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 305 calls for service the last two weeks. As this report is being written there were 24 inmates with five being female in the Archer County Jail.

Brenlen and Brantley Humpert excelled at the National Junior Angus Show held in Grand Island, Neb. the week of July 11 through July 16.

Atmos Energy presented a check for $500 to Harvest Food Ministries, a kids feeding program in Holliday. On Thursday, Aug. 12, they prepared boxes of food for 150 children in the community. Pictured left to right, front to back: Front: Harvest Food Ministries Volunteers Mildred Henshaw, Theresa Wells, Kathy Smith and Pam Hughes Pak of Atmos Energy. Back: Volunteers Weldon Tucker, Cheryl Bragg, Tommy Bragg, Jerry McMahan and Dan Tucker. Courtesy photo/Atmos Energy

The start of a new hunting season is right around the corner and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding hunters and anglers that current year Texas hunting and fishing licenses (except the Year-from-Purchase All-Water Fishing Package) will expire at the end of August. New licenses for the 2021-22 season go on sale Aug. 15.

Windthorst’s Big Blue Band from Trojanland was an instrumental part in the Trojan’s state championship run last season. This year, they’ll be led by a pair of players that helped orchestrate that run.

Dairy MAX, a nonprofit dairy council, has donated a new 64-gallon commercial cooler to Midwestern State University’s Mustangs Pantry. The new cooler increases the pantry’s refrigeration capacities and will give the pantry the ability to store milk, yogurt, cheese, and other dairy items for longer periods to meet the needs of students with food insecurities.

The Archer County Clerk’s Office will begin accepting brand renewals on Aug. 31. All state cattle brands are set to expire on Feb. 28, 2022, according to section 144.044 of the Texas Agricultural Code.

Texas Motor Speedway has promoted Ellen Stallcup to the newly created position of vice president of marketing for the multi-purpose facility celebrating its 25th Season of Speed in 2021. Stallcup got her start at the Great American Speedway in 2003 as an intern with the corporate sales department for the fall INDYCAR race weekend.

Friday night lights aren’t only reserved for those on the gridiron. High school band members devote countless hours perfecting their music and drill before taking center stage at halftime.