A hamburger dinner is planned on Friday, Mar. 26, from 5-7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Holliday to help Ms.

The City of Scotland is sponsoring a Town Clean-Up on Friday, March 26 and Saturday, March 27. This is a free service. All residents are encouraged to clean up their property and place items into the large dumpsters located at the Scotland Trash Collection Center on Avenue I behind the fire department. The gates will be open Friday, 4 p.m.-8 p.m. and Saturday, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. or until dumpsters are full. Once the dumpsters reach capacity, the gates will be locked. Please do not put items outside the fence or throw items over the fence. Also, below is a list of items not accepted at any Texas landfill:

Holliday’s Hayden Strealy leaps over the hurdle en-route to a first-place finish in the 110 hurdles with a time of 16.65. Photo/Ravyn Fager Archer City’s Chris Allen scoops up a throw in the Wildcats’ 10-1 loss to Gunter on Friday, March 12.

Texas agricultural producers who lost property due to recent natural disasters may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) physical loss loans. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers these low-interest loans to agricultural producers in 41 counties who incurred losses caused by a winter storm that occurred on Feb. 14 to Feb. 20, 2021. Approval is limited to applicants who suffered severe physical losses only, including the loss of buildings and livestock. Applications are due by Nov. 2, 2021.

The Nature Challenge website launched today, connecting Texans with fun, creative ways to explore the outdoors, learn new skills and get involved in their community. This statewide tool is the result of a shared vision between Texas Children in Nature Network, Texan by Nature and Texas A&M Forest Service.

The Sheriff’s Office received 64 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 25 inmates with three being female in the Archer County Jail.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

Bobby Bitner was born June 15, 1959 in Archer City, at the old hospital to Jesse F. and Betty (Brown) Bitner. He graduated from Archer City High School in 1977 and then went on to Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Bobby came back to Archer City for a short while after college and then moved to Dallas with a friend. He worked in a flower shop and then at Volt before going to work at Restland, Laurel Land and Calvary Hill funeral homes in the marker department. Bobby then went to work for Southwest Airlines in Customer Service in San Marcus and San Antonio until the pandemic hit and he started working from home. Bobby was in the process of moving back home to Archer City prior to his death.

Archer City senior Delaini Hanna won reserve grand champion at the Houston Stock show with her two-year-old dorper. Delaini suffered a major knee injury in the Lady Cats’ Volleyball team’s bi-district win over Alvord in November.

Discussion on a checking account, which will be received due to the municipal judge not returning, took place during the Windthorst city council meeting on Wednesday, March 17. “We did have a checking account when we had our city judge,” City Secretary Debbie Schroeder said.