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- Rio volleyball gets first road win of season
Beckley, W.Va., --- The University of Rio Grande RedStorm volleyball team went on the road for the first time in 2010 and came away with a hard-fought, tightly contested, straight set victory over Mountain State, 25-19, 25-21 and 25-23. Rio Grande was led by sophomore middle hitter Erin Sherman with 13 kills, one solo block and four block assists.
- Coming up
To add, remove or update a listing, e-mail editorial@thisweeknews.com. Free College Funding Workshop, 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
- Annual Ohio art exhibition opens Saturday
ZANESVILLE --The 66th annual Ohio Exhibition will open at the Zanesville Museum of Art on Saturday.
- The back-to-school spiral
Half-priced jeans and promotional freebies are already popping up at the mall with the start of school still weeks away.
- Coming up
To add, remove or update a listing, e-mail editorial@thisweeknews.com. The New Albany Ballet Company will hold a free repertoire ballet performance on Saturday, Aug.
City DescriptionAlbany is a village in Athens County, Ohio, United States. The population was 808 at the 2000 census.
Albany is located at 39°13′44″N 82°12′1″W / 39.22889°N 82.20028°W / 39.22889; -82.20028 (39.228787, -82.200363).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²), of which, 1.2 square miles (3.2 km²) of it is land and 0.80% is water.
Albany, Ohio was founded in 1842. It was one of several stops in Athens County for the Underground Railroad and many former slaves decided to stay in the village. Albany Enterprise Academy, the first school in Athens County for African Americans was in the village, which was then over 90% African American.
As of the census of 2000, there were 808 people, 352 households, and 222 families residing in the village. The population density was 649.6 people per square mile (251.6/km²). There were 400 housing units at an average density of 321.6/sq mi (124.5/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.28% White, 1.11% African American, 0.12% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 0.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.49% of the ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:- North American Eastern Time Zone
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