Body The 7th grade Spartans moved to 2-1 on the season after a 38-20 loss to City View on Tuesday, September 21. Brock Belcher led the Spartans offensively, rushing for three touchdowns including a 95-yard scamper. Brayden Messineo converted one 2-point conversion from a Belcher pass.

Body During its Monday, Sept. 27, meeting, the Archer City ISD school board approved extending an additional 80 hours of paid COVID-19 sick time for staff members who test positive during the school year.

Body Lee Alfredo Villapondo, a suspect in the April 2020 murder of John Lewis Helms, died last week after he was released from the Archer County Jail Thursday, Sept. 16, on a personal recognizance bond.

Body The Archer County Commissioner’s Court voted to place Archer County in a 30-day burn ban during its meeting Monday, Sept. 27.

Body Second-ranked Windthorst (4-0) used a 27-point second quarter to pull away from Seymour (1-3) in a 60-20 homecoming win on Friday, Sept. 17.

Body A new wooden carved eagle showed up at Superior Pipeline Services in Holliday just in time for football season and the 2021-2022 school year. Courtesy photo/Superior Pipeline Services.