A petition to call a special election to legalize the sale of all alcoholic beverages including mixed drinks in the city of Holliday came up short on the needed signatures. During the Holliday City Council Meeting on Monday, Feb.

The Lakeside City council voted to pay $134,935.78, once a document agreed upon by both parties’ legal counsel is signed to Freeman Paving for its streets project during its meeting Tuesday, Feb. 15.

The Holliday ISD school board approved the purchase of two 14-passenger busses at its meeting Monday, Feb. 14.

When it was noon, darkness came over the whole land until three o’clock in the afternoon when Jesus said, “ Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, ” My God, my God, why have you forsaken me” (Mark 15:33-34)? Jesus felt alone and abandoned by his father, and his human nature was crying out. People can sometimes feel forsaken, too. All of us have experienced feelings as though God abandons us at some point in our lives.

February 17 Mikey Pesqueda First Baptist Church Archer City February 24 Paul Meyenberg First United Methodist Holliday March 3 Ricky Allen Cowboy Church Archer City.

The Association of Texas Small School Bands is pleased to announce the selection of the 2022 ATSSB All- State Band. More than 10,000 high school band students from across Texas auditioned in twenty-two different regions for a place in their respective all-region bands. The top chairs in each region were selected for all-state honors.

The Tuesday, March 1, 2022, Republican and Democratic primary elections will be the first of elections to be held in Archer County throughout the year. The primary will determine the party’s candidates for the General Election in on Nov. 8. In some races in Archer County the winner of the primary will run unopposed in the General Election.

Holliday’s Skylar Rivers signed her National Letter of Intent on Wednesday, Feb. 2, to continue her academic and volleyball career at Amarillo College.

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN YOUR COMMUNITY? LET US KNOW! Feb. 12 Holliday ISD Booster Club Fish Fry, 5-8 p.m., gymnasium Feb.

The Archer County News has put together a get to know your candidate section for the upcoming March primary. This free section allowed 300 words or less for candidates in the upcoming election to provide information about themselves for voters to make an informed decision. This week will feature those who are running in contested races in the primaries. The bios for the contested races of Commissioners Pct. 2 and 4 and County Judge will be in the next edition.