Girls Holliday 51, Jacksboro 23 The Lady Eagles connected on six first half 3-pointers and never looked back in a 51-23 rout of the Tigerettes on Tuesday, Jan. 4.

The Archer County Commissioners voted to place the county in a burn ban until April 1 during a special called meeting Thursday, Dec. 30.

The Archer County Show Barn expansion project has been completed just in time for the 2022 Archer County Junior Livestock this weekend Jan. 6 through 8.

Amy Jann Byrd, age 85, of Archer City passed away on Sunday, Jan. 2, at her residence.

Billy Ray Taliaferro, 91, a resident of Good Samaritan Village in Denton, since May 2018, died Jan. 2 at Presbyterian Hospital in Denton after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 68 years, Jane McAnally Taliaferro, two sons, a daughter, a bonus son, seven grandchildren, five bonus grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and brother Charles of Stillwater, Okla.

Linda Lea Bridges passed away on Dec. 16, 2021 at Medical City in Dallas with her son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughters by her side.

Elwood Loving, age 98, of Archer City, Texas passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, in Hospice of Wichita Falls.

The Archer County News will be changing the date of its printing which will cause slight modifications to the distribution times of its weekly publication. The change will go into effect starting with the Jan. 20 edition.