By Sandy Morris National Wreaths Across America Day 2020 has been scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 19 and local residents are working to arrange a ceremony to honor service members buried in the Albany Cemetery.

By Sandy Morris The fifth grade class from Nancy Smith Elementary School attended Camp Grady Spruce, an outdoor educational camp on Possum Kingdom Lake, last week.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School FFA members competed in the Big Country District Leadership Development Events (LDE) on Monday, Nov. 14 in Cisco. A total of 20 schools, including the Albany FFA teams, participated in the contest, which is held in the fall.

By Sandy Morris Albany High School’s annual Winter Formal, normally held in January, has been moved up to Saturday, Dec. 12 starting at 8:00 p.m. at the Whitney Theatre. The Winter Formal is sponsored each year by members of the Albany High School student council.

By Sandy Morris Friendship Baptist Church members held their fifth annual Harvest Acres on Saturday, Nov. 21.  “The frozen casseroles were the first thing to fly out the door” said pastor Paul Johnston. “We also quickly sold out of our soups, stew, and pulled pork.

By Sandy Morris The First United Methodist Women are hosting a chili fundraiser on Sunday, Dec. 6 from 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. The chili fundraiser will be take-out orders only with no indoor dining allowed due to COVID-19 concerns. Offerings of both chili and beans will be frozen when picked up.

By Sandy Morris A routine traffic stop turned into a high speed, two-county chase on Wednesday, Nov. 18, according to the Shackelford County Sheriff’s Office. At approximately 5:52 p.m.

By Sandy Morris Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church will host its fourth annual Cele-bration of Remembrance on Sunday, Dec. 6, at 4:00 p.m. Because of the pandemic, the service will be held outside in the backyard area of MMPC, where Sunday services are currently being held. 

By Sandy Morris The traditional playoff drum beating, preceded by a community pep rally at the Bank Park, will kick off the Athletic Booster Club’s special activities this week as the Albany Lions prepare for the regional semifinal match-up with Windthorst.

By Sandy Morris There is one month left in the annual Albany Chest campaign and many more contributions are needed in order to meet the 2020 fundraising goal of $41,000.