Greetings, friends. By the time you are reading this article, Christi and I will be living among you. We are excited to be here and to see what God has for us. I’d like to share a little about us. Prior to my career in ministry, I worked at Tom Thumb for 15 years and then Blue Bell for nearly 8. I have been a United Methodist pastor for the past 18 years and am eager to serve the community of Archer City as the pastor at First United Methodist Church of Archer City. Christi is a High School English teacher for a few more days but will be the new Elementary Principal for Saint Jo. We are both ready for our new challenges.

Joe Bert Kuykendall, age 63, of North Archer County, passed away Friday, May 19, 2023, at his residence. Services were held at 10 a.m.

Potter & Potter Auctions and InkQ Rare Books LLC of Addison, Texas are pleased to announce the acquisition of the Larry McMurtry collection. The first installment at auction will be offered as part of Potter & Potter's June 1st Fine Books & Manuscripts sale. This auction will be held live at Potter & Potter's gallery, located at 5001 W. Belmont Avenue in Chicago, as well as live streamed at www.potterauctions. com. Phone and absentee bids are welcome. Please contact Potter & Potter Auctions directly for more information about the June 1st sale. Please direct inquiries about future offerings from Mr. McMurtry’s personal book collection to InkQ Rare Books at info. inkqnabula@gmail.com.

The federal government is facing a deadline with the ability to pay its bills. Unless a new limit is authorized, the government will hit the debt ceiling, cutting off the government’s ability to borrow money to pay its existing bills. With the debt ceiling issue, the question is not one of whether the U. S. should add more debt or what it should spend, but instead it is a question of paying the nation’s existing debts. Many governments have faced similar situations in the past, and any discussion of large-scale finances often becomes very complex. The question of debt has a very long history.

I am Zoey Bates and I am the 2023-2024 archer city ffa president. I completely in lde’s, cde’s, and I show pigs. I am on the quiz and wildlife teams. I have been apart of FFA for almost 3 years now and it is the best thing I’ve done. I love being involved and helping students get more involved. FFA is a big part of my life and it has changed the way I see the world.