The Sheriff’s Office received 116 calls for service this week. As this report is being written there were 19 inmates with seven being female in the Archer County Jail.
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.
Thank you to Gay Hendrixson for her donation in memory of Debbie Lyles Rae. It's 1913, and on the surface, Laura Lyons couldn't ask for more out of life—her husband is the superintendent of the New York Public Library, allowing their family to live in an apartment within the grand building, and they are blessed with two children.
God is always calling us. Calling us to come to Him and be in relationship with Him. Not only is God calling us to relationship (child, friend, co-worker), but also to work with Him. We all have a job in the Kingdom of God.
The Archer City combined junior high squad executed a dramatic finish for a 30-26 win over Electra on Thursday. Billy Booher returned a kickoff to midfield before long catches by Parker Hilbers and Gideon Towner moved the Wildcats down the field. Booher scored the game-winning touchdown with 0.3 seconds remaining. Defensive standouts included Jhett Miller, Ian Graves, Steve Monroy and Gavin Hulse.
The winning streak is over. Muenster put an end to Windthorst’s 16-game winning streak by winning a defensive slugfest 16-8. The Hornets (8-0, 2-0) are in the driver’s seat of the District 7-2A race while the Trojans (6-1, 0-1) need to regroup with Chico and Petrolia on deck in the next two weeks.
Archer City senior quarterback Ty Bates tossed four touchdown passes as the Wildcats (4-2, 2-0) helped head coach Shad Hanna achieve his 100th win in a 43-7 rout of Electra (2-4, 0-2). Hanna collected 41 wins at Midland Greenwood, 31 wins at Alpine and 28 with the Wildcats for his coaching career.
Holliday (33-5, 10-0) put the finishing touches on its second-straight district championship with its 14th-straight win. The Lady Eagles toppled Nocona (25-22, 25-11, 25-8) to remain unbeaten in league action.
In a game that featured 28 accepted penalties for 270 yards, Holliday outlasted Callisburg 26-6 in a matchup of undefeated teams in District 6-3A. With all Eagles penalized 15 times for a 155 yards, the offense struggled to get going.