The Lakeside City Council approved a bid for a new basketball half court be built at the east side city park during its meeting Tuesday, Aug. 23.

Grace and peace to you in the name of Jesus Christ. Growing up as a United Methodist, I have always clung to the theology of the Father of Methodism, John Wesley.

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TThe Wichita Falls Alliance for Arts and Culture (The Alliance) will roll out the red carpet in September for its annual Regional Museum Network Exhibition. Real to Reel: North Texas in the Limelight will showcase curated collections from 12 area museums, including Archer County Museum & Art Center, highlighting cinematic history in the region and its impact on area communities.

Archer County Attorney David Levy has accepted a teaching position with the Texas State University legal studies graduate school program and will continue to work in his position in absentia. The county attorney said, at the request of County Judge Randy Jackson, he will continue to take care of county obligations. 'He (Levy) had concerns with an appeal that an elected official is pursuing, and two criminal Jury trials in County Court scheduled for late 2022, or early in 2023, that he was involved in from the day after the arrests,” Jackson said. “I asked him to consider staying on as our County Attorney and working remotely, much like we had been doing during the Covid restrictions, and he agreed to do so, instead of retiring from his elected position.” Jackson added he will still correspond with Levy daily and that the county’s closed case ratio for grant eligibility in 2022 is at 92% which is over the required 90%. “In my opinion, with the election cycle, David Levy’s offer to stay on as the County Attorney was/is a very generous offer that will help Archer County financially and with the continuity of legal issues that arise,” Jackson said. “His decision to stay on were for the welfare and benefit of Archer County citizens, his longtime clients, friends, and other elected officials of the county and cities of Archer County.” The county attorney said his office will operate very similarly to how it did during the covid-19 pandemic with a lot done being remotely.

By Nathan Lawson The Archer City council approved a proposed property tax rate during a special called meeting Saturday, Aug. 13.

by Pastor Mikey Pesqueda First Baptist Church Archer City The last couple of weeks our church has been doing a Sunday Night series on what the church is. I have enjoyed this series as much as I hope they have.

By Nathan Lawson The Holliday City Council proposed a property tax rate during its meeting on Monday, Aug. 8.

By Nathan Lawson The Archer Public Library and Holliday Public Library summer reading programs ended at the end of July and the programs had significant growth in its participation. Archer Librarian Gretchen Abernathy- Kuck said there were 18 readers, from 5 to 13-years-old, who read a total of a total 414 hours which is more than the 275 hours read last year.