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Albany Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Albany, TX.

Results 1 - 20 of 80 in Albany, TX

  1. Knight Buys Two Rigs For $1.5MM

    Thursday Jul 10 | Oil and Gas Investor

    Charles Hill Drilling Inc. , a subsidiary of Knight Energy Corp. , Irving, Texas, has acquired two drilling rigs and related assets from Albany, Texas-based Sequoia Fossil Fuels Inc.

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  2. Cooper Loses Two CoachesRead the original story

    Tuesday Jul 8 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... for the kids." Like Couch, Westmoland enjoyed her experiences at Cooper. The veteran track coach made stops in Albany, Anson, Breckenridge, Rusk and Georgetown before ending her career with a 10-year stay at Cooper. While at Cooper, Westmoland ...

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  3. Reader thankful for Fandangle memories

    Monday Jul 7 | Abilene Reporter-News

    I am writing this to say thank you to the folks of Albany, both present and past, for reliving and presenting their history and memories to all the people far and wide who have had the extremely good fortune to ...

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  4. Ranchers turning everyday business into tourist draw

    Saturday Jul 5 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... with the cowboys. Contact: (806) 254-6055, www.doublemountaintradingpost.com . Stasney's Cook Ranch Location: Near Albany, about 40 miles northeast of Abilene Activities: Birding, biking, hiking, hunting, wildlife tours, retreats and special events. ...

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  5. City looks at proposed water rate increases

    Thursday Jul 3 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... city officials expect the reservoir to be completed in the 2020-25 range. The lake would be constructed northwest of Albany and northeast of Abilene. City Manager Larry Gilley said the water rate proposals would be part of a multiyear rate schedule ...

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  6. Tidbits 06.25.08

    Wednesday Jun 25 | Abilene Reporter-News

    The Fort Griffin Fandangle is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Texas' oldest outdoor musical will have shows at 8:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday at the Prairie Theater in Albany.

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  7. Entertain your guests this summerRead the original story

    Wednesday Jun 25 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... Your guests will be entertained at the 70th Annual Fort Griffin Fandangle, continuing Thursday through Saturday in Albany. The outdoor musical commemorates the rich history of the area and is performed by the residents of Albany. Do you want to be ...

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  8. Lillie B. JanuaryRead the original story

    Jan 20, 2008 | Times Record News

    ... will follow at Crestview Memorial Park directed by Hampton Vaughan Funeral Home. She was born July 11, 1932, in Albany, TX, to Thomas Virgil and Annie Mae (Bell) Nichols. She married the love of her life, Curtis January, November 3, 1951. She ...

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  9. Time for a show -- it's the Fort Griffin FandangleRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    Where: Prairie Theatre, 3/4 of a mile northwest of Albany on CR 1084, locally known as the Cook Field Road.

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  10. Unleash the LonghornsRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... When: dusk (about 8:45 p.m.) Thursday-Saturday and June 26-28 Where: Prairie Theatre, 3/4 of a mile northwest of Albany on CR 1084, locally known as the Cook Field Road. From the Shackelford County Courthouse square traffic light, head west on ...

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  11. Just Venting: A license to loseRead the original story

    Jun 18, 2008 | Dallas Morning News

    ... Aug. 25. Eaton was 4-0 in the same span. When the pressure was off, they were superb. Helping hand: Brian Wilson of Albany, Texas, spent 13 years with the Cincinnati Reds organization as a player, coach and scout. His last assignment was huge: ...

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  12. Faith Bases

    Jun 18, 2008 | Texas Monthly

    ... water, from which he arose to wild applause. Next up was a young man named Rhode Labonte, age sixteen, from nearby Albany. All three identifying facts were greeted enthusiastically, and the boy's emergence from the sacred pool drew a loud "Yo, ...

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  13. Macondo Libre and Interview LinksRead the original story

    Jun 17, 2008 | La Bloga

    ... the National Endowment of the Arts. A woman of Japanese, Cheyenne, Irish, Black and German ancestory, Ai was born in Albany, Texas, raised in the Southwest. She is a Professor of English at Oklahoma State University. Her books are: Dread (W. W. ...

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  14. Memorial Day: Bill Mauldin and two WWII memoirs

    May 26, 2008 | Fort Worth Business Press

    ... a vital presence at 91, commanded a key battalion during the Second World War. (Accompanying story: Front Page.) And Albany, Texas' Bob Green, honored last winter as a pioneering rancher at Fort Worth's Goodnight Award ceremonies, took part in the ...

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  15. Area teachers chosen in contest

    May 16, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... Illustrated Literature, the Center for Contemporary Arts, the Abilene Philharmonic and the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, recently announced the winners of the teacher appreciation drawing. Teachers from Region 14 (Abilene area) were eligible. The ...

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  16. Girls' softball league deserves congratulationsRead the original story

    May 15, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... tournament which consisted of 36 teams from all over the area, including Abilene North, south, Clyde, Sweetwater, Albany, Breckenridge and Wylie. As a parent of one of the 10 girls, I know I speak for all of the other parents when I say how proud we ...

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  17. Michael CharlesRead the original story

    May 15, 2008 | WisInfo

    ... son, Gregory, and daughter, Megan; brothers, Greg (Julie) Charles, Lake Charles, La., Steve (Jill) (Jill) George, Albany, Texas, and Doug (Sandy) Freeman, Modesto, Calif.; brother-in-law, Tim (Lorna) Satorius, Annandale, Va.; and father-in-law, Carl ...

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  18. Arts in BriefRead the original story

    May 12, 2008 | Fort Worth Business Press

    ... is represented in such collections as those of the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth and the Old Jail Art Center in Albany, Texas. Nell Dorr at the Carter May 17 will see the opening of Nell Dorr: From Everlasting to Everlasting at the Amon Carter ...

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  19. Haythorn ranch wins fifth WHC titleRead the original story

    May 11, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    ... of the WHC, Haythorn has participated for 21 of those years. Only the Guitar Ranch of Abilene and Green Ranch of Albany were among the original participants. Competition during the evening matches actual activities on a working ranch. Team doctoring ...

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  20. Covering the community

    May 11, 2008 | Abilene Reporter-News

    Albany newspaper students win awards, build relationships Donnie Lucas, adviser to the Albany High School Lions Roar student newspaper, understands first-hand the challenges of covering small-town news.

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