On Friday, Oct. 25, the Archer City Wildcats had a tall task to overcome, hosting the then undefeated Electra Tigers in district gridiron action. Coming into the matchup, the Tigers were averaging nearly 40 points a game, while only allowing around 13 points per game, and held a 3-0 record in district. That all changed after Friday night.

For their fourth district game of the season, the Trojans hosted the Haskell Indians at Trojan Field on Friday, Oct. 25. The Indians, coming off a victory a week prior and desperate to keep their playoff hopes alive, went up against a Trojan team eager to maintain perfection in district matchups this year.

The Archer City Lady Cats and the Windthorst Trojanettes closed out their series against one another on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with the Big Blue crew handing the young Lady Cat the 3-0 sweep. Despite the result, the two teams battled closely throughout the sets.

The Holliday Lady Eagles rattled off two more sweeps in district action on the hardwood on Tuesday, Oct. 22 against the Bowie Lady Rabbits and Friday, Oct. 25 against the City View Lady Mustangs, pushing the team’s overall district record to 11-0. The Lady Eagles have also only dropped one set throughout the 11-game span.

The Archer City Lady Cats marked their third sweep against district opponents on Saturday, Oct. 26, beating the visiting Petrolia Lady Pirates 25-15, 25-13, and 25-14 on Senior Night. This win locks the Lady Cats in for third place in district and a volleyball playoff berth.

The Windthorst Trojanettes finally dropped their first game in district on Saturday, Oct. 26, losing 3-1 against the Nocona Lady Indians.

The Lakeside City Council approved partnering with Lakeside City VFD and Archer County on installation of a concrete apron and drainage trough at the north overhead doors of the municipal building during its council meeting Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Chip and Joanna Gaines have sold Booked Up, Larry McMurtry’s internationally renowned Book Store in his hometown of Archer City, to the Archer City Writers Workshop (ACWW), a non-profit writers organization inspired by and dedicated to “the minor regional writer’s” clear-eyed vision and unvarnished realism about Texas and the American West.

Patricia Ann Garnett Ostermann of Northfield, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024 after a lengthy illness.