The Archer County Commissioner’s Court discussed changes to the county’s personnel policy for employees covered under the 207(k) exemption during its meeting Monday, March 9. The 207(k) exemption under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows public agencies to calculate overtime differently for law enforcement and fire protection employees.

The Holliday Eagles matched up with one of the most explosive offenses in the state for their Regional Semifinals playoff game on Tuesday, March 3. The Brownfield Cubs averaged nearly 70 points per game going into their duel with Holliday at Abeline Wiley High School.

Both the Archer City and Windthorst baseball teams participated in the annual Rooster Classic baseball tournament on Thursday, March 5 to Saturday, March 7. The Trojans finished the tournament 3-3, while the Wildcats went 0-3.

The Holliday Lady Eagles are off to a solid start in their grueling district run this season. They opened a series against the Jacksboro Tigerettes, a team they split with last year.

The Archer City and Windthorst softball teams competed in one final tournament before district play rolls around. The Lady Cats and the Trojanettes both battled in the Graham Softball Tournament on Thursday, March 5 to Saturday, March 7.

4x200 Relay Track season has finally worked its way around and Holliday High School celebrated its arrival with a home track meet that featured several district foes, as well as multiple other schools on Thursday, March 5. The Eagles took third in the meet and had six total gold medalists in the Varsity division, which resulted in 112 points.

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

The Archer Public Library in partnership with the Texas Center for the Book and the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC), invites Texans of all ages to participate in the statewide Texas America250 Reading Challenge, which launched Jan. 1 and continues through the end of the year.

Built in 1926, the three-story red brick school building located on South Ash Street in Archer City, Texas, stood for eighty-nine years before being torn down to make room for a new school. The memories of those who walked its halls haven’t faded, and local author Jim Black (Class of 1971) has gathered together some of those memories in his latest book titled Through These Halls. This special compilation of amusing and touching remembrances paints an endearing portrait of life in the historic old building whose presence touched the lives of generations in this small Texas town.

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