Shackelford County 4-H member Johnnie Hise brought home two first places ribbons from the District 7 Junior and Intermediate Fashion Show held in Burnet on Tuesday, July 17. Hise won the Intermediate division of the Construction, Everyday Living category with a jump suit that she sewed.

JT Holland of Moran participated in an extensive, hands-on educational camp on ranching and land stewardship at the Warren Ranch near Santa Anna July 16-20.

Children from four years old to sixth grade are invited to grab their megaphones, lace up their cleats, tune up their instruments and come “gear up for life’s big game” at the First Baptist Church of Moran sponsored Vacation Bible School Game On! taking place next week, July 30 through Aug. 3.

Groups of students and sponsors from 20 various high schools across the nation competed in the 2018 Solar Car Challenge (SCC) race and locals may have noticed their specialized solar-powered cars and assorted support vehicles when they passed through Albany on the afternoon of Tuesday, July 17, on...

Local investors plan to offer “unique living sites with a ranch setting only minutes from the center of historic Albany” with the new Clarke Estate Development project. The project has been divided into two phases, and phase one is underway.  The 159.

A house fire in Albany during the early morning hours of Wednesday, July 11, destroyed the home and the majority of the personal belongings of Trisha and J.R. Reyes, and donations for them are being accepted at both local banks. “At approximately 3:30 a.m.

Albany ISD trustees looked at the comparisons of local and state STAAR and EOC test passing percentages during Monday night’s board meeting, and got a feel for how the district might end up in the state’s rating system, which will be released in August.

The musical Always...Patsy Cline was first performed on a stage in Texas in 1988, and in honor of the show’s 30th anniversary, a local cast will present four performances of the show at the Aztec Theater this August. Show dates are Friday, Aug. 10 and 17, and Saturday, Aug. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The Albany Volunteer Fire Department’s water/Gatorade drive on the evening of Monday, July 16, went very well, according to fire chief Kyle Tischler. “It was a tremendous success,” Tischler said. “It was like Christmas in July for the fire department.

An investment advisor  spent almost an hour with the Shackelford County Hospital Board during the regular meeting on Monday, July 16.