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Scholarship applications extended through March 7

5 years ago By Press Release

The Wichita Falls Area Community Foundation is now accepting applications for their 2021-2022 scholarship awards. Due to recent weather events involving prolonged power outages, the application deadline for scholarships has been extended until March 7.

NRCS seeks feedback from farmers, ranchers

5 years ago By Press Release

Natural Resources Conservation Service is providing Archer County farmers and ranchers the ability to share their opinion for the 2021 Local Work Group. Your opinion helps NRCS and the Archer County Soil and Water Conservation District on how to best set priorities and locally implement conservation practices. Feedback forms are available at the Archer City USDA field office at 313 W Main, Archer City, TX 76351. You can also complete the feedback form by emailing Adam Durham at adam.durham@usda.gov. All feedback forms must be completed by March 31, 2021. Contact Adam Durham at 940-574-2566 ext 3, if you have any questions.

Drive through vaccinations underway

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

The Archer City Volunteer Fire Department facilities became a drive through vaccination clinic Tuesday, March 2. Randi Rowe, Family Nurse Practitioner, with the Archer Family Clinic was on hand to oversee the delivery of over 100 COVID-19 vaccinations in the drive through operation.

Archer County no longer in mask mandate

5 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Archer County Judge Randy Jackson reported Monday, March 1, that the mandatory mask requirement from Governor Gregg Abbott’s order has been lifted due to less than 20 positive cases in the last 14-day period.

Herring sworn in as new county commissioner

5 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Todd Herring was sworn into the unexpired term of Archer County Commissioner Pct. 4, replacing the retiring Darryl Lightfoot, at the Archer County Courthouse Monday, March 1.

Herring sworn in as new county commissioner

Archer City to contract for water plant operations

5 years ago By Jerry Phillips

The City of Archer City's licensed water operator Billy Ballard retired at the end of January. A licensed water operator is required so the City of Archer City was searching for a replacement. In the absence of a qualified candidate the City Council on Thursday, Feb. 25, in the regular monthly meeting approved a contract with FS Water Specialist to operate the new water plant and also provide licensed oversight of the sewer facilities.