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.

The Albany Chamber of Commerce office will be closed from Monday, July 23 until Monday, Aug. 6, but Chamber organizers already have a back-to-school bash planned for Thursday, Aug. 9.

Parents of eighth grade and high school band members are asked to attend the first Band Boosters meeting of the 2018-2019 school year, set for Thursday, July 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Albany High School band hall.

Summer vacation for Albany students will end in just under a month, when the 2018-19 school year starts on Thursday, August 16, at 7:55 a.m., and officials at Nancy Smith Elementary School have requested that parents of returning students go online and register their children for the upcoming year...

Seven members of the Albany chapter of the Future Farmers of America and their sponsor were among more than 12,000 FFA members and guests that attended the 90th Texas FFA State Convention held on July 9-13 at the Fort Worth Convention Center, and another three members from Albany competed in the...

The city of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $39,028 from the state this July. The amount is up 0.61 percent from the $38,789 payment received in July of 2017.

Aspiring young artists entering first through 12th grades can attend various art camps at the Old Jail Art Center this summer and learn about recycling, Italy, puppets, and/or creating artwork from various media.

Rylie Scott of Albany, Texas, will have help attending Texas A&M University this fall, thanks to her selection as a Jimmy Rane Foundation scholar.  Scott is among 36 students selected to receive a scholarship from the foundation this year.

The Albany Ministerial Alliance’s supported Community Vacation Bible School theme this year of Game On! has been a big hit if attendance numbers are any indication, with 160 children participating on Monday and 155 on Tuesday. “We have a lot of kids!” Tisha Wilkins said.