By Donnie A. Lucas The Albany track teams competed in Breckenridge last Thursday as the final tune-up before the District 10-2A meet. Albany hosted the district meet on Wednesday (yesterday), but results were not available prior to the printing deadline for this week’s issue.

By Melinda L. Lucas Numbers are continuing to fall in both how many ­COVID tests are administered locally and how many are coming back positive, according to a report distributed earlier this week by Shackelford County judge Robert Skelton.

By Sandy Morris On Monday, Albany mayor Susan Montgomery officially signed a proclamation declaring this as Monarch Awareness Week, with several activities already taking place and a couple more planned in the next few days.

By Sandy Morris Rehearsal for the Fandangle Sampler began on Tuesday, March 23 in preparation for the annual membership show scheduled for  Saturday, April 17, with the next practice set for tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m.

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By Melinda L. Lucas A Shackelford County grand jury met last Tuesday, March 16, issuing local indictments for the first time in more than a year, according to county sheriff Ed Miller.

By Sandy Morris The April distribution pickup dates for the commodity food program will be pushed back one week due to the Good Friday holiday on April 2. Pickup dates have been scheduled for Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9.

By Melinda L. Lucas Monday’s monthly meeting of the Albany ISD board of trustees, postponed one week from its regular time because of spring break, was mostly COVID updates in various areas, with a couple of motions made on routine agenda items.

By Melinda L. Lucas Shackelford County commissioners voted to purchase a new battery backup for the Law Enforcement Center (LEC) at a cost of about $9,000 during a morning session on March 22.

By Sandy Morris Thursday, April 1 is the last day to register to vote or make a change of address effective for the May 1 local election.  Voter registration applications can be found online at votetexas.