Jason Deekan was hired as the new Archer County Veteran Service Officer replacing the retiring Wayne McCallum. McCallum served as the Young County Veteran Services Officer from 2010 to 2019 and as Archer County Veteran Service officer starting in 2017.

Archer County Sheriff Jack Curd said all students are safe after a report of possible shots fired at Archer City ISD in the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 28.

A final opportunity to get your family’s brand on Branded the horse is available now through Oct. 24.

oll 6th Grade Kinlee Anderle Natalie Anderle Camille Cabrera Ashlan Campbell Samantha Farris Mei Hickerson Cade Kimbell Luke McCorkle Collins Mercadante Charlee Munchrath Memphis Neal Maddox Paul Lucas Petro Adley Reynolds Hadleigh Steinberger Leila Steinberger Koby Talley Aidan Teague Riley Wolf Kamry Wood 7th Grade Delaney Ashley Jalyn Benson Alexis Burge Braxton Echols Vantley Farris Anabel Herrera Isabella Hobbs Mattie Idell Vivienne Kimbell Cece Kolar McKenna Neal Courtney Peterson James Romero Aiden Stark Steele Watson Luke Zicarelli 8th Grade Leah Anderle Eva Barron Adam Barton Brock Belcher Brodie Belz-Schenk Liliana Colchado Lillian Johnson Jo Liew Ayla Melton Braidan Messineo Addison Patnode Evan Sanchez Avery Schroeder Chloe Schroeder Heidi Tackett Rodie Yearian Jackson Zicarelli 9th Grade Hunter Anderle Daxton Anderson Ella Berend Maddison Farris Karissa Fillingim Kyah Frank Gracelyn Hoff Simon Johnson Max Kolar Savannah McCann Kamdyn Neal Claire Peterson Conner Schreiber Jaxon Stark Isaac Teague Malory Watson Violet West Charlee Wolf Atlee Wyrick 10th Grade Carson Anderle Tyler Camacho Ryder Garrett Megg Lindley Lainey McCall 11th Grade Drew Anderle Saige Anderson Cameron Belcher Brayden Berend Alauna Beyer Tanner Doyal Ridlie Evans Annikah Frank Kendall Gregory Bri Hoff Levi Hoffman Abigail Howell Maddy Johnson Lizette Plascencia Ziralli Rosas Diego Sanchez Abby Schroeder Kylee Tapia Kolby Teakell Jaxon West Rylee Wolf Wyatt Wolf Farris Zotz 12th Grade Raelyn Bussey Logan Cope Keaira Fillingim Emma Herring Clay Hoff Bree Kirk Zeke Mayo Landon McLemore Eryn Pennartz Emmanuel Plascencia Conner Schroeder Grayson Steinberger Koda Sternadel Tara Tackett Katy Wolf oll 6th Grade Hadley Alvarez Wyatt Anderle Carter Byars Wayland Cowley John Crenshaw Liliana Erazo Charlee Francisco Kyson Gregory Meredith Hoff Miliana Juarez Noah Kramer Zee McCall Ticen Meurer MaKaegin Mitchell Collin Moore Millie Noetzelman Ezequiel Nolasco Daniel Painter Ryder Redding Jacob Schroeder Preston Williams 7th Grade Ireland Alexander Matthew Buenrostro Neveda Colchado Hudson Conrady Ava Elliott Danna Espinoza Sasha Faith Makennah Frank Ruben Garcia Gunner Hoegger Shea Hoffman Harrison Humpert Kinzy Keener Angel Moreno Hunter Moss Sophie Parker Phillip Prespentt Jeslyne West Kaydence Wolf Ty Wolf 8th Grade Brae Alvarez Joel Anzua Jaylee Belcher Linden Brown Hayden Cavazos Emerson Chavez Sienna Crenshaw Gram Finley Landyn Hale Brady Herndon Ellanor McEwen Daniel McGregor Alli Price Kenley Teakell Leila Trejo Colby Vieth 9th Grade Miguel Colchado Catherine Hoff Zeb Mayo Aiden McQuerry Morgan Reynolds Jaydie Turrubiartes Jaydyn Wolf 10th Grade Jacqueline Anzua Cash Armstrong Khyler Berend Isabel Bussey Tripp Daffern Kamry Fillingim Lane Hale Gabby Hoegger Lexsey McLemore Daven Moreno William Pennartz Ysybella Pineda Nolan Schreiber Wyatt Steinberger Brianna Vieth Kasen Wiles 11th Grade Kaybree Coleman Brody Frazier Bonner Hand Zoie Price Jasmin Turrubiartes Noah Zecha 12th Grade Honey Azua Bryson Berend Aniseto Escalante Noah Koetter Jorge Moreno Franya Vasquez Kensley Vieth Larson Vieth Justin Zotz.

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On Saturday, Oct. 1, Holliday 4-H member, Gatlynn Revell competed in the Agriculture Product ID Contest. She placed as the 8th High Individual Junior. There were over 150 competitors from across Texas. In the Ag Product ID contest, participants move through 20 stations, at the rate of 30 seconds per station. Each station has two multiple choice questions. The first question is always an identification question. The second question is always a fact about that product. The fact can be anything from growing season, to cooking method, to Texas national production ranking, to plant diseases. In the weeks to come youth from across Archer County compete in Livestock Judging and showing their market animals.

This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is teaming up with TexasA&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. The Drug Enforcement Administration warns the public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.

Amy Jackson, age 55, of Scotland, passed away peacefully Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, at her residence after a hard-fought battle with a rare bile duct cancer where she turned a three-month expectancy into a year and a half, showing what a fighter she really was in anything she put her faith and mind to. Vigil service and rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4, followed by Mass being celebrated at 11 a.m. at St. Boniface Catholic Church with Rev. Michael Moloney, Pastor of St. Mary’s and St. Boniface Catholic Church, officiating. Interment will be in St. Boniface Cemetery under the direction of Aulds Funeral Home of Archer City. Amy was born Nov. 9, 1966 in Olney, Texas to Anton August “Tony” Wolf and Mary Gladys Vieth Wolf. Amy attended school in Windthorst and then graduated from Wichita Falls High School. After graduation she earned her cosmetology license from Aladdin Beauty College in Wichita Falls. Amy was a beautician for several years. She worked as a nurse’s aide at the Wichita Falls State Hospital and later was a plant worker for Howmet in Wichita Falls.