The cities of Archer City, Holliday, Lakeside City, Megargel and Scotland saw an increase in sales tax returns this month than they did in the same time frame in 2021. Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released on Thursday, July 7, that he would send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $1.03 billion in local sales tax allocations for July.

On Saturday, the United States will transition the 10-digit National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to 988 – an easy-to-remember three-digit number for 24/7 crisis care. The lifeline, which also links to the Veterans Crisis Line, follows a three-year joint effort by the U.S.

Volunteer Fire Departments from Megargel, Olney, Archer City and Lake Kickapoo a grass fire that claimed a structure in the between 10th and 11th street in Megargel on Tuesday, July 19. Photos/Jerry Phillips

Texas juniors won third place in the intermediate roast division at the All-American Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) Cook-Off at the 2022 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS), July 5 in Kansas City, Mo. Pictured from left are Brenlen Humpert, Windthorst; Bayler Smith, Kirbyville; Payton Alexander, Nemo; Kilye Winge, Cisco; Dalton Birdwell, Bryson; and Daisy Plaschke, Hallsville. They prepared "Instant Pot® Authentic Birria Tacos." Courtesy photo/Peral's Pics

Members of Archer County 4-H attended the Texas 4-H Youth Development Program called Texas 4-H Congress held in Austin at the State Capitol July 17-20. Texas 4-H Congress is a four-day mock legislative experience for 4-H members in grades 9th to 12th where 4-H members assume the roles of legislators, lobbyists, and press corps to gain a first-hand understanding of how the legislative process works.

Santa “Bookgirl” Kumpina has been traveling through neighborhoods in Holliday and Lakeside City the previous weeks working as a sales representative for Southwestern Advantage. Southwestern Advantage is an entrepreneurial for university students where they can learn transferable life skills and pursue a deb free education.

Registration for the 24-county area fundraising program Texoma Gives is open for Archer County non-profits through the end of the year. Texoma Gives is an area fundraiser, on Sept.

When Jesus taught and preached, He loved to tell parables. In teaching us as to who is our neighbor in this Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37), Jesus wants us to realize that anyone and everyone close by and in need is our neighbor and we are all called to be good Samaritans with no discrimination against persons of any nation, race, creed, color, age or gender. That is an obvious and simple interpretation of this parable. However, it is of interest what the earliest Church fathers thought of this parable of Jesus. Here we find that they introduce a beautiful twist in it. Though the parables are fictional, they saw in the person of the good Samaritan, Jesus Himself. As they read it, it was the human race that was waylaid by sin. Sin had stripped us all of our dignity as human beings. It had robbed us, taking from us the grace of God. It had attacked us so severely that we were like that man half dead by the side of the road, unable to pick ourselves up. But it was by the “blood of His Cross” and bearing His neighbors sufferings (us) in His own body, being Himself stripped and beaten and left for dead – that He saved us from the bonds and chains of sin and death and reconciled us to God and to one another.

Holliday Track and Field Coach Glenn Griffin was given his state championship ring from UIL Director Dr. Susan Elza at the Texas Girls Coaches Assocation banquet on Monday, July 11, in Arlington. Courtesy photo

The Wichita Falls Area CattleWomen, which is an organization of women who are involved in or support the beef industry, will award $750 scholarships for the fall semester. Applicants must meet the following qualifications: 1.