By Sam WallerDeadline for exhibitors from the 2023 Shackelford County Youth and Livestock Show to have thank you notes to buyers written and ready to mail is Saturday, April 1.Show participants must place their finished notes in a stamped, addressed envelope ready for mailing.

By Melinda L. LucasA total of 34 teams were entered in AZE’s third annual Scholarship Cornhole Tournament last Saturday, with cash prizes handed out to the top three two-person teams in three different divisions.

By Sam WallerAlbany’s Beverly Rogers has been honored for her years of fundraising efforts on behalf of the Alz­heimer’s Association with the Abilene chapter donating six books about the disease to the Shackelford County Library.

By Sam WallerAlbany Little League opened its 2023 season with a barn-burner Monday, March 27 as the Oilers edged the Reds by one run in the last inning.League organizer Paul Hamilton said he expects the level of competition to remain high throughout the season.

By Sam WallerThree Moran High School students qualified for UIL academic regional competition based on their results Wednesday, March 22 at the District 13-1A meet at Eula.

By Sam WallerAlbany ISD is moving forward with a plan to purchase monuments honoring the Albany Lions’ three football state championships, with a campaign underway to raise $50,000 for the purchase and installation of six-foot-by-six-foot granite monuments to be placed around the sign which honors...

By Sam WallerThe Albany Lions football team has been named recipient of the 2023 Gordon Wood Award by the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.The award will be presented Saturday, May 6 at the Hall’s 2023 induction banquet in Waco.

By Melinda L. LucasThe Bank Park should be full of competitors and spectators starting about noon this Sunday, March 26, with a fund­raiser event planned in the downtown venue.

By Melinda L. LucasThe resignations of several veteran educators were accepted with regrets at the Monday, March 20 meeting of the AISD school board, and one new teacher was offered a contract.

By Donnie A. LucasRehearsals for the annual membership Sampler are moving outdoors on Thursday (today) at the Prairie Theater if the weather permits.Practices were scheduled to move on Monday but were changed back to the Aztec Theater due to the cold weather.