The Archer City Elementary School Book Buddy Program is looking for volunteers to take 30 minutes a week to help with the development and growth of an elementary student. The book buddy program was started in 2016 by Vicki Davis and Jessica Deerinwater.

Archer County and its cities and school districts have adopted their tax rates for 2023. Below is a recap of each.

The Archer City council continued discussions regarding the future of the city’s emergency medical services during its council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15.

The Lakeside City Council discussed the city’s dwindling water meter capacity during its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 20.

We are living in a time where people seem to be “on edge” and it doesn’t have to be that way. Anger is on display in a fight for parking spaces, a fastfood order not being correct and even something as small as a package being one day late. There’s a new phrase for that…. “They got Triggered”! There must be a kinder way to get through life.

On Sept. 1, Greyhound Lines Inc. launched a new subsidy route connecting nine Oklahoma and Texas communities in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation. Stretching from Oklahoma City to Houston, the new route will provide daily transportation to and from towns along the route. The new stops from Dallas to Oklahoma City are Chickasha, Lawton, Sheppard Air Force Base, Archer City and Graham. The new stops from Dallas to Houston are Mabank, Athens, Palestine and Crockett.

The Holliday ISD School Board approved a total tax rate of $1.2529 per $100 value at the scheduled board meeting on Monday, Sept. 12.

Commander Bert Hoff of the Scotland- Windthorst Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 2676 and John Luig, President, VFW Post 2676 Auxiliary announced the kick-off of this year’s VFW Voice of Democracy (VOD) and Patriot’s Pen (PP) Scholarship competitions and the National Citizenship Education Teacher of the year award. In the Voice of Democracy competition high school students (grades 9-12) must write and record a three to five minute essay on the selected theme on a flash drive, or other electronic device and present their recording, typed essay and completed entry form to their local VFW post. The 2022-23 theme is “Why Is The Veteran Important?” Students begin by competing at the local Post level. The Post 2676 local winners will earn scholarship money in the amounts of $300 for first place; $150 for second place and $75 for third place. The Post first-place winner then competes at the District level with the District winner advancing to the state competition. State winners compete at the VFW national level for a portion of $171,000 in national awards, the top scholarship being $35,000.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court discussed elected official salaries and approved a tax rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2023 during its meeting Monday, Sept. 12.

Seven Archer County nonprofit organizations participated in the 24-county area fundraising program Texoma Gives, which kicked off at 6 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, and raised a combined $15,440 in the event.