The Sheriff’s Office received 83 Calls for Service during the past seven day period ending Sunday, Dec. 27. On the day of this report there were 25 individuals incarcerated in the Archer County Jail consisting of 23 men and two women.

Archer County Judge Randy Jackson reported on Monday, Dec. 28, that the county has seen 100 case increase in total COVID-19 cases in a two-week time period and the county will remain unexempt from GA-29 including a facial covering mandate which was issued by Governor Greg Abbott.

Cleo I. Siewert, age 96, of Wichita Falls, formerly of Archer City, passed away Thursday, Dec.

Archer County Sheriff Staci Beesinger will officially enter the world of retirement on Jan. 1, and she is ready to spend more time doing things she enjoys with her husband and grandchildren. A retirement party was held in her honor at the Archer County Sheriff's Office and Jail Thursday, Dec. 17.

Phyllis Frazier Bates Spencer, age 77, of Wichita Falls, formerly of Archer City, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 22, in Hospice of Wichita Falls.

My last article for the year and I want to share the grandest of epiphanies. Plants, left to their own culture and growing habits, do not need us at all. We need them and without them mankind simply would not exist. Think on it.

The Archer Public Library now offers Libby by OverDrive! Borrow e-books, audiobooks, and magazines to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app by OverDrive. You can even send and read your borrowed e-books to your Kindle e-reader (U.S. only)!

As 2020 comes to an end, the Archer County News looks back at some of the top headlines from throughout the year. This week, we take a look back at some of the top stories from January through June.

Brett Alan Box, age 48, of Holliday, passed away Sunday, Dec. 27, in a Wichita Falls hospital.