Archer City has called on a pair of familiar faces to lead the boys and girls basketball programs following the resignation of Andrew Morris and retirement from coaching from Amy Huseman. During the Monday, April 25, Archer City ISD school board meeting, Josh Castles, a current Wildcat assistant and Archer City grad, was picked to lead the boys’ program while Tyler Owen returns to where he got his coaching start to lead the girls program.

Friday, April 22 Archer City 19, Petrolia 1 After needing some seventh inning heroics to beat Petrolia the first go round, Archer City (17-6) made certain to take care of business early on against the Lady Pirates. The Lady Cats scored four runs in each of the first three innings before hanging a seven spot in the fourth to put the game to bed in a 19-1 rout of Petrolia.

Holliday’s Makayla Smith shot 10 strokes better in her second round to earn a berth in the state tournament, firing a two-day total of 164 at the Region I-3A tournament on April 20-21 at Shady Oaks Golf Couse in Baird.

Back in my rodeo days (about 50 years ago) I was set to ride bulls at the Wichita County Mounted Patrol in Wichita Falls on a Saturday night. Arriving at the rodeo I drew a bull that I had seen buck several times. He always came out cranking it to the left. I was ready to win some money and a new buckle. I had been looking forward to drawing this bull for months. Now its my time to shine.

May 5 Silvia Wang First United Methodist Church Archer City May 12 Father Michael Moloney St. Mary's Catholic Church Windthorst, Scotland.

A speed limit reduction is coming to U.S. 82/277 on May 3.

Sheriff Jack Curd provided the Archer County Commissioner’s Court with an update on the department’s vehicle fleet program during the commissioner’s court meeting Monday, April 25. Curd told the commissioners he wanted provide them with a full picture of what the department’s vehicle fleet looks like and why he asks for the vehicles that he does.

The city council of Archer City approved making Hyper-Reach as its new emergency alert system at a cost of $500 per year during its meeting Thursday, April 21. County Emergency Management Coordinator Shane Wright presented the information to the council.