After an unexpected bye week in the middle of the season thanks to several COVID-19 postponements around the district, Archer City took advantage of its opportunities early in a 61-0 blowout of Munday on Thursday, Oct. 22.

The Holliday Lady Eagles closed out the regular season much like they have all season: recording a pair of sweeps to put the finishing touches on a district title. Holliday (20-4, 11-1) swept Breckenridge (25-7, 25-13, 25-15) on Tuesday, Oct. 20, and Christ Academy (25-18, 25-19, 25-19) on Friday, Oct. 23, to enter the postseason as the top seed in District 7-3A.

As just about everyone expected, the District 9-2A clash between Archer City and Windthorst lived up to the hype. In a showdown of the district’s top two squads, the Lady Cats (15-4, 8-0) outlasted the Trojanettes (9- 13, 5-1) in a five-set thriller, 3-2 (25-23, 14-25, 21-25, 25- 17, 15-10) on Tuesday, Oct. 13, in Archer City.

Travelers headed south on U.S. 281 are welcomed to the City of Scotland with a neat and wellkept sign. The sign is just before the ball field on the west side of the highway. Just west of the ball fields is the Scotland City Park.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) began accepting applications for the Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program on Tuesday, Oct.

The Sheriff’s Office received 90 Calls for Service during the past seven day period ending Sunday, Oct. 18. On the day of this report there were 26 individuals incarcerated in the Archer County Jail consisting of 24 men and two women.