Holliday and Windthorst each moved up in the TGCA state volleyball rankings. The Lady Eagles, winners of 19-straight matches, climbed up to No.

Much like the season opener against Henrietta, the Windthorst Trojans allowed Muenster to pull away late in the fourth quarter in a 31-13 setback on Friday, Sept. 9.

Holliday churned out nearly 400 yards on the ground, averaging 8.7 yards per carry in a 37-7 romp of previously 10th-ranked Idalou. The Eagles moved up to No. 2 in the DCTF/AP rankings following the win. Regional rival and postseason nemesis Gunter remains No. 1. “Some of the teams that are normally as good as anybody in the state are a little down,” Eagles head coach Frank Johnson said. “It’s been a rebuilding year for several teams we’ve got on our schedule. We didn’t know that when we scheduled them. I think we’ve got a chance to be good eventually. We’ve still got some work to do. I felt like we made strides tonight, especially with some of these backups.”

We are living in a time where people seem to be “on edge” and it doesn’t have to be that way. Anger is on display in a fight for parking spaces, a fastfood order not being correct and even something as small as a package being one day late. There’s a new phrase for that…. “They got Triggered”! There must be a kinder way to get through life.

On Sept. 1, Greyhound Lines Inc. launched a new subsidy route connecting nine Oklahoma and Texas communities in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation. Stretching from Oklahoma City to Houston, the new route will provide daily transportation to and from towns along the route. The new stops from Dallas to Oklahoma City are Chickasha, Lawton, Sheppard Air Force Base, Archer City and Graham. The new stops from Dallas to Houston are Mabank, Athens, Palestine and Crockett.

The Holliday ISD School Board approved a total tax rate of $1.2529 per $100 value at the scheduled board meeting on Monday, Sept. 12.

Commander Bert Hoff of the Scotland- Windthorst Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2676 and John Luig, President, VFW Post 2676 Auxiliary announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW Voice of Democracy (VOD) and Patriot’s Pen (PP) Scholarship competitions and the National Citizenship Education Teacher of the year award. In the Voice of Democracy competition high school students (grades 9-12) must write and record a three to five minute essay on the selected theme on a flash drive, or other electronic device and present their recording, typed essay and completed entry form to their local VFW post. The 2022-23 theme is “Why Is The Veteran Important?” Students begin by competing at the local Post level. The Post 2676 local winners will earn scholarship money in the amounts of $300 for first place; $150 for second place and $75 for third place. The Post first-place winner then competes at the District level with the District winner advancing to the state competition. State winners compete at the VFW national level for a portion of $171,000 in national awards, the top scholarship being $35,000.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court discussed elected official salaries and approved a tax rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2023 during its meeting Monday, Sept. 12.