COVID-19 hit everybody hard, including the Royal Theater. After the February 2020 show, which opened the 20th season of The Texasville Opry, things came to a screeching halt when society basically shut down due to the virus outbreak. Gary Beesinger, producer and emcee for the show, said he really had no option but to put the show on ice, hoping they could reopen in the fall of 2020 and complete the season. But that didn’t happen.

Jim Lewis (left) and Jim Black (right) held a book signing at Mary Webb's house for their new book "Life with Bingo" on Saturday, April 24. Photo/Jerry Phillips.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court approved the 911 coverage maps for fire departments and emergency medical services during its meeting Monday, April 26. “(Emergency Management Coordinator) Shane Wright and I had gotten together early in January, we’ve had problem in fire departments versus dispatch,” Sheriff Jack Curd said.

Editors note: Reprinted witht permission of the Wise County Messenger. Builder Mark Southard is a native of Archer City.

Tuesday, April 20 Holliday 11, Nocona 1 Cooper Turner (4-0) scattered five hits for one run while striking out seven as the Eagles closed out the district slate on a high-note behind an 11-1 win over Nocona. Holliday owns the No.

Holliday’s Makayla Smith and Carson Hall each posted top-15 finishes at the Shady Oaks Golf Course in Baird for the Region I-3A tournament while Archer City’s Kameron Moss, Shae Parr and Katelyn Casillas competed at the Old Brickyard Golf Course in Ferris in the Region II-2A meet.

The Archer City Lady Cats were district champs in volleyball last fall and in basketball this winter. The Lady Cats had not lost a district game in any of the three team sports. Last Saturday, they had a chance to complete the trifecta with perfect district records, but the Petrolia Lady Pirates were standing in the way. Archer City had beat Petrolia 12-7 back on Tuesday, March 30 to set up the final showdown in the last district matchup of the regular season.

Battling harsh weather conditions and numerous delays, the Holliday Lady Eagles withstood the storm to pick up another victory at the District 7/8-3A Area Track Meet on Thursday, April 15, in Dublin. Holliday (189) outpaced Brock (122) by 67 points and ran away from district-rival Breckenridge (56) in third by 133 points.

The Sheriff’s Office received 87 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 23 inmates with three being female in the Archer County Jail.