Body A pair of turnovers in the final five minutes of regulation spelled disaster for the upset-minded Windthorst Trojans in a 3228 regional semifinal loss to Collinsville on Friday in Springtown.

Body It was another historic year on the volleyball hardwood for all three Archer County programs. Windthorst won its record-breaking 14th volleyball championship, Holliday advanced to the regional finals for the third-straight season and Archer City continued its playoff streak.

Body Boys Nov. 22 Archer City 58, Bellevue 21 Archer City (1-0) opened up the Josh Castles era with a dominant win over Bellevue.

Body The Sheriff’s Office received 258 calls for service this past two week period of Nov. 7 to Nov. 20. As this report is being written there are 18 inmates and 5 being female in the Archer County Jail.

Body Tex Avery Cartoons have captivated and delighted children – and the young at heart -- for generations. As the motion picture industry emerged, cartoons became a staple feature of the matinee.

Body ************* The Angel Tree is back at the Archer Public Library starting Monday, November 21st. Stop by during library hours to pick an Angel to shop for this year.

Body It seems to me that the worldly beginning of the Christmas holidays starts earlier and earlier each year, and we cannot celebrate a holiday without immediately moving on to the next.

Body Fourteen years after its last state title, Windthorst became the state’s alltime winningest program, bringing home state title No. 14 following a backand-forth five set (25-12, 20-25, 25-23, 14-25, 15-12) win over Lindsay (39-10) in Friday’s title game matchup.

Body The Holliday ISD School Board listened to a bond proposal from the district’s facilities committee and a facilities financial workshop from Doug Whitt of Samco Capital during its board meeting on Monday, Nov. 14.

Body The Archer City council awarded a bid of $533,050 to Canary Construction for a water line replacement project using the funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act during its meeting Thursday, Nov. 17.