The Archer City Council heard a request from Grace Community Church for a variance to the zoning code of ordinance during its council meeting on Thursday, Feb. 19.

A historic building on the Archer City square is getting a new lease on life housing pieces of history. The building at 103 E Main St., which has housed Larry McMurtry’s Booked Up, White’s Auto Store, and Terry Love’s fabrication shop among others, will now serve as the home for Chris and Terry Aulds’ classic car collection.

The Archer County News has put together a get to know your candidate section for the upcoming March primary. This free section allowed 300 words or less for candidates in the upcoming election to provide information about themselves for voters to make an informed decision. Previous bios have run in the Feb. 8 and 15 edition of the Archer County News. Early voting in the March Primary Election will start Tuesday, Feb. 20, and end Friday, March 1.

Republican Chair: Leslie Hash

My wife grew up in New Mexico and I remember driving through miles and miles of large pecan tree orchards. Pecan trees are in perfect rows for miles. What is interesting is the stages of the trees grouped together. Every year, they will come through and cut some of those trees and prune them back. They do it for one reason, to yield more pecans.

The Holliday ISD School Board reviewed the district’s Texas Academic Performance Report and state of the district during its meeting on Monday, Feb. 12.

The Windthorst ISD school board approved an increase in the district's committed fund balance during its meeting on Monday, Feb. 14.