The Archer County News was recently recognized with five awards, including two first place finishes, during the 2024 Texas Press Association’s Texas Better Newspaper Contest at the TPA Conference. Awards were presented at the TPA Convention and Trade Show in Denton on Saturday, June 21.

Hey Archer County families! We’re excited to kick off our Summer Reading Program, 'Color Our World,' from May 28th to July 31st! Kids can enter our reading contest for a chance to win a Kids Kindle, plus earn fun prizes from our treasure box when returning library books. Explore your creativity with makeand-take crafts! Come join us for a summer of reading adventures and creative fun! For more information, call or stop by the library.

The Archer County Rodeo Association presented the 80th Annual Archer County Rodeo and Ranch Rodeo Thursday, June 19, through Saturday, June 21, at the Archer County Rodeo Arena. The Ranch Rodeo was Thursday, June 19, and Tipped Hat Livestock consisting of Shane McAdoo, Lucas Love, Dale Martin, Casey Correll and Gabe Wediel won the event.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court acted upon an extensive list of items during its meeting on Monday, June 23. The court opened and awarded bids for road base materials and fuel and oil for the next fiscal year.

The Archer City ISD School Board approved calling a portion of the outstanding ACISD Unlimited Tax School Building Bonds, Series 2015B for Redemption prior to maturity in its board meeting on Monday, June 23.

Rienzi Johnston Rienzi Johnston was the powerful editor of The Houston Post, one of the state's most influential newspapers. Though mostly forgotten today, he was at one time one of the most widely read men in the state, and his words could make or break political careers.

This past Sunday, Catholics all over the world celebrated the annual feast day of ‘The Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.’ This celebration is the worship of Jesus ‘really present’ in the Eucharist. Yes, the Eucharist is believed by Catholics and some other Christians to be the literal body and blood of Jesus Christ. This belief is that Jesus Christ is bodily ‘really present’ but veiled under the appearances of bread and wine. This belief is by faith alone and is rooted in the words of Jesus at the Last Supper, where He identified the bread and the wine as his body and blood (Mt 26:20-29, Mk 14:17-25, Lk 22:14-20, and 1 Cor 11: 23-25). Jesus said it, this settles it, we believe it.

A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded by the Wichita Falls Area Cattlewomen, an organization of women who are involved in or support the beef industry. Applicants must meet the following criteria.

The 25-26 football season is quickly approaching for the three high school teams in Archer County. In just 64 days (first kickoff is Friday, August 29), athletes from Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst will dawn the shoulder pads and take the field under the Friday Night Lights like so many have before.

Holliday High School was named the Lone Star Cup champion for the second year in a row following another fantastic year in academics and athletics for the 2024-2025 school year. The UIL Lone Star Cup is awarded annually to six high schools, one in each of the six UIL classifications, based on their team performance in district and state championships.