By Sandy Morris The Albany Chamber of Commerce’s annual membership meeting is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 5 immediately after the 12:00 noon luncheon at The Beehive.

By Sandy Morris February is member appreciation month at the Old Jail Art Center, and there are some special opportunities available to OJAC members.

By Melinda L. Lucas & Sandy Morris An Albany clinic started administering the Moderna vaccine Wednesday, and with at least 200 more doses expected in the next week, ResourceCare staff members hope to work their way down the list of those who want the vaccine.

By Sandy Morris Next week ends the filing period for local board elections, and as of press time on Tuesday, a total of nine candidates had turned in their paperwork for various positions that will be decided on May 1.

Julia Elizabeth Putnam, 77, a resident of Albany, Texas, departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, in an Abilene hospital. She was born in Abilene, Texas, on Oct. 10, 1943, to Joseph Carrol Putnam and Margaret Elizabeth Sheers Putnam.

Jimmie Ray Wheeler, age 70, of Sulphur Springs, passed away on Jan. 16, 2021, at Christus Mother Frances Hospital. He was born Apr. 25, 1950, in Abilene, Texas, the son of Jimmie Joshuay Wheeler and Neta Fae Aston Wheeler.

By Sandy Morris Twenty-twenty will be remembered for many unusual things, but Shackelford County weather isn’t going to fall into that category. According to Hector Guerrero with the National Weather Service out of San Angelo, local weather was not the big story of 2020.

By Sandy Morris A high school worship night has been scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 10th The Feed Store.  Executive director Tisha Wilkins invites all high school students to attend.

By Sandy Morris The post-holiday coronavirus surge is still affecting many people and local businesses and organizations, including Closet Angels and Neighbors in Need.

By Sandy Morris The Big Country chapter of Fellowship of Christian Athletes hosted the first event in their annual Weekend of Champions this past Saturday, Jan. 23.