A pair of former Archer County standouts make a return to their old stomping grounds. Josh and Julie Castles return to Archer City as assistant coaches for the 2021-22 school year.

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.

Connor Cox steps up to the plate in the THSBCA All-Star Game in Round Rock on Saturday, June 19. Courtesy photo/Amy Cox.

Discussion about a new system for the public works report was held during the Scotland City Council meeting on Monday, June 14. "We came up with something he found online, it's called Diamond Maps.

The Summer Reading Contest has begun! If you haven’t already, stop by the library to pick up some reading logs or track your reading online at this link: https://forms.gle/8EbzRq- 1J6rAQRsnFA. Every hour you read is one entry in the raffle for the GRAND PRIZE Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet. This tablet comes with the library’s FREE reading app Libby, giving you access to our extensive catalog of e-books and audiobooks. Also, this year we will have prizes along the way! Can you achieve Reader of the Week status? Whoever turns in the most reading logs any week during the contest will receive a special prize! If you live in Archer County, you can sign up for the contest! For questions, call or visit the library.

For the first time in the district’s history, Archer City’s technology director will not be Bethann Oswald after she retired following the school year. Oswald is a native of Archer City, graduating in 1981.

Photos By Ravyn Fager and Callie Lawson.

The council awarded the bid for street improvements during the Lakeside City city council meeting on Tuesday, June 15. “If you would like, we can accept the base bidding and move from there.

Dr. Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

The Sheriff’s Office received 85 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 27 inmates with four being female in the Archer County Jail. Ten arrests were made this week involving 6 felonies and 8 misdemeanors.