It’s time to kick off the 58th annual Archer County Jr. Livestock Show Jan.

The Scotland- Windthorst Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2676 and Auxiliary recognized the winners of their annual patriotic Voice of Democracy (VOD) audio-essay and Patriot's Pen (PP) essay contests at an awards ceremony held Monday, Dec. 9, at the Windthorst Knights of Columbus Hall.

The Holliday ISD school board approved the purchase of a new LED video scoreboard and sound system for the football field and scoreboards for the baseball and softball field during its meeting on Monday, Dec. 9.

The Archer City ISD school board approved the district Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating during its board meeting on Monday, Dec. 16.

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The Archer County Museum and Arts Center hosted 4th and 7th graders from across the county at multiple historic Archer County sites as part of the first of its kind bus tour on Tuesday, Dec. 10.

We often get happiness and joy confused. Happiness is an emotion that is often tied to our circumstances. We experience happiness when something on the outside of our life goes well. We get the new car, our favorite team wins a game, or we get that fast food burrito that we have been craving. Joy on the other hand is something much deeper than happiness.

Dr. Ken Bridges is a Texas native, writer, and history professor.

The Archer County Commissioner’s Court voted to not extend a tax reinvestment zone or tax abatement for a proposed EDF Battery Storage facility during its meeting on Monday, Dec. 9.