By Donnie A. Lucas This Friday is the deadline for organizations that plan to apply for 2021 funding from the Albany Chest. Applications need to be finished and submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Oct. 3.

By Melinda L. Lucas After a delay of a little more than a week, members of the Albany city council met last Wednesday night, Sept.

By Melinda L. Lucas After holding the required public hearing prior to their 9:00 a.m. session, Shackelford County commissioners adopted the proposed budget and tax rate at their regular meeting on Monday, Sept. 28.

By Lynsi Musselman With a few days until the Oct. 5 deadline, Census Bureau representatives are trying to wrap up their nationwide count of every resident in the United States. As of the end of September, the count for Shackelford County is only showing a 45.5 percent response rate, which is a 9.

By Lynsi Musselman Pick-up dates for the October distribution of the commodity food program will be Thursday, Oct. 1 and Friday, Oct. 2, with no restrictions.

By Lynsi Musselman The last day to register to vote in person or by mail is this coming Monday, Oct. 5. Your Vote Matters campaign volunteer and deputy registrar Amy Kelly said all those who still need to register to vote can visit the first floor of the Shackelford County Courthouse.

By Lynsi Musselman Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released September state sales tax revenue amounts for counties across the state of Texas, including Shackelford County. The City of Albany will receive a sales tax allotment of $34,785 from the state this month. The amount is down 8.

By Lynsi Musselman Homecoming 2020, scheduled for this Friday, Oct. 2 has been postponed and will take place Friday, Oct. 16 when the Albany Lions take on the Ranger Bulldogs.

By Lynsi Musselman Officers for the Albany Parent Teacher Organization made the call to cancel the annual Albany Fall Fest for this year, a decades-old event normally held the last Saturday in October.

Members of the Albany High School band have been having their own dress-up days for Monday night practice times, with many of the students attired as nerds this week. Band Booster Club members provide snow cones at the end of the rehearsals.