On Feb. 14, 2025, Ruth Laverne “Ponchie” Deen went home to be with the Lord, her parents, and brothers. Ponchie was born on March 17, 1946, to the late Obie William Deen and Gussie Burks Deen of Archer City.

Zee McCall, 5th Place market goat at San Antonio Stock Show Whit Parkey, 5th Place Brangus Heifer at San Antonio Livestock Show Parish Stubblefield, 4th Place Senior Californian Buck at San Angelo Livestock Show.

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Whit Parkey of Archer City, a member of Archer County 4-H, caught a calf during the 2025 Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Parkey is the son of David W. Parkey and Vanessa R. Parkey. His award was sponsored by Frank and Kay Goldthwaite.

The Lipan Lady Indians proved to be too much for the Windthorst Trojanettes in their area round playoff matchup in Jacksboro on Thursday, Feb. 13. The Lady Indians knocked down eight three-pointers in the game, seven in the first half alone.

The Holliday City Council approved a Memorandum of Understanding regarding the city’s SLFRF funds during its council meeting on Monday, Feb. 17.

Baseball season is underway for the Holliday Eagles, taking on the Breckenridge Buckaroos in the first game of the season on Monday, Feb. 17 at home. After going up 3-1 in the bottom of the third, the Eagles demolished Breckenridge in the fourth inning with six runs before tacking on three runs in the fifth to cruise to a 12-2 win.

Windthorst trailed by six heading into the fourth quarter in their Bi-District round matchup with the Anson Tigers on Monday, Feb. 17 in Munday. The Trojans would go on to win 58-50 after holding the Tiger to just four points in the final quarter to notch the first basketball playoff win since 2018.

The three county high schools all had successful years on the gridiron following the 24-25 season. That success saw numerous athletes receive All-State honors from the Padilla Poll and the Texas Sports Writer Association.

The Holliday Lady Eagles hosted the Windthorst Trojanettes on Saturday, Feb. 15 before taking on the Archer City Lady Cats and the Haskell Maidens in double-header action on Monday, Feb.