COVID-19 hit everybody hard, including the Royal Theater. After the February 2020 show, which opened the 20th season of The Texasville Opry, things came to a screeching halt when society basically shut down due to the virus outbreak.

Luke Haehn of Archer City, Caleb Schroeder of Windthorst, and Kacee Teichman of Scotland were selected to receive the 2021 All American Scholar Award sponsored by Catholic Life Insurance.

To help keep the local parks clean and beautiful, the Lakeside City city council discussed the hiring of parks employees at the council meeting on Tuesday, April 20. “We currently have four teenagers that applied for this position and we had one adult,” Interim City Administrator John Strenski said.

The Archer City Growth and Development Corporation board approved $20,000 in expenditures to fund projects at local non-profis in the Royal Theater and the Archer County Museum and Arts Center during its meeting Tuesday, April 20.

During the Lakeside City city council meeting Tuesday, April 20, the council allowed for citizen comment from former City Administrator Eric Stevens. Stevens announced his resignation in a special called meeting on March 28 and finished his last day on the job on April 20.

Lakeside City and Holliday ISD have seen a strong turnout during the first week of early voting in the May 1 General Election. Early voting for the May 1 General Election began Monday, April 19, and ran until 5 p.m.

Morgan Wylie and Jim Laudermill won the Yia Yia Classic at the Archer City Country Club Sunday, April 18, with a score of 10 under par. Photo/Jerry Phillips The Archer City Service Center held its annual Burger Bash on Sunday, April 19, in conjunction with the Yia Yia Classic.

Archer City natives Jim Black and Jim Lewis have a new book out. One that the author of River Season and Miracle on the Gridiron said has an interesting history.

Peak Utility Services Group ("Peak"1 a nationwide provider of integrated infrastructure services to the natural gas, electric and telecommunication industries, announced today the acquisition of Superior Pipeline Services ("SPS"), a leading natural gas utility services contractor in Texas.

Stacy Schroeder is the Windthorst ISD librarian, attendance clerk, assistant to the principal, and manager/ organizer of the once-a-year book fair. Mrs. Schroeder let me know several years ago, the book fair was, in the vernacular, a sacred cow.