After high school, I found myself at a crossroads moment - struggling with what God was calling me to do. Like Moses in Exodus 4, I made excuses concerning my inadequacy to do the job of a pastor. I was shy, an introvert, and shuddered at the thought of public speaking.

The Sheriff’s Office received 189 calls for service this past week. As this report is being written there are 30 inmates and 6 being female in the Archer County Jail.

The Archer City Public Library and Holliday Public Library are preparing to start up their Summer Reading Programs in the next couple of weeks as it seek to promote literacy and continued education among the county youth.

High School Principal Roy Longcrier was voted the 2021-2022 Windthorst Secondary Employee of the Year on Thursday, May 19. High school teacher Stacy Wolf presented Longcrier with the award during break in front of all of the secondary students and staff.

Holliday ISD showed off its completed addition and renovation to its band hall during an open house event Tuesday, May 17. The 10,614 square foot addition and renovation were paid out of the general fund and the school board did not take out any debt for the district to fund the project.

This was not just the scene at Wildcat Gym on Friday night but also at the Archer City Head Start program Thursday, May 19, as the program graduated six pre-k students onto the ‘big school’ of Kindergarten at Archer City ISD.

L to R: Ernestine Heller, Jane Wolf York, Jolene Bell, Donna Haile and Shirley Stults traveled to The Biltmore Estate in Asheville NC with Agape Tours. The group also visited The Outer Banks of North Carolina. All pictured are from Archer City except Jane Wolf York, of Little Elm, TX and formerly of Windthorst. Courtesy photo/Donna Hailes

The Archer City Council elected to not go forward with the creation of an ordinance prohibiting the parking of commercial vehicles, trailers, recreational vehicles and boats on city streets after a discussion in the council meeting Thursday, May 19.