Holliday City Council discusses ARPA funds

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The Holliday City Council talked about the use of American Rescue Plan Act funds during its meeting Monday, July 11. Mayor Allen Moore said one of the possible uses for the funds could be to renovate the front office at city hall which could cost them around $50,000.
The city of Holliday is exploring a possible renovation of the front office of City Hall with ARPA funds. Photo/Grace Rees

Community Calendar

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Archer County Tax Assessor Collectoe Office located in the Courthouse Annex will close at noon for lunch and reopen at 1p.m. July 19 Meet & Greet with Angels Care Home Health Complimentary hot dogs and watermelon 11a.m.

Windthorst ISD raises the cost of cafeteria lunch meals

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The Windthorst ISD school board voted to raise the cost of cafeteria lunches to $3 during its board meeting on Monday, July 11. Because of help from the Texas Department of Agriculture during the pandemic, the district has been able to offer all students free meals for the past two school years.
Superintendent Dr. William Paul presented the certificates for the Windthorst Junior High and High School Marzano Level II certification to teachers Mealine Beisch and Mackenzie Haverland at the district board meeting Monday, July 11. Courtesy photo/WISD

Joey Pogue chooses Archer City for recording session

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A chance meeting in San Marcos at Cheatham Street Warehouse twenty years ago spawned a musical collaboration resulting in a recording session at the Royal Theater late in June. Joey Pogue, focusing on singing and songwriting after his retirement, called on his old acquaintance Levi Mullen to produce his project.
Joey Pogue and Levi Mullen perform and produce "A Love Letter to America" inside the Royal Theater in a late June recording session. Photo/Jerry Phillips

Upcoming Authors

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July 14 Michael Moloney St. Mary's Catholic Church Windthorst July 21 Jon Curry Grace Community Church Archer City.

WHS Class of '65 Reunion

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The Windthorst High School Class of 1965 held their fourth class reunion Sunday, June 26, at K of C Hall in Windthorst. Two class members, Leslie Conrady and Bobby Lindeman, are deceased. Of the seventeen graduates eleven were in attendance. A very special guest was Mary Ann Eltife Schroeder, the junior and senior class sponsor.
WHS Class of '65 Reunion

Archer County News Travels

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The Archer County News traveled with Publisher/Editor Nathan Lawson and wife, Callie, to the Gutenberg-Museum in Mainz, Germany. The Gutenberg-Museum is home to two Gutenberg bibles and specializes in printing history. The Lawsons traveled to Germany to visit Callie's parents who were recently stationed in Kaiserslautern. The couple also visited Paris, France on the trip. Courtesy photo
Archer County News Travels
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