As the saying goes, ‘hope springs eternal.’ Never has the statement been more true than the opening practice of 2-a-days. Optimism runs rampant throughout local programs as everyone kicks off the season with an unblemished record.

One of the most misunderstood scriptures in God’s Word is in I Corinthians 10:13 “he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.” People twist that passage and say that God will never give us more than what we can manage. Really? Is that right? Wait a minute. Look around at our world.

The Archer Public Library wishes all the students in Archer County a happy and successful new school year! Based on the author’s own family letters, Send for Me tells the story of Annelise, a young woman in prewar Germany.

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

The Sheriff’s Office received 133 calls for service in the past week. As this report is being written there are 26 inmates and 2 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.

The Archer City Volunteer Fire Department fought a large grass fire at Calvin Road and Hwy. 79 on Friday, July 29.

Liam Guidry, a fifthgrade student at Holliday Elementary School, was selected to travel to Dallas/ Fort Worth, July 16-22, to participate in the summer 2022 Lone Star Leadership Academy camp.

Ansley Gayge Steed and Cy Gary Belcher were married July 17, 2022, at The Nest in Ponder with Mikey Pesqueda officiating. Parents of the happy couple are Chuck and Paige Steed, of Childress, and Scott and JJ Belcher, of Windthorst.

The Windthorst High School Senior Class of 1968 recently met at the Highlander Public House Restaurant in Wichita Falls for an evening of food and fun on the anniversary of being out of high school for 54 years.