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. Library patrons now have access to approximately 20,000 popular titles, including bestsellers, classics, and a wide range of nonfiction to support lifelong learning.

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 • Caitlin Slowey District CDE Placings Horse- 3rd Livestock- 3rd Floriculture- 1st Nursery Landscape- 3rd Poultry- 2nd Vet Science- 3rd Wildlife- 1st Archer County 4-H: District Round Up for Archer County Photography Best Of Category - People: London Wolf Educational Presentations Sr Open: 3rd Taylor Conrad Jr Health & Wellness: 2nd Kase Wolf Int Health & Wellness: 5th Grant Dora Sr Health & Wellness: 6th Leah Conrad Int Beef: 2nd Kinlee Hughes and Briella Humpert Sr Beef: 3rd Brantley Humpert Sr Promote 4-H: 2nd Ella Dora Jr Horse: 2nd Baylor Mitchell 1st Quinn Wolf Jr FCH: 1st Lennon Mangold Public Speaking Jr: 2nd Brystol Humpert Talent Showcase Choreographed Routine Jr 2nd Place: ACES Twirlers - Naialyn Chumiso, Jill Graham, & Landri Ridenour Musical/Instrumental 1st: Quinn Wolf 3rd: Gus Yates Jude Yates Kase Wolf Courtesy photo Jr Ag & Natual Resources: .

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 gates will be open Saturday, 8am – 5pm or until dumpsters are full. Once the dumpsters reach capacity, the gates will be locked. Please do not put items outside the fence or throw items over the fence. Also, below is a list of items NOT accepted at any Texas landfill:

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.