The City of Albany will test the emergency warning siren at 12:00 noon next Wednesday, June 12, as it does the second Wednesday of every month, depending on the weather.

Opening night of the 81st anniversary edition of the Fort Griffin Fandangle is in just two weeks, and preparations for the annual summer show were visible around Albany this week.

The Chamber of Commerce promoted community-wide clean-up day has been scheduled for Saturday, June 15. The community-wide clean-up day is a time for all citizens of the community to come out and help make the town of Albany look pristine.

The Albany Study Club sponsored summer reading program at the Shackelford County Library kicked off this Tuesday, and it will continue to be held every Tuesday during the month of June.

Two Albany High students will be competing in the Texas High School Rodeo Association State Finals next week, June 9-15 at the Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene.  Addie Beth Denton qualified in goat tying, and Mady Connally earned her way to the THSRA state finals in pole bending. 

With the regular school year ending, some students will have to begin summer school to catch up with their classmates.

The Albany Masonic Lodge once again awarded four graduating seniors with $1,000 scholarships during a special dinner and program on May 16. Winning the scholarships this year were seniors Cutter Cowart, Cassidy Schedule, Madison Wilkins, and Haley Stewart.

Members of the Albany Church of Christ recently hired Troy Wade as their new youth minister, and they are optimistic about his future. Wade was hired in April, and he is currently a graduate student at Abilene Christian University, where he is working towards his master’s degree in New Testament.

Quilt owners are encouraged to lend one or more of the works of art in their collection to the Albany Study Club for their annual quilt show at the Whitney Theatre so everyone can admire the fabric treasures during the Fandangle season.

A four-man team doctoring “Ranch-O Twist Off” will be held at the Nail Ranch outside of Albany on Saturday, June 15 to help raise funds for Tom Belcher, who is recovering from throat cancer.