The Texas Department of State Health Services has appointments available for adult and childhood immunizations at their Field Office located at 511 S Cedar Street in Archer City. DSHS offers vaccines for kindergarten, seventh grade and college entry, as well as all infant and childhood immunizations. Adult immunizations are available to those who qualify.

Cargo was being inspected at a Dallas-Fort Worth Airport by Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Inspectors when they came across packages containing what they claimed to be steel nippers. The package didn’t have the expected weight and was opened for inspection. Inside the box was numerous bags of vegetable seeds and dried shrimp. A package contained Ipomoea Aquatica seeds (water spinach), which is a harmful aquatic species in Texas. A second package claimed to be shirts. Wrapped inside the clothing was a bag that also contained Ipomoea Aquatica seeds. It is illegal to import or possess seeds in Texas. The cases were referred to a Tarrant County game warden and the packages were seized as evidence. The individuals who imported the products were issued citations. The cases are pending.

The Holliday ISD School Board approved the district’s 2021-22 budget at a called meeting on Monday, June 28. The fiscal year starts on July 1 and runs through June 30 each year.

Brody and Marisa Frazier recently attended the American International Junior Charolias Show that was in Perry, Ga. on June 19 through 25.

The Archer Thrift Shop will be closing at the end of July after co-managers Joe Roderick and Steven Schroeder made the difficult to decision to close the non-profit. The thrift shop sold donated clothes to those in need for pennies on the dollar.

The Archer City city council voted to approve resolutions which authorizes the expenditure of up to $20,000 in 4B funds to the Royal Theater and the Archer County Museum and Art Center during its meeting Thursday, June 24.

The Archer County News recently traveled to Fairfac, Okla. to visit Tracey Hoff, son of Debra Hoff and the late Frosty Hoff. They also made a weekend trip visiting and going to the Pioneer Woman Merchantile. Courtesy Photo