During the Archer County Commissioner's Court meeting, Monday, April 27, Archer County Sheriff's Deputies Jesse Fleitman and Seargent Kelly Perry were recognized with the Tree of Life Award by Transtar Ambulance for their lifesaving efforts during an event on April 4.

For the third straight-season, the Archer City Lady Cats mopped up their competition to sweep in the Bi-District round of the 2A softball playoffs. This year’s unlucky contestant was the Nocona Lady Indians.

Postseason softball is upon Archer County, and the Holliday Lady Eagles rang in the Bi-District round with a series sweep over the Eastland Lady Mavs on Thursday, April 23, and Friday, April 24. The series wasn’t particularly close, with the Lady Eagles outscoring the Lady Mavs 36-6.

The Holliday Eagles had one final district series to secure their spot in the Class 3A-D1 playoffs. A win over the Jacksboro Tigers on Tuesday, April 21 or Friday, April 24 guaranteed the No. 2 seed, while a loss put them in a play-in with the Bowie Jackrabbits.

The Windthorst Trojanettes had a tall task for their Bi-District round series on Thursday, April 23, and Saturday, April 25 in Bowie. Their reward for finishing second in District 9-2A and taking the second seed in the Division 2 bracket was the stateranked Muenster Lady Hornets.

The Sheriff’s Office has received 440 calls for service these past two weeks. As this report is being written there are 23 inmates 2 being female in the Archer County Jail.

The Archer Public Library is excited to announce the launch of a new ebook and audiobook service available through the CloudLibrary app, thanks to E-Read Texas.

Holliday FFA: 2026-2027 Wichita District Officers • Breanne Franklin andBen Miller Extemporaneous Speaking • Breanne Franklin- AREA ADVANCEMENT • Hannah Hughett Lone Star Degree Recipient- STATE DEGREE • Kinsley Howard American Degree Recipients- NATIONAL DEGREE • Cate Deges • Jaci Shepherd •...

The City of Scotland is sponsoring a Town Clean-Up on Saturday, April 25th. This is a free service! All residents are encouraged to clean up their property and place items into the large dumpsters located at the Scotland Trash Collection Center on Avenue I behind the fire department.

The Holliday City Council discussed parking issues at the City Park where no parking signs are posted during its meeting on Monday, April 20. Holliday Police Chief Kayla Stevens said people are driving over the sidewalks and parking on city park land across from the baseball and softball fields.