Republican Candidates for District 2 State Representative, Incumbent Marsh Davis, and Trey Steimel, face off in a runoff election on June 21. Davis and Steimel shared the primary ballot with Hazelle Whited, who failed to make it into the run-off.
Groups and individuals are invited to join in The Great Eleven Point River Float to be held Saturday, July 9, 2022, and is hosted by the Randolph County Tourism Association and sponsored by Perry Properties, LLC.
Before settling on the banks of the Black River in the early 1820s, Dr. Ranson Bettis and his family, including his father Elijah, established a ferry at the St. Francis River in Old Greenville, Missouri.
First United Methodist Church will hold the 1st Annual “Spread the Love” peanut butter drive. Peanut butter is desperately needed at our local food pantry. We will collect all sizes of peanut butter throughout the month of July. On August 7th at 4 p.m. we will collect the peanut butter and have a blessing in the front parking lot of First United Methodist Church (400 N. Thomasville). The community, churches and businesses of Pocahontas are invited to “Spread the Love” with us!
The Black River Technical College Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) has developed Active Shooter Training for Educators. This curriculum contains the most current guidelines established by the United States Department of Homeland Security.
The Dolphins kicked off the South Wind Swim Conference summer league season at home last weekend. Teams that attended the meet were the Mountain Home Hurricanes, Searcy Sharks, Jonesboro Shark Wave Aquatic Club, Dart FRong Aquatics from Jonesboro, and the PAC Dolphins from Pocahontas. Several other team will be attending the meet this upcoming weekend on June 11.
Republican Candidates for Randolph County Judge, Randy Barber and Paul Carr, face off in a run-off election on June 21. Barber and Carr pulled in the top two percentage of votes in the May Primary.
I was swimming around in the pool and finally talked Mike into sitting on the side with his feet in, instead of sitting under the umbrella reading his magazine. Apparently the sun makes him sneeze because he went into a little sneezing fit. I was right at his feet when I could tell there was a big one coming on. He said “Turn your head!” I did... right about the same time I was drenched. As grossed out as I was I was still trying to keep my wifely composure. I’m sympathetic but that whole in sickness thing has its limits. I turn back to see him rolling with laughter... And his hand in the water where he had just splashed me, not sneezed on me. Well played and noted, my dear.
Continued from last week Donald had cried when I went into his room, I asked him if I could hug him, he knew I was going to anyway! Tiredness and strain were seen in him and his whole family. There is no tired like that, of sitting long days and nights in a hospital, time without end drags on.
Continuing our maternal family stories, the Shavers will be featured in this week’s column. A.C., named for his grandfather Alexander Columbus Shaver, was the last by name of this pioneer family. Hundreds of Randolph Countians have Shaver blood. Migrating from the Rhineland of Germany in the mid 1600s they landed at the port of New York. Living for a generation in Pennsylvania, they made their way south by the Great Wagon Road through the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to Mecklenburg County (now Cabarrus), North Carolina.