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Guidry participates in Lone Star Leadership Academy

4 years ago By Press Release

Body Liam Guidry, a fifthgrade student at Holliday Elementary School, was selected to travel to Dallas/ Fort Worth, July 16-22, to participate in the summer 2022 Lone Star Leadership Academy camp.

Guidry participates in Lone Star Leadership Academy

Belcher, Steed celebrate marriage

4 years ago By News Staff

Body Ansley Gayge Steed and Cy Gary Belcher were married July 17, 2022, at The Nest in Ponder with Mikey Pesqueda officiating. Parents of the happy couple are Chuck and Paige Steed, of Childress, and Scott and JJ Belcher, of Windthorst.

WHS Class of '68 reunion

4 years ago By News Staff

Body The Windthorst High School Senior Class of 1968 recently met at the Highlander Public House Restaurant in Wichita Falls for an evening of food and fun on the anniversary of being out of high school for 54 years.

Hoff Family Reunion

4 years ago By News Staff

Body The descendents of Ida Mae and Tony Hoff gathered in Windthorst for a family reunion June 24-26, 2022. Tony was the 10th child of Josephine and Ernst Hoff, the founding family of Windthorst.

VFDs fight pickup truck fire

4 years ago By News Staff

Body Archer City and Olney Volunteer Fire Departments extinguished a pickup truck fire on Hwy. 79 south of Archer City on Wednesday, July 27.

Parkey assumes leadership roles in 4-H, JBA

4 years ago By Press Release

Body Isabelle Parkey has had a busy summer of leadership roles in both 4-H and her Junior Brangus Associations. In addition to attending 4-H Congress in Austin, Parkey was accepted into the Livestock Ambassador Program through 4-H.

Parkey assumes leadership roles in 4-H, JBA

ACVFD BBQ Fundraise a huge success

4 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Body The fifth annual Archer City Volunteer Fire Department BBQ Fundraiser was reported to be its most successful yet on Sunday, July. 31, at the Archer City ISD Cafeteria.

City of Archer City announces drought restrictions

4 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Body With extreme heat and large fires in the county recently, The city of Archer City announced drought restrictions have gone into effect on Monday, Aug. 1.

ACISD discusses preliminary budget, tax rate

4 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Body The Archer City ISD school board discussed a preliminary budget and a proposed tax rate for fiscal year 2023 during its board meeting Thursday, July 28. “We don’t quite have a rough draft (budget) finalized,” Superintendent CD Knobloch said.

ACN earns five Texas Better Newspaper Awards

4 years ago By Nathan Lawson

Body The Archer County News was recently recognized with five awards during the 2020-2021 Texas Press Association’s Texas Better Newspaper Contest at the TPA Conference. Awards were presented at the TPA Convention and Trade Show in San Marcos on Saturday, July 30.