The Archer City Volunteer Fire Department recently received its new fire rescue truck which was purchased from the city of Melissa. Courtesy photo/ACVFD.

An Idaho man died and a Wichita Falls woman was injured in a fatal ATV wreck Saturday, Jan. 16, on Kamay Road near Headquarters road.

Archer County Commissioners, after several presentations and offers, agreed to transfer the old jail building, grounds and artifacts to Archer County Museum & Arts Center, Inc., a 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation (ACMAC). The official closing of the transaction was in early March of 2020 just in time for the COVID-19 pandemic to take center stage, shutting down most activity.

Archer County Judge Randy Jackson reported Tuesday, Jan. 19, that the county will remain included in the GA-29 mandate including a facial coverings which was issued by Governor Greg Abbott due to large positive COVID-19 case numbers in the county.

Local towns and school boards are taking applications for a place on the ballot for the May 1 Uniform Election through Feb. 12. According to the elections code, to be eligible to run for office a person must be a United States citizen, 18-yearsold by the time of the start of the term, a resident of Texas for at least a year and within the entities boundaries for six months, not be a convicted of felony and not been found to be mentally incompetent by a final judgement of a court.

Walsh Park features a horse sculpture with the brands of local ranchers and families painted on it. The sculpture was a labor of love from start to finish by artist Kathy Aaron Morrison.

Jake McAdams outlined the steps needed to apply for a Texas Community Development Block Grant at a city of Holliday Public Hearing Monday, Jan.12. McAdams represents Public Management, Inc., a firm which manages the administrative process of a proposed grant.