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Albany artist to be featured in Abilene exhibit
Albany artist Michael Christopher Matson and his sculpture “This Way Up” will be featured in the 38th biennial Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition in downtown Abilene, which willbecelebratedtheweekend of Sept. 20-21. Matson earned a BFAin print making from Southern Methodist University and completed an artist residency in Guatemala. He worked...
Stipends, home school day discussed
Because of conflicts, the Albany ISD board of trustees did not meet on their usual third Monday, but instead gathered on Thursday, July 18 with interim superintendent Kent Lefevre and NSES principal Jenci Chambers. The board circled back to the subject of staff stipends for at least the third time...
2 golf tourneys set next month
Albany Golf Course will host two scholarship fundraising tournaments in early August. The Albany Masonic Lodge Scholarship Tournament is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Saturday Aug. 3. The Albany PTO and Sam Tidwell Memorial Scholarship Tournament is set for Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 10-11. EntryfeefortheMasonic Lodge tourney, a three-person scramble, is $150 per...
Albany team returns from mission trip to Belize
Several Albany residents recently returned from a week-long mission trip to Belize. The group joined organizers Dee and Donnie Fitts of Seymour for their second trip to Bermudian Landing, a small rural village about 45 minutes from Belize City, according to local leader, Becky Wills. Along with Wills on the...
Closet Angels prepares for ‘Bash’
Closet Angels will remain closed for the rest of July, but work is ongoing for the ministry’s Back to School Bash. TheBacktoSchoolBash is scheduled for 5:00-7:00 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5. Director Lori Reames said in addition to clothing, Closet Angels is accepting donations to be used as door prizes...
Divers off Texas coast lost at sea for 36 hours, rescued by Coast Guard
MATAGORDA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two divers were rescued after being lost at sea for over 36 hours off the Texas coast. On Wednesday afternoon, Sector Corpus Christi watch standers received word that the two divers were last seen on the surface of “unfavorable weather conditions,” the Coast Guard announced. The divers were not seen again […]
Where's my $750 FEMA check? ABC13 asking questions weeks after Beryl
Where's my check, FEMA?You are not alone if you are waiting for your $750 FEMA Disaster Assistance check.Unfortunately, FEMA officials told ABC13 they were aware of the delays but couldn't say when people would receive their $750.FEMA representatives said each application must be reviewed individually, and there is no set time for the agency to approve or deny it.Officials said they would contact applicants by mail, e-mail, or text to let them know if they were approved, so keep looking for that correspondence from FEMA.PREVIOUS STORY: Residents of 15 southeast Texas counties can now apply for federal Beryl aidYou can...
Texas Retailers Included In Boar’s Head Huge Deli Meats Recall
Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc., a Jarratt, Va., establishment, is recalling all liverwurst product produced by the establishment that is currently available in commerce because it may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The company is also...
Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans
"Texas teachers stand behind Kamala Harris after years of feeling targeted, neglected by Republicans" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.
This Texas solar panel recycling plant is powered by secondhand panels
Solar panel recycling company SolarCycle is using secondhand solar panels to power its panel recycling plant in Texas. SolarCycle has installed a 500 kW solar array made of reused panels at its recycling facility in Odessa, Texas, which can provide around half of the electricity the plant uses. The array...
Police in Texas Try to Arrest Librarian for Civil Rights Book
Shocking: Texas Librarian Faces Arrest for Checking Out Toni Morrison Book. It really has to suck some days to be a cop. Imagine showing up for your shift one day, ready to arrest murderers and pedophiles, and your superior officer informs you that your assignment for the day is to go investigate and arrest a librarian for loaning out a book about civil rights.
Iconic Texas Tamale Brand in Crisis: Federal Raids, Lawsuits, and Fraud
Uh-oh! Looks like trouble bubbles for Deila, the self-proclaimed 'best tamale maker in the world' was raided by federal agents in south Texas on Wednesday. If you have no idea who Delia is or why she's got the G-Men barging in uninvited and rifling through everything, buckle up. This is a hot tamale of a story.
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