Thank you to all who donated and shared our message during Texoma Gives! Thanks to you, the library raised $2,105! Seven years ago, Mia Briscoe was at a college frat rave with her best friend, Serena, when a fire broke out. Everyone was accounted for except Serena, who was never seen nor heard from again.

Our culture, our government, and our legal system certainly have pushed religion over the brink. Religious people act more and more as frightened minorities withdrawing from the world rather than changing the world.

Second-ranked Windthorst (5-0) raced out to a 28-0 lead in the first half and never looked back in a 34-0 shutout of City View (2- 3) on Thursday, Sept. 23.

A first half scare turned into a 22-point rout as fourth-ranked Holliday overcame a slow start to knock off Breckenridge (1- 4), 34-12, on the Eagles’ homecoming on Friday, Sept. 24. Holliday enters the bye week 5-0 before heading into district play.

To stay safe in a burning building, a firefighter must wear special gear. A turnout coat, for example, is a special jacket designed to protect a firefighter from heat and flames.

Holliday’s 2021 Band Sweetheart Nicole Stancik and her escort Tanner Wike.. Photo/Will Edwards.

Archer City’s defense forced six takeaways and converted three of those into defensive touchdowns to give the Wildcats (2-1) a 43-20 win over Stamford on Friday, Sept. 24.

Holliday (23-5, 1-0) rolled to its fourth-straight victory on Friday, Sept. 10, sweeping District 7-3A rival Henrietta 3-0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-16) to open league action.

The 2021 Homecoming Court from Holliday (L to R): Libby Carlton, Dalton Anderson, Homecoming Queen Brooklyn Timms, Ethan Faulkner, Payton Murray, Cade Borchardt, Morgan Davis and Hayden Strealy. Photo/Will Edewards

The Archer City Growth and Development Board held a ribbon cutting to wel come AC Nutrition and Energy to town on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Pictured left to right: Mary Ann Culwell, Jerry Phillips, Nikole Pearcy, Ronnie Williams. Photo/Nathan Lawson