The Archer City ISD school board approved the 2025-2026 school calendar which will usher in half school days on Fridays during its board meeting on Monday, March 24. The school district did half school day Fridays as a trial run in the fall on Fridays which were away football games.

Junior State Holstein Show Levi- 3rd place winter calf Quinn - 5th place fall calf Katie - 6th place fall calf Quinn - 5th place summer calf Levi, Quinn, and Katie- 1st place Junior Best Three Quinn - 2nd place 5yr old cow.

Recently, I have been working my way through what is considered to be Jesus’ greatest sermon ever preached - The Sermon on the Mount. Augustine called it a ‘perfect standard of the Christian life.’ It is an amazing read, and I would encourage you to take a few minutes to look through all of Matthew chapters 5 through 7. I felt compelled to share a portion of it with you today.

The Holliday City Council were apprised of the issues of getting a new ladder for the playground equipment at the city park during its council meeting on Monday, March 17. Holliday Parks and Rec Committee member Hayden Hansen provided the update to council.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court approved the hiring of Kortney Kulhanek as the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agent during its meeting on Monday, March 10. Kulhanek will be replacing the departed Paige McSpadden as the county’s new Ag and Natural Resources agent.

Both the Holliday Lady Eagles and Eagles, along with some of the Windthorst Trojanettes travelled to Graham to compete in the Possum Kingdom Relays on Saturday, March 15. Holliday flourished in the meet, grabbing several top six finishes including gold medals from senior Breagan Blowers, junior Kenli Atwood, and sophomores Brayden Hamill and RC Albert.

Whit Parkey - 2nd Place Heifer at Houston Livestock Show Blane Parnell - 5th Place Class 3 ORB Heifer at the Houston Livestock Show Ava Dora - 3rd Place Maine Anjou Heifer at the Houston Livestock Show Grant Dora - 7th Place Maine Anjou Heifer at the Houston Livestock Show.