Dr. Ken Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

The Archer Public Library is excited to participate in Texoma Gives again on September 8th! We are raising money for next year's Summer Reading Program to help the kids of Archer County fight the Summer Slide, the loss of reading proficiency in the summer months.

“The hand of the LORD came upon me, and he brought me out by the spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; it was full of bones. He led me all around them; there were many lying in the valley; and they were very dry. He said to me, ‘Mortal, can these bones live?’

19th-ranked Windthorst wrapped up its tournament season with a third-place finish at the Buckle Up for Lane’s Sake competition on Thursday and Saturday of this past week in Nocona.

Henrietta pulled away with 22 unanswered points in the final 12:08 for a 36-7 win over Windthorst in the season opener on Friday, Aug. 26. The Bearcats defense limited the Trojans’ offense for the majority of the night as Windthorst slides to 0-1 on the young season.

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Sixth-ranked Holliday got three big plays to pop in the second half, turning a 7-0 halftime lead into a 28-7 win over Iowa Park to kickoff the 2022 season. While the offense saw flashes of brilliance, the Eagles’ defense stole the show.

The Bradan Ritchey era in Archer City got started on the right foot after a dominating 35-12 win on the road against Quanah in the first-year head coach’s debut with the Wildcats.

Holliday continued its run of tournament championships with a 6-0 week at the Harvester Classic in Pampa this past weekend to improve to 23-2 on the year. The Lady Eagles have two non-district matches remaining before opening up league play on Saturday, Sept. 10, at City View.