The Windthorst ISD approved the purchase of window safety film for the district’s outside facing windows during its board meeting on Monday, Oct. 10.

When voters hit the polls for the start of early voting on Monday, Oct. 24, they will experience a big change as Archer County will use its new voting machines for the first time.

Ever since I became a believer at the age of 19, I had this burning desire to know God more. I spent most of my 20’s finding ways to deepen my faith through intense study of God’s Word. And the older I’ve gotten, the more I realize how much I want to keep that fire going. Of course, the different seasons of our lives will dictate what that pursuit of God looks like. My pursuit of God won’t look the same as a single 20 year old as I am now a married 30 year old with a son. But how do we cultivate a lifetime pursuit of knowing Jesus? Is the answer simple? Read our Bibles and pray more. I think the answer is simple but I also believe that simple isn’t always easy. As you read this, I wonder if you find yourself where I find myself at times? At a new stage of life and trying to throw more logs on this burning desire to know God more. Here are two things that I have found help me in my pursuit of Christ: 1. Challenge Yourself to Go Deeper While you can read your Bible daily, that doesn’t necessarily mean you are deepening your pursuit of knowing Christ. I find that if I stop and reflect on what I am reading that it helps me to grow. How often have you stopped while reading the story of Joseph to see God’s sovereignty throughout the whole story? In those moments I find that it is helpful for me to look back at my life and see where God’s sovereignty has been crystal clear. When we read the stories we have heard before, we have a tendency to shut our minds off rather than pressing deeper. When you read those stories, cut that knife deeper by thinking of the ways that passage reveals to us more about the character of God. Challenge yourself to go deeper by asking good and difficult questions.

This Halloween holiday, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), and the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) is teaming up with TexasA&M AgriLife Extension Service’s Watch UR BAC program to spread awareness on the fentanyl epidemic spreading across our state. The Drug Enforcement Administration warns the public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.

On Saturday, Oct. 1, Holliday 4-H member, Gatlynn Revell competed in the Agriculture Product ID Contest. She placed as the 8th High Individual Junior. There were over 150 competitors from across Texas. In the Ag Product ID contest, participants move through 20 stations, at the rate of 30 seconds per station. Each station has two multiple choice questions. The first question is always an identification question. The second question is always a fact about that product. The fact can be anything from growing season, to cooking method, to Texas national production ranking, to plant diseases. In the weeks to come youth from across Archer County compete in Livestock Judging and showing their market animals.

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A final opportunity to get your family’s brand on Branded the horse is available now through Oct. 24.

Archer County Sheriff Jack Curd said all students are safe after a report of possible shots fired at Archer City ISD in the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Jason Deekan was hired as the new Archer County Veteran Service Officer replacing the retiring Wayne McCallum. McCallum served as the Young County Veteran Services Officer from 2010 to 2019 and as Archer County Veteran Service officer starting in 2017.