POCAHONTAS, AR Jan. 7 – Mike Preston, AR Secretary of Commerce/ AEDC Executive Director, and Andrew Parker, Director of Governmental Affairs for the AR State Chamber of Commerce/ Executive Director Associated Industries of AR Foundation, Inc., visited BRTC’s Pocahontas campus on Monday, January 3, 2022.
During the Christmas break the Pocahontas Redskins participated in the Holiday Hoops Tournament hosted by the Berryville Bobcats. They started out strong with a win over Danville, outscoring the Little Johns 65 to 39. Mason Baltz had 25 points with 7 rebounds, Justin DeJournett added 15 points and 7 rebounds, Ely Baltz 6 points with 3 rebounds. Harrison Carter had 6 points, 5 steals and 2 blocked shots. Adam Perry had 6 points, Bryce Mason 3 points and Clay Liebhaber and Will Mason added 2 points each.
After almost one full term in office, Pocahontas Mayor Keith Sutton has announced his bid for reelection. “I am just super excited about all that is happening to our city,” said Mayor Sutton, “I would appreciate, and consider it an honor, to be elected to a second term.”
The Hogs capped off a 9-4 season with a 24-10 win over Penn State at the Outback Bowl this past Saturday, putting an exclamation point on what was already a remarkable second season under Coach Sam Pittman. I’ve been upfront about my love affair with Pittman, and it’s probably wearing a bit thin to some, but allow me one more conversation to put the bow on this past run of football. The list of achievements for this squad is impressive. The Razorbacks won nine games in 2021-22, two more than their combined victory total in the previous three seasons. In beating Penn State, they won their first bowl game against a Big 10 opponent and won a bowl game in Florida for the first time since the historic 31-6 Orange Bowl upset of No. 2 Oklahoma after the 1977 season. The Hogs will also finish in the top 25 after entering the postseason ranked No. 21 in the College Football Playoff rankings, No. 22 in the Associated Press poll and No. 24 in the USA Today coach’s poll. Pretty heady stuff for a team a lot of folks considered a cellar-dweller in the SEC West division, and darned impressive for a head coach that very few thought was worthy of the posting at the time he was hired. After a day when the Razorbacks put up a gaudy 361-yard rushing effort against one of the Big 10’s better defenses, Pittman and Outback Bowl MVP KJ Jefferson met with members of the media, and Pittman described the potential momentum from the season.
Financial Freedom Let’s get something out of the way right out of the gate. Financial Freedom is not a dollar amount! Financial Freedom is the idea that we can live a better life away from the rat race and burden of 9 to 5.
And so another Christmas and New Years has gone by. I hope your holidays were as good as those I experienced.
Among all the wonderful, thoughtful and sweet gifts I received for Christmas, I acquired one really questionable gift choice. A gift I’m still trying to process. I received a state of the art home wax kit. Now, don’t get me wrong, I love all my gifts and they‘re certainly not the most important part of the season, but the reasoning behind this one has me puzzled. Is this a sort of coming of age standard gift for middle aged woman? Is it because I have one eyebrow and a mustache that put Poncho Villa’s to shame? Or is it because someone decided I needed a medieval torture kit just to pass the time at home? Whatever the reason, I’m not one to waste, so I decided to try that bad boy out. Sweet mother of all that is furry, what was I thinking?
Hello 2022! We have all lived to see a new year, and I hope it will be a year of health, prosperity and happiness for all. Presley and I decided to have a wild New Year’s Eve and spent the entire night near the large city of O’Kean at my parent’s house. We got even wilder and enjoyed several gameshows on The Game Show Network. Presley, who has been feeling a little spunky lately, decided she would try some red meat for the first time in her almost 14 years. She took a tiny bite out of a sausage ball and quickly decided she was right all along, and that kind of food is gross. I am ok with that, that means there is more for me to enjoy. ***
· The Rose Bowl, which remains one of college football’s most celebrated events, ends in a 0-0 tie on January 2. The Washington & Jefferson Patriots and California Golden Bears are each considered unofficial champions of the 1921 college football campaign.
One of Randolph Counties’ most cherished physicians, a man by the name of Dr. James Walter Ryburn, was historically prevalent and well thought of in our community. During Ryburn’s lifetime he served this community as a “horse and buggy” doctor and later found himself using the automobile to make his house calls.