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.

The Sheriff’s Office received 82 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 35 inmates with four being female in the Archer County Jail. 13 arrests were made this week 10 being felonies and three misdemeanors.

After a tremendous year on baseball and softball diamond for all three Archer County schools, I felt these athletes deserved a little extra recognition. With that said, I’m debuting the Archer County News Diamond Dozen. Every one of these athletes and their teammates deserve much more recognition and praise than I can give them. We had a great season with all three schools making the playoffs in both baseball and softball and I can’t wait to see what next year brings.

Archer City Athletic Director Shad Hanna had a big decision on his hands. With the resignation of head baseball coach Wayne Morris and girls assistant Mayson Morris (no relation), Hanna had a pair of positions to fill.

Mary Beth Longino, age 74, of Henrietta, passed away Friday, May 7, 2021, in Hospice of Wichita Falls. Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m.

The Holliday ISD School Board met for its scheduled meeting on Monday, June 14, at the administration building. Michelle Box of Zonda Education provided a demographics study for the board “We did see a tiny bit of a slowdown in historical enrollment this year,” Box said.

Branded, the cast aluminum horse in Walsh Park, will be headed to get a new top coat on Friday, June 18. The horse is expected to be missing for about two weeks according to artist Kathy Morrison. File Photo

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.

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

The Archer County News recently traveled with the Archer City Girls to Andrews, Texas where they held their annual reunion at Casa Bella Inn. Pictured from left to right in front row are Ann Horany Risk, Lenn Young Tucker and Fran Harvey Russell. Back Row from left to right are Mary Slack Webb, Gerry Tucker, Sue Peyton Metzger and Malena Martin Gough. Courtesy photo/Mary Webb