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

We often get happiness and joy confused. Happiness is an emotion that is often tied to our circumstances. We experience happiness when something on the outside of our life goes well. We get the new car, our favorite team wins a game, or we get that fast food burrito that we have been craving. Joy on the other hand is something much deeper than happiness.

Gretchen Abernathy-Kuck The Archer Public Library will host a blood drive in partnership with Our Blood Institute on Friday, January 3rd, from 2 – 6 PM. Donating blood provides health and healing for local patients in need.

The Sheriff’s Office received 238 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 26 inmates 6 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.

Another football season has come and gone for the three county high school teams, and this year marked another successful on the gridiron for all three squads. The Archer City Wildcats greatly improved from their two previous seasons as they finished the year second in district and even won their Bi-District playoff round matchup. The Windthorst Trojans continued their usual district dominance, going a perfect 6-0 in district for the second year in a row and making it all the way to the Regional Semifinals round. The Holliday Eagles also took home their district championship, ending the year 5-0 for the fifth consecutive season while marching through the playoffs with a State Quarterfinals appearance.

The Windthorst Trojanettes put on a solid defensive effort in their district-opener against the Olney Lady Cubs on Friday, Dec. 13, beating the Lady Cubs in their own home 56-28 to kick off district 1-0.

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The Holliday Lady Eagles played their first district basketball game on Tuesday, Dec. 10, taking on the City View Lady Mustangs in City View. The Lady Eagles offense was consistent throughout the contest, but Lady Mustangs proved too much, outlasting Holliday 64-49.

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