The Archer County News has put together a get to know your candidate section for the upcoming March primary. This free section allowed 300 words or less for candidates in the upcoming election to provide information about themselves for voters to make an informed decision. This week will feature those who are running in uncontested races in the primaries. The newspaper did not receive bios from those in the Justice of the Peace Pcts. 2, 3 and 4. The bios for the contested races of Commissioners Pct. 2 and 4 and County Judge will be in the next edition.

The Texas High School Coaches Association announced the official list of State Finalists of Texas for the 2021-22 National Football Foundation National High School Academic Excellence Award. The award is the first nationwide recognition honoring individual high school football teams for excellence in the classroom with a 3.0 or above grade point average. Thirty total state high school associations are currently participating across the country.

The Windthorst Spartans basketball team hosted the Windthorst Junior High Basketball Tournament on Saturday, Jan. 22. The 8th grade team went 3-0 and finished in first place in the tournament. They defeated Burk B, Jacksboro (41-27), and Muenster (44-43) in overtime. The 8th grade Spartans also defeated Seymour (39-20) on Monday, January 24 to move their record to 11-1.

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.

The Sheriff’s Office received 143 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 26 inmates and four being female in the Archer County Jail.

Musicians and songwriters paint a picture of the world with their sounds, telling stories of joy and heartbreak and of beauty or sorrow. Country music is famous for sometimes combining all of those elements into one song as it has evolved over the decades. The ups and downs of the lives of many artists can be told in just such a way, including that of one of the pioneers of country music, Texas native Ernest Tubb. Tubb’s career began in the 1930s and won millions of fans over a decades-long career that helped shape country music.

Now you can use your library card to check out a mobile hotspot device - just like a book. These pocket-sized devices are easy to use and can connect up to 8 devices, such as your smart phone, laptop, and tablet, to cellular Internet. Use the device to surf the Internet, help your children do their homework, connect to health and banking services, and much, much more! The device and service are already paid for, you just need to come in to the library to check it out!

Blessed Assurance! In Kay Warren’s book entitled Choose Joy, she states that “Joy is a choice.” Then she goes on to give the following definition of joy: “Joy is the settled assurance that God is in control of all the details of my life, the quiet confidence that ultimately that everything is going to be all right, and the determined choice to praise God in all things.” 1 I have kept her defini I have kept her definition in the Notes of my iPhone, since I read her book. During a walk in the park, I felt prompted to review it again and reflect.

Girls Friday, Jan. 28 Windthorst 33, Archer City 28 After playing the Lady Cats within five in the first meeting on Tuesday, Jan.

Ever since she was little, Archer City senior Aspyn Huseman has been around the game of basketball. The daughter of a coach, she’s spent countless hours in the gym watching her mother go over drills and break down defenses.