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.

The community is invited to a free gospel concert 6 p.m., Sunday, August 21, at the First Baptist Church of Olney featuring the Fabulous Blackwood Quartet. This group has a legendary story and it comes through in every song. A love offering will be taken for the Blackwood Quartet. Mark Blackwood and the Fabulous Blackwood Quartet sing gospel music around the world. According to the quartet's biography, the Blackwood name is legendary in the gospel music industry. The Blackwood Brothers Quartet was formed in 1934. Roy Blackwood, Doyle Blackwood, their youngest brother, James, along with Roy's oldest son, R.W. Blackwood, founded the original quartet in the hills of Choctaw County, Mississippi.

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