A Holliday man was arrested for arson after a structure fire on Holliday circle in the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 5.

Gage Talley, Brody Frazier, Kensley Vieth, Zoie Price, Isabelle Parkey, Clay Miller who are members of Archer County 4-H, Windthorst FFA, Holliday FFA and Archer City FFA caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards.

The biennial University Interscholastic League reclassification and realignment for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years was released Thursday, Feb. 3 at 9 a.m. CST. The new alignments, established by enrollment figures submitted to the UIL by its member schools in October, will serve as the football districts for the next two school years.

An early morning raid last Tuesday in Archer City resulted in the arrest of Cassandra Mercedes Thomas and the seizure of a controlled substance field tested as methamphetamine. The arrest and seizure were a result of an investigation by the Archer City Police Department.

Our Mom, Eleanor Joyce Rushia, landed on the wings of angels in Auburn, NY on Oct. 3, 1926, as a gift from God to all who knew her and loved her. Her parents were Robert and Bertha Jones. She attended St Brigid's Catholic School in Watervliet, NY.

Patsy Britton always had a friendly smile, a sparkle in her eye, and a positive attitude that set her apart. Formerly of Houston, Patsy passed away at home Friday, Feb. 4, in Hutto. She was 99 years old.

Lisa Kaye Smallwood, 64, passed away on Feb. 6, 2022.

A winter storm hit Archer County starting Wednesday, Feb. 2, and laid layers of ice and snow throughout the county.