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Local campus ‘locked down’ briefly
A lockdown at the Albany secondary campus on Tuesday, ordered as the result of an altercation taking place a few blocks away, lasted just a few minutes, but ended with a local man arrested and charged with two counts of attempted capital murder of a peace officer, along with a secondary charge of un law ful possession of a firearm by a felon.
FFA members catch calves
Two Albany FFA members caught calves last month at the San Angelo Rodeo calf scramble with one advancing to the finals. On Sunday, April 7, Bradee Stautzenberger finished first and Donald McCullough took sixth place. Also participating were Ryan Turner and Tatum Grady. Stautzenberger, who now attends Moran after starting...
Roll-offs to be in parking lot
Albany citizens are reminded that this weekend May 10-12 will be the annual “Weekend Trash Dump, with large rolloffs to be located on the Chamber of Commerce parking lot. The event will give local resident an opportunity to get rid of large, unwanted items at no charge and with three-day weekend access.
AHS academic successes cited at 2024 banquet
A crowd of 350 students, parents and staff attended the annual Academic Banquet on Monday to honor academic excellence of students in a variety of activities including Academic UIL events, journalism, band, FFA, one-act play and FCCLA. Students scoring well on the ACT and SAT college entrance exams, along with...
Little League games delayed
Albany Little League’s regular season will last just a little longer thanks to a pair of rainy days last week. Little League president Paul Hamilton said games scheduled for Thursday, May 2 and Friday, May 3 will be made up next week. The Oilers and Indians will play Thursday, May 16. A makeup date for the Reds and Eagles had not been determined at press time.
Bibles to be presented May 19
First Baptist Church of Albany will incorporate its annual Bible presentation to graduating seniors into Baccalaureate ceremonies this year. Baccalaureate is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Albany Junior/ Senior High auditorium. “I Personally Have Never combined the Bible presentation with Baccalaureate, so I’m not sure of the...
8U softball event planned
Albany’s Red Thunder softball team is sponsoring an 8U softball tournament May 17-18 at Webb Park, according to Ragan Riley, organizer. As of Tuesday afternoon, the tournament was already full, and no more entries were being accepted, Riley said. Scheduleswillbeposted on Facebook and in the Albany News. Proceeds from...
Spencer wins AISD election
Challenger Reggie Spencer defeated incumbent Bo Brown for the Place 3 seat in the Albany ISD trustee election, held last Saturday, May 4. Spencer ended up with 177 votes to Brown’s even 100, the great majority of those ballots recorded during the early voting period or by mail. According...
Sports banquet set May 13
Albany Athletics Booster Club will honor the achievements of the Lions and Lady Lion steams Monday, May 13 at the annual athletic awards banquet. The school year has seen Albany advance to the post season in nine sports and state competition in three. Still competing are the Lions baseball team, which entered the second round of the playoffs this weekend, and the tennis program, which has six entries at this week’s Region II-2A tournament.
Hill, Roberson medal again at state meet
Albany athletes had an upand-down day Friday, May 3 at the Class 2A state track meet, but the ups were way up. Seniors Adam Hill (300 hurdles) and Kiana Roberson (discus) both won gold medals, while Hill also got silver in the shot put, and Luke Marshall (pole vault) just missed adding a track medal to the golf bronze he earned earlier in the week.
Jr. high athletes end year at district tennis tourney
Albany Junior High tennis players placed in six of eight draws last week at the district tournament, earning five titles. The tournament was played Thursday-Friday, May 2-3 at Rose Park Tennis Center in Abilene. Girls played Thursday and boys Friday. “We had to move the dates because of conflicts with...
Softball Recap: Scout Stockton can't quite lead Forsan over Haskell
Forsan and Haskell squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Forsan had to settle for second. They lost 12-3 to the Haskell Indians. Forsan's loss signaled the end of their 19-game winning streak. Forsan saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of...
Study Club to raffle quilt in annual library fundraiser
To raise money for its scholarship fund, the Albany Study Club will once again sell raffle tickets for a quilt. This year’s quilt, donated by Louann George, is currently on display at the Shackelford County Library and will be included in the Study Club Quilt Show at the Whitney Theatre the last two weeks of June.
Softball Recap: Forsan has no trouble against Haskell
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Forsan had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-7 margin over the Haskell Indians. Forsan is really starting to get used to good results now that the team's won 19 straight.
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