Written May 12, 2023 When most kids think about Grandma It’s cookies and dinner and church. Or she keeps them (and spoils them) On weekends or when mom and daddy work.
B B Bronson Bourg is a 5th grade Yellville-Summit student that wants to help any way he can. Bourg starting collecting soda pop tabs from can soda after learning these tabs can be donated to either Children’s Hospital or the Ronald McDonald House to aid children or their parents during a time of need.
For generations, parents have taught children to “never talk to strangers”. Most of the time strangers are nice, normal people, but sometimes they are not.
Wednesday, May 3, Flippin Middle School held a Chess Tournament and had lots of fun. 39 contestants participated in a tournament consisting of grades 5-8.
Decoration Days will be May 19, 20, and 21. As many of you know, the cost of upkeep has increased over the years and in order to cover the cost of mowing, etc....
Kyle Evatt, the Region 2 Prevention Provider with the North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) donated substance use/ misuse prevention materials to Boston Mountain Rural Health Center.
The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, May 11, 2023, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 pm. The public and members are invited to attend.
Sheriff Alexander met with FBI personnel from the Fayetteville Resident Agency (RA) to discuss training and other cooperative events between the two (2) agencies. He also met with a representative from Representative Crawford’s office to discuss possible federal funding for future projects involving the county.
Another busy week is behind us here at Have-A-Heart! In addition to the Low Cost Spay and Neuter Clinic just concluded (final numbers will be reported in next week’s article), we have had several adoptions both local and out-of-state. It warms our hearts to see so many furbabies getting a new lease on life in their new furever homes! This week, we want to introduce you to Volley and Georgie, our Pets of the Week.
Little Rock - The United States Air Force auxiliary, Civil Air Patrol, has approved a new squadron named in honor of an Arkansas native and an original Tuskegee Airman, Dr. Milton Pitts Crenchaw, at Little Rock School District’s Cloverdale Middle School. Crenchaw Memorial Squadron will also be Civil Air Patrol’s first school-based squadron in Arkansas.