas said. “We won’t know until after this weekend, pending certifications.”

The city’s website is albany-texas.org

Shackelford County rancher Rick Hanson was recognized as the Area 5 winner of the Conservation Rancher Award during the Texas Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts Area 5 banquet held May 5 in Dublin.

John Tate of Albany, Area 5 state representative for the association, served as emcee for the banquet, which honors conservation efforts across a 54-county region. Smaller counties are combined into shared districts, with Shackelford and Stephens counties forming the Lower Clear Fork Soil and Water Conservation District.