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3 days ago
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Archer City Writers' Workshop hosting renowned author
ARCHER CITY (KFDX/KJTL)— The Archer City Writers' Workshop is preparing to host a famous author for its annual visiting author series at the Royal Theater in Archer City. The author in question is none other than New York Times bestseller Hampton is known for his extensive non-fiction work, telling the stories of figures like Kit Carson and Captain James Cook. Larry McMurtry Literary Center director George Getschow knows Sides personally and is proud that the center can host Sides as the community continues to support the literary center enthusiastically. 'People have come to help us. They've donated money to the center and because of that, we're able now to bring in a very top, you know, one of the best writers in the country that's going to be speaking to the community,' Getschow said. 'It's our way of paying back, giving back to the community, what they're doing for us.' Sides will be speaking at the Royal Theater at 7 p.m. on Saturday, May 31. His latest book, The Wide Wide Sea, will be available for purchase along with other titles. Admission to the event is free. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-05-2025
- General
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Unearth Archer County dig caps off with a banquet and artifact presentation
ARCHER CITY (KFDX/KJTL)—The hard work of the archaeologists in Archer City is finally paying off, as they presented their findings from the Unearth Archer County dig earlier in the week. Since Wednesday, archaeologists have dug up the land around the old Archer County Jail to raise awareness and funds for the jail's revitalization effort, which is led by the Archer County Museum and Arts Center. Among the dig's finds were various animal bones from food and some bullet casings. But one of the archaeologists, Archer City native Kailey Berube, is most excited about a batch of pennies found, which confirms some old stories about the jail. 'It's super cool that we're finding evidence of people throwing the coins down, and you know, we found the wheat pennies from the early 40s,' Berube said. 'Yeah, it's super cool to connect the stories to the archeological evidence.' The jail was in use from around 1910 to 1974, and Berube mentioned that it's one of the last buildings of its age and style still in decent condition in the state of Texas. ACMAC hopes that once the jail is fully restored, it can be added as a stop on one of the many Texas Heritage Trails across the state. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
