The Holliday Eagles travelled south to compete in the Lions Club Buckaroo Shootout basketball tournament in Breckenridge from Thursday, Dec. 5 to Saturday, Dec. 7. The Eagles swept the competition in the tournament, finished with a 4-0 record, and secured the tournament championship.

Henry Robert Galveston, once the most important port city in Texas, suffered a crushing blow with the hurricane of 1900. Once the waters receded and the extent of the damage became clear, the city faced the overwhelming task of rebuilding.

The both the Girls’ and Boys’ varsity basketball teams for Archer City and Windthorst competed in the annual Wildcat Classic Tournament in Archer City from Thursday, Dec. 5 to Saturday, Dec. 7.

The Holliday City Council motioned to allow Mayor Brad Litteken to serve AO Industrial Solutions a notice of default of their contract after failure to complete the rehabilitation and painting of an elevated storage tank and associated work in their city council meeting on Monday, Dec. 9.

The 24-25 volleyball season featured a lot of young talent itching to make names for themselves, as well as stalwart upperclassmen looking to lay it on the line for one final year.

The Windthorst ISD school board approved the district’s Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) rating during its meeting on Monday, Dec. 9.

I was lined up at running back and the play that was called had a strong chance of coming to me. I was to run a bubble screen, and I often found myself open as a result of that route.

Paul and Nila Dowlearn-Owners of Wichita Valley Nursery. Paul’s recent books, “The Lazy Man’s Garden” and “Touch the Earth” are available at the Nursery, 5314 S.W. Pkwy, Wichita Fall, Texas.

The Archer City Council approved the city’s 2025 holiday closing schedule during its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 26.

Jordyn Berend was sworn as the new Archer County Attorney on Monday, Dec. 2, by 97th District Judge Trish Coleman Byars.