Samuel Martin Smith
Samuel “Sam” Martin Smith, 70, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away at his home on Sunday, May 15, 2022. Sam was born on Wednesday, December 5, 1951, in Tyronza, Arkansas, to Clarence and Loletia Long Smith.
May 2022
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Mary Ann Swann
Mary Ann Swann, 94, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 7, 2022, at her home. She was born May 2, 1928, in Pocahontas, Arkansas to George and Mary Anna Thennes Sorg.
Dorothy Hart
Dorothy Hart, 80, of Corning passed away May 19, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. Mrs.
Barber, Carr Headed for Runoff in Judge’s Race
Randy Barber and Paul Carr were the top two candidates in the Randolph County Judge Republican Primary on Tuesday, May 24. Barber received 980 votes for 33.19 percent of the vote with Carr coming in second with 754 votes at 25.53 percent.
Pocahontas School Board Meets
The Pocahontas School District School Board held its monthly meeting on Monday, May 16 at the Junior High Library on the campus of the school district. The board approved the minutes and financial report from the April 2022 meeting.
Days spent at the library are the best days…
Days spent at the library are the best days…Lucas Stevens, son of Ben and Sydney Stevens, is enjoying one of the many activities sponsored by the Randolph County Library. For a full summer schedule of events at the library, look on page 12.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
May 27: Last day of school for PSD & St. Paul’s June 2: Hero Day@Randolph County Library 10 am-11 am.
Area High Schools Announce 2022 Valedictorians
Ely Baltz, Pocahontas Kylee Steel, Maynard Lakyn Phares, Sloan-Hendrix Kaylee Hoffman, Sloan-Hendrix Autumn Smith, Sloan-Hendrix .
Five Rivers Trap Club Competed in the AYSSP
Bottom Picture: The Eleven Point River Team; L to R: Hannah Sullivan, Caleb Bettis, Gunner Williams, Brayden Tarantino, & Jon Bailey. This team placed 4th in the Sr.
8 Things I Think I Think, May edition.
Quite the party in St Louis this past Sunday night as the Card’s cruised to a 15-6 blowout win over San Francisco. Adam Wainwright and Yadier Molina set a major league record for wins by a starting battery as St. Louis took two of three in the series over one of the hottest teams in baseball. And as if that wasn’t fun enough, Albert Pujols made his first career pitching appearance to close out the game. In doing so, the 42-year-old Pujols became the oldest player to make his pitching debut since 1929. If this trio of grizzled veterans can stay healthy, this October could possibly be one for the ages for Redbirds fans.