Now you can use your library card to check out a mobile hotspot device - just like a book. These pocket-sized devices are easy to use and can connect up to 8 devices, such as your smart phone, laptop, and tablet, to cellular Internet. Use the device to surf the Internet, help your children do their homework, connect to health and banking services, and much, much more! The device and service are already paid for, you just need to come in to the library to check it out!

Last week we shared with you the policies put into place and some of the artifacts that the Archer County Museum and Arts Center still has intact. This week we want to share with you some history of the jail building and our plan for it.

The Sheriff’s Office received 117 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 32 inmates and six being female in the Archer County Jail.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

Now you can use your library card to check out a mobile hotspot device - just like a book. These pocket-sized devices are easy to use and can connect up to 8 devices, such as your smart phone, laptop, and tablet, to cellular Internet. Use the device to surf the Internet, help your children do their homework, connect to health and banking services, and much, much more! The device and service are already paid for, you just need to come in to the library to check it out!

The Sheriff’s Office received 135 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 29 inmates with six being female in the Archer County Jail.

Two years ago, the Archer County Museum, which was housed in the 1910 jail, was sold and turned into a nonprofit. The Museum was purchased by an informal group, consisting of Dan Haile, Jerry Phillips and John Phillips, however, the building and its contents never belonged to these individuals as they immediately created a 501(c)(3). Since February of 2020, the nonprofit has had ownership status of the building and the collection within it. You may be wondering what has been happening with it since? On the surface, not much has really changed and due to COVID the project was put on hold until January of 2021. Over this last year, we have been hard at work putting in place policies for the museum’s future and cleaning out the inside of the jail.

Get ready ya’ll. The 2022 Home & Garden Expo is this Saturday (26th), and Sunday (27th). Doors open at 9am Saturday, 11am Sunday. Get your advance tickets from The Kemp Center for the Arts or perhaps your favorite nonprofit. This is a very good deal for local nonprofit orgs. They keep some of the money from ticket sales to further the cause. So you can support the nonprofit community and the Arts Council at the same time. Nonprofits have become an outstanding part of living in today’s culture. Whatever cause you would like to help with you can bet there is a nonprofit org out there doing the work, educating the public, and turning your time and/ or money into something worthwhile.

Now you can use your library card to check out a mobile hotspot device - just like a book. These pocket-sized devices are easy to use and can connect up to 8 devices, such as your smartphone, laptop, and tablet, to cellular Internet. Use the device to surf the Internet, help your children do their homework, connect to health and banking services, and much, much more! The device and service are already paid for, you just need to come into the library to check it out!

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