Clarence Bartlett Melton, also known by his professional radio name, Bart Taylor, died Tuesday, June 29, under Hospice care in Boerne, at the age of 70. Bart will be interred in the Melton family plot in Houston later this year.

Laura Jean Elledge, age 66, of Oklahoma City, passed away Tuesday, June 22, in Oklahoma City. Services were held at 2 p.m.

David Ray Schroeder, age 62, of Wichita Falls passed away Saturday, July 3, in Wichita Falls. Vigil service and rosary were held at 6:30 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) began accepting nominations for county committee members on June 15.

Independence Day! Planning on spending a nice comfortable day at home. Still, P.J. and I were up early for a Sunday and dropped a large dead section of one of our prized big mesquites. Ladder fully extended I was up maybe 20’ from the ground where the dead part was over a foot in diameter.

Texas Senator District 30 Drew Springer (right) hosted a town hall with Archer County employees on July 1 to discuss issues the employees would like to see addressed in the next session. Also pictured County Judge Randy Jackson (left.) Photo/Jerry Phillips

Henry B. Gonzalez had a long and controversial career as a Texas politician.

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.