By Kathy Thomson Opening day of dove hunting in Texas is Sunday, Sept. 1, and for the fourth year in a row, hunters across the Lone Star State, including those in the Albany area, will have a 90-day hunting season and 15-bird daily bag limit.

By Kathy Thomson Class officer and student council elections have been held at the secondary campus and names of the winners were posted on Monday. Student council president for the current school year is Gregori Mikeska, with Tana Thompson serving as vice president.

By Kathy Thomson Registration for General Education Development (GED) classes will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 2 at the Shackelford County Library. “You will need to bring an acceptable form of identification,” said local instructor Kenzie Fairchild. 

By Kathy Thomson Kids Club Activities at First United Methodist Church are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Sept. 11. The Kids Club is designed for fourth through seventh graders. Instructors teach the children life skills and offer fun activities, snacks, and the opportunity to learn the Word.

A special account was opened last week to help City of Albany employee Julian Jones, who was diagnosed with cancer about a month ago. Contributions to help with Jones’ medical expenses can be left with any teller at First National Bank Albany/Breckenridge.

By Kathy Thomson Music fans only have a few more days to purchase their tickets for ResourceCare’s second annual Carefest fundraiser before prices increase on Monday, Sept. 2. “Ticket sales are going well,” said program assistant Ragan Riley on Monday.

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By Kathy Thomson The “Albany Home of the Hereford” sign and three people selected as “Lights of Albany” will all be honored at the Albany Chamber of Commerce’s bi-annual party Friday night, Aug. 23 at the Aztec Theater.

By Kathy Thomson With a significant impact expected in state funding, Albany Independent School District enrollment totals for the beginning of the new school year are now sitting at 525, 39 more than last August and 14 more than at the end of the 2018-2019 school year.

By Melinda L. Lucas During their regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, school board trustees learned details about the Albany ISD’s “B” grade in the state’s accountability ratings, and reviewed some of the plans to make improvements during the upcoming year.