From Friday, May 10 to Sunday, May 12, local citizens will have the opportunity to get rid of large unwanted items at the annual “Weekend Trash Dump.” The City of Albany will provide large roll-offs to be located in the Chamber of Commerce parking lot. The cleanup, especially onandaround MainStreet, is an effort to beautify the town before visitors start arriving for Fandangle, according to council member Lynsi Musselman.

A forum to discuss the future of Texas communities, in particular Albany and Shackelford County, is set for Tuesday, April 30 at the Courthouse. Allcommunitymembers are invited to attend.

Albany ISD trustees hiredanewgirlsbasketball coach and a new secondary science teacher, as well as renewingteachercontracts at the regular meeting on Monday, April 15. Theyalsoaccepted,with regrets, resignations from William Vaughan, Danna Vaughan, and Brittney Harmon.

Astronomy fans can learn how to take photographs of the night sky this weekend at Fort Griffin State Historic Site. The site will host a Milky Way photography workshop Friday-Saturday, April 5-6.