Just as Agamemnon once unleashed the great warrior Achilles onto the Trojans, Archer City head coach Bradan Ritchey released Elijah Jackson upon Seymour. Jackson accounted for 314 yards of total offense and accounted for four touchdowns in the win.

Windthorst survived a scare from its Archer County rivals before pulling away with a 3-0 (25-23, 25-12, 2519) sweep of Archer City on Tuesday, Oct. 4.

The Holliday defense allowed Snyder to cross midfield just three times in a 48-14 rout to round out the Eagles’ non-district slate. The second-ranked Eagles (5-0) limited the Tigers to a meager 223 yards of total offense in the win.

Bremond quarterback Braylen Wortham accounted for 504 yards of total offense and seven touchdowns as the eighth-ranked Tigers ran all over Windthorst in a 54-21 loss by the Trojans at Aledo. Windthorst slips to 2-3 following the setback as it welcomes Petrolia to Trojanland on Friday, Oct. 7, for homecoming.

Thank you to the Class of 1979 for their donation in memory of Sharon Jentsch. ************* Sage Winters always knew her sister was a little different even though they were identical twins. They loved the same things and shared a deep understanding, but Rosemary—awake to every emotion, easily moved to joy or tears—seemed to need more protection from the world.

The Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 has been studied at length by military minds and academics for decades. The naval officer in charge of the Pacific Fleet in the months before the attack was a Texas native, Admiral James Otto Richardson. As the United States began preparing for war in 1940, Richardson pointed to weak defenses at Pearl Harbor that he feared would lead to disaster.

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 133 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 21 inmates and 5 being female in the Archer County Jail. On Monday, deputies were called to FM 368 just north of Holliday in reference to a disturbance. The caller stated that six cars were at his gate and a helicopter was flying over spying on him. As deputies arrived it was determined that the neighbors had pulled into his driveway to watch their kids fly a drone over their house. The disturbance was quickly settled and all parties parted ways. At 10:54 a.m. on Wednesday the Sheriff’s Office received a call of shots fired at or near the Archer City ISD campus. Archer County Deputies, Archer City PD, Archer County Constable Pct. 1, Texas DPS troopers, Game Wardens, Olney PD, Holliday PD, Clay, Wichita, Throckmorton sheriff’s office, and Archer City VFD all responded to the school. The call stated that a couple of classes were out on the playground when the staff heard what sounded like a gunshot right next to the school. The staff immediately got all students into the building and locked down. Officers on scene immediately cleared the school to ensure that there was no threat. After the school was cleared the school came out of Lockdown and resumed the school day in a secure status. The initial investigation determined that a transformer blow next to the school which did sound just like a gun shot. The Archer City ISD followed their training and ensured that all students were protected. Law Enforcement and the ISD has spent numerous hours training for incidents like this and the school followed their training almost perfectly. There is currently no threat or danger at the school. I would like to thank the ISD staff and all first responders for their immediate response to the school. There has been lots of rumors that the gunshots were real and that a transformer was not the cause, but let me reassure the public that the investigation is complete and that the Sheriff’s Office as well as TXDPS have 100% confirmed through a tireless investigation including video and audio recordings of the day that it was a transformer in the 200 block of West South that was the cause of the lockdown.

Ever since I became a believer at the age of 19, I had this burning desire to know God more. I spent most of my 20’s finding ways to deepen my faith through intense study of God’s Word. And the older I’ve gotten, the more I realize how much I want to keep that fire going. Of course, the different seasons of our lives will dictate what that pursuit of God looks like. My pursuit of God won’t look the same as a single 20 year old as I am now a married 30 year old with a son. But how do we cultivate a lifetime pursuit of knowing Jesus? Is the answer simple? Read our Bibles and pray more. I think the answer is simple but I also believe that simple isn’t always easy. As you read this, I wonder if you find yourself where I find myself at times? At a new stage of life and trying to throw more logs on this burning desire to know God more. Here are two things that I have found help me in my pursuit of Christ: 1. Challenge Yourself to Go Deeper While you can read your Bible daily, that doesn’t necessarily mean you are deepening your pursuit of knowing Christ. I find that if I stop and reflect on what I am reading that it helps me to grow. How often have you stopped while reading the story of Joseph to see God’s sovereignty throughout the whole story? In those moments I find that it is helpful for me to look back at my life and see where God’s sovereignty has been crystal clear. When we read the stories we have heard before, we have a tendency to shut our minds off rather than pressing deeper. When you read those stories, cut that knife deeper by thinking of the ways that passage reveals to us more about the character of God. Challenge yourself to go deeper by asking good and difficult questions.