Closet Angels will open two more times in June before closing for the month of July. In addition to the regular hours on Monday, June 24, director Lori Reames announced the ministry will be open 10:00 a.m.

The famous handmade tracker organ at the Matthews Memorial Presbyterian Church in Albany will again be the main attraction whenthechurchopens its doors to Fandangle visitors. Local organist Sandy Abel will perform during the2024Fandangleseason, with a planned program to be combined with requests fromtheaudienceforfavorite hymns, classical pieces, and patriotic music.

An open house for the recentlycompletedHouses for Healing ministry in Abilene is set for Saturday, June 29, showcasing the 20-house complex including one sponsored and furnished by Albany Methodist Church.

Visitors and locals alike will be able to enjoy a host of activities offered in Albany this weekend and next during performance dates for the Fort Griffin Fandangle. Free events will be offered on all four of those days including a quilt show, tracker organ concert, calliope concert, car museum, viewing the animals on the courthouse square, exhibits and activities at the Old JailArt Museum, plus several others.

Tuesday was the perfect time for the Shackelford County Library children’s hour to feature a program on longhorns, coinciding with the opening of this year’s production of the Fandangle. Elementary children were treated to a display of horns and hides inside the library before heading outside to get a close up view of the actual longhorns, brought to town from Fort Griffin by herd manager Will Cradduck along with Frank Sharp.

Brian Hamilton of Albany is one of more than 700 students who received diplomas and were recognized as Harding University graduates during the Spring 2024 commencement ceremony on May 4, 2024. Hamilton received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance.

ResourceCare is accepting sponsorships for its Summer Day Camp which starts Monday, July 8. “We don’t have a deadline for those wishing to help sponsor this year,” said Mindy Ary, ResourceCare director.

Albany graduate Tyler Chapman has been selectedtoreceivecollege scholarship awards established by Nancy and Ted Paup in 2011. The Paups note that participation in athletics “teaches students the importanceofteamwork, self-discipline, pursuit of excellence, and mutual respect.” Thescholarshipispresented attheBigCountry Athletic Hall of Fame Banquet each spring.

MichelleAlexander was appointed to the board of the Shackelford County Hospital District after she and David Henry had both expressed an interest in serving. Alexander was sworn in following a secret ballot vote at the beginning of Monday night’s meeting.