By Melinda L. Lucas Board members of the Shackelford County Appraisal District (CAD) will meet on Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 a.m. for a final discussion about the proposed CAD budget for 2019. A copy of the budget can be viewed at the CAD office at 132 Hill St., where the meeting will be held.

By Melinda L. Lucas A Jones County man who had been missing for two weeks was found dead in his car over the weekend just inside the Shackelford County line.

By Kathy Thomson Students, teachers, and support staff will celebrate the first school holiday of the year on Monday, Sept. 2 when the local school district dismisses for Labor Day. Classes will resume on Tuesday, Sept. 3 at the normal times of 7:55 a.m.

By Kathy Thomson Parents and grandparents do not know exactly where their young adult children are at all times, especially this time of year when college students head back to campus, and scam artists are trying to take advantage of that, according to Shackelford County Sheriff Edward Miller.

By Kathy Thomson The Mike Whitmore hand-forged Blade of Fort Griffin was recently delivered to officials at Fort Griffin State Historic Site, where it will remain in their safe keeping until it is presented to the winner of the 2019 Fort Griffin BBQ Cook-Off and Battle for the Blade on Saturday,...

By Kathy Thomson The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $41,872 from the state this August. The amount is down 13.25 percent from the $48,272 payment received in August of 2018. Payments to date for the 2019 year to the city of Albany are $375,843, up by 9.

By Kathy Thomson Music fans only have a few more days to purchase their tickets for ResourceCare’s second annual Carefest fundraiser before prices increase on Monday, Sept. 2. “Ticket sales are going well,” said program assistant Ragan Riley on Monday.

By Kathy Thomson Hannah Snyder placed well with all three of the barrows she showed at the Gillespie County Fair last Saturday, Aug. 24, winning a reserve champion breed banner, as well as winning two first and a third place ribbon. Snyder won Reserve Champion Hampshire.

By Kathy Thomson The Albany Chamber of Commerce annual garage sale is just over two weeks away, on Sept. 14, so participants may want to take advantage of this weekend’s slightly cooler temperatures to sort through items stored in garages, spare rooms, sheds, and attics and gather up items to sell.

By Melinda L.