A former Holliday pastor was arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety for alleged child grooming. According to DPS Sergeant Juan Gutierrez, Texas Rangers served a warrant and arrested 31-year-old Nathan Patrick Roach Friday, May 30, for child grooming, a third-degree felony.

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Former Archer City Wildcat Darryn Shearmire was inducted into the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame during the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Clinic in San Antonio on Saturday, May 10.

Another year, another successful season on the softball diamond for the three county high school squads. Archer City, Holliday, and Windthorst all secured a spot in the playoffs, will all three even winning in the Bi-District round.

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The Archer City Council received the Consumer Price Index increase for its contract for Emergency Medical Services with American Medical Response during its council meeting on Thursday, May 22. City Manager Ronnie Meyer said he spoke with AMR’s Pete Wolf and was told the CPI increase would be 2.74%, or $13,700, over the contract price of $500,000.

Many Archer County residents took time on Monday, May 26, to honor those who were killed in action as part of multiple Memorial Day services that took place across the county. Gary Johnston Post 198 American Legion held a prayer at the Archer County Veterans Memorial at the Archer County Courthouse in the morning.

Hampton Sides has made his mark in the literary world writing books of narrative history that bring to life the events and characters of another time. Sides, the author of acclaimed books such as The Wide Wide Sea, Blood and Thunder, and others, will speak at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 31, at the Royal Theater in Archer City.