Next Thursday will be a big day in downtown Albany, with local merchants set up to dole out candy and the annual Halloween Costume Contest starting at 5:00 p.m. at the Bank Park.

The Albany school board discussed the condition of the district’s facility, focusing especially on the secondary campus Monday during the regular October meeting. Theboardalsoheardareport by Ronnie Kincaid about the search for a superintendent that he is facilitating during a short closed session at the beginning of the meeting.

Several residents of Pct. 1 presented complains about roads, the 2023 audit was reviewed, and the county’s technology consultant was officially changed during a regular Shackelford County commissioners session held on Tuesday, Oct.

Most of Monday’s hourlong meeting of the Albany city council was spent comprehending and discussing a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) recently drafted by Shackelford County emergency management coordinator and sheriff Ed Miller and Albany VolunteerfirechiefJoel Viertelwithhelpfromcounty attorney Rollin Rauschl.