Windthorst, St. Mary's Church to celebrate 129 years
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St. Mary’s Church in Windthorst is celebrating its 129th Birthday with a celebration the weekend of June 6.
Holliday councilmen sworn into another term
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The excitement of elections is over and Holliday City Council places three and five were sworn in on Monday, May 10. Councilman place five, Don Wadsworth said he ran again because he felt he had done a pretty good job so far and did not know if anyone else would run.
MSU Texas COVID-19 Clinics
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MSU Texas is pleased to announce a continued partnership with the Texas Department of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Texas Military Department (TMD) to host COVID-19 vaccine clinics that each Thursday throughout May as supply is available. Each vaccine clinic will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Sikes Lake Center, located on the MSU Texas south campus just off of Midwestern Parkway.
Archer County Sheriff’s Weekly Report
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The Sheriff’s Office received 87 calls for service last week. As this report is being written there were 31 inmates with five being female in the Archer County Jail. 11 arrests were made this week five being felonies and six misdemeanors.
Archer City High School graduates class of 2021
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Right: Valedictorian Cade Strickland accepts the Wichita Falls Fire Department Greg Oliver Memorial Scholarship from Sonja Oliver during the graduation ceremony Friday, May 14 in the Archer City ISD gymnasium.
Archer County show barn expansion project to break ground this summer
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The Archer County Junior Livestock Show board of directors recently voted to expand the county show barn with permission from the Archer County Commissioners. The group hopes to break ground this summer.
New Archer City water plant fully operational
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Eight years ago, based on a 2009 Feasibility Study by the engineering firm of Biggs & Mathews Inc, the City Council of Archer City set the wheels in motion to design, finance and build a state of the art water plant. The project was financed with a USDA Rural Development grant of $3 million and a USDA Rural Development loan of $5 million approved in June of 2013. After miles of tedious red tape, construction was underway in the spring of 2018. The plant is now fully operational.
WISD purchases 2 vehicles
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The Windthorst ISD school board approved an expenditure of up to $100,000 for the district to purchase a 2021 Chevy Suburban and a ¾ Ton 2500 GMC Sierra during its board meeting Monday, May 10. Superintendent Lonnie Hise said the district was able to use Buy Board to find the best prices for the two vehicles.
Commissioners court discusses jail camera and control system bids
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The Archer County Commissioners Court opened bids on a new camera and control system for the Archer County Jail during its meeting Monday, May 10. Archer County Sheriff Jack Curd said the first bid from Cornerstone Detention Products came in at $545,561 and the second bid from Sustainable Security Solutions at $297,451.
Holliday ISD makes masks optional
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The Holliday ISD School Board voted unanimously to make wearing masks optional for the final few weeks of school at the scheduled meeting on Monday, May 10. The new policy went into effect on Tuesday, May 11.
