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McAllister honored with award
The Arkansas Historical Association named Tracy Creighton McAllister the 2010 recipient of the James H. Atkinson Award for Excellence in the teaching of Arkansas history in its annual meeting held in April in Jonesboro.
The Arkansas Association of Instructional Media recognized McAllister as the 2010 Library Media Specialist of the Year at its recent meeting. -
Desha school reunion is Saturday
DESHA — Desha School reunion will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Desha Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A potluck will be served at noon.
The reunion is open to all former students and teachers of Desha School. -
Joshua Isaiah Abernathy
Susan Abernathy, Brittlin and Summer of Batesville have announced the birth of a son and brother at White River Medical Center on May 20, 2010. The baby weighed 7 pounds and has been named Joshua Isaiah Abernathy.
Grandparents of the child are Jason and Darie Loggains of Melbourne and Wally Abernathy of Tyler, Texas. -
Carley Ann McCall
Justin and Abby McCall of Vilonia have announced the birth of a daughter at Spring Hill Baptist Hospital in North Little Rock on May 17, 2010. The baby weighed 5 pounds, 1 ounce and has been named Carley Ann McCall.
Grandparents of the child are Jerry Dale and Winona McCall of Cabot, Tammy Langrell of Jacksonville and Bricen Langrell of Beebe.
Great-grandparents are Jerry and Gail McCall of Cave City, Shirley Peeler of Jacksonville and Emory and Gwen Langrell of Sherwood. -
Tea anyone?
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Dressing for something better
Women’s work clothes have come a long way. A new book, “Work It!” by Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo of Visual Therapy fame, is here to help generations of women figure out what to wear on the job, with a twist. Instead of starting from the idea of what your boss would like to see, which is such an old schoolgirl way of thinking, “Work It!” guides us through an inner search first.
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Ten Commandments not in Constitution
There are no democratically elected leaders in the Christian Bible. I know — it’s shocking. But, if you catch the rhetoric pertaining to the U.S. Constitution, you’d think the Ten Commandments are its bullet points. They’re not. The whole idea of a representative democracy (a Greek word) comes from ancient (think then-solvent) Greece. The leaders in the Bible were all kings and/or tyrants and the Bill of Rights is nowhere in the New or Old Testament.
Simply: Democracy isn’t biblical. But neither is the combustible engine, CAT scans or GPS — it doesn’t make them any less awesome. -
Busy day in Lawrence Co.
WALNUT RIDGE — Thursday was a heck of a day for the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department, Capt. Jody Dotson said.
“We had a really busy day here,” he said, with officers making six arrests for a variety of offenses ranging from drug-related offenses to sexual indecency with a child.
The action started abut 1:30 p.m. when Kay Huddleston, 46, of Pocahontas was arrested for fraud to obtain a controlled substance. -
UACCB Kids’ College 2010 set to blast off
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is ready to launch another summer of fun and learning with the 2010 Kids’ College program.
This year’s activities will be held during the month of July. Incoming first through third grades will be held July 12-16, 2010 with the incoming fourth through sixth grades the following week, July 19-23, 2010. -
Cemetery opens for cleanup
CUSHMAN — The Wren Cemetery will be unlocked Saturday and Sunday for anyone wishing to clean up or visit graves.
The cemetery is located 1 1/2 miles north of Cushman on Hwy. 69. For more information call (870) 793-7223. -
Stirling promoted at Ozarka
MELBOURNE — The Ozarka College Board of Trustees has promoted Joan Stirling to vice president of planning and institutional research at its quarterly board of trustees meeting May 20.
Stirling was promoted to the director of planning and special projects in 2002. She began her career at the college in 1996 as an adjunct science instructor before going on to a full-time faculty basis in 1997, news release states. -
Hydroponic pot found
Knocking on the door of a small sandstone house at 6490 Heber Springs Road around 10:15 Thursday morning to announce they had a search warrant, Independence County authorities entered to find a large and sophisticated hydroponic marijuana growing system waiting for them.
The remainder of the day was spent dismantling the growing system, meticulously counting and logging each piece of equipment and every plant or scrap of marijuana found before loading it up and transporting it to the sheriff’s office to be secured as evidence.
