Downtown merchants will host their annual trick-or-treat event on Halloween. Store owners hold the event to offer a safe place for local students and pre-schoolers to make their Halloween rounds. Children can visit participating stores from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct.

The Junior Garcia Memorial Golf Tournament has been rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27. “The golf course was already too wet, and more rain was expected on Saturday, so everything was postponed until Oct. 27,” said organizer James Sanders. “We hope everyone can still make it.

The city of Albany received a sales tax allotment of $48,272 from the state in August of 2018, up 12.37 percent from the $42,957 payment received in August of 2017, and received an allotment of $44,955 this September. The September payment is 1.

The City of Moran Volunteer Fire Department is hosting “Fall Fun in the Park” at the Moran City Park this Saturday, Oct. 20, starting at 5:00 p.m. Free activities include live music by Southern Trail, Trunk or Treat, games, and a bounce house.

The caravan celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Forts Trail arrived at Fort Griffin on Thursday morning, with park employee Eric Abercrombie presenting a history of the fort, the Flat, and the Fandangle.

An enthusiastic but smaller than normal group enjoyed the 15th annual Friends of Fort Griffin Gala Saturday night at the “Flat” on the Collins Creek Ranch. The Gala, held the second weekend of October each year, is sponsored by Friends of Fort Griffin as a fundraiser.

SPOKEN: Ardon B. Judd Jr. Oral History Project opened to the public this Tuesday, and all visitors to the Old Jail Art Center can now view the recorded stories and life histories of several Albany residents anytime the museum is open, according to archivist Molly Sauder. 

An assortment of canvas tarps and tents are being erected at Fort Griffin today in preparation for this weekend’s Living History Days, but heavy rain tomorrow could cause student participation numbers to be lower than normal, according to program specialist Eric Abercrombie.

Albany native Lieutenant Colonel Edwin Dyess is the focus of “4-4-43,” a documentary produced by historian John D. Lukacs, and directed by Lukacs and Tim Gray, that will be shown at the Aztec Theater on Saturday morning, Oct. 13, during the Ex-Students Association’s 10:00 a.m. business meeting.

All those who paid membership dues for the Fort Griffin Fandangle Association are invited to the annual membership meeting set next Monday, Oct. 15. The traditional event will be held at the Albany Visitors Center starting at 5:30 p.m.