After a 2-year break, the descendants of George W. and Mary Ellen Hibbard will meet Saturday, August 13th at the First Freewill Baptist Church Fellowship Hall located at 301 NW 7th Street, Walnut Ridge, AR. Doors will open at 10 a.m. with potluck at noon. All family & friends are invited to attend.
James “Jim” Michael Barnett, 50, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Jim was born in Heidelberg, Germany on Sunday, April 16, 1972, to Randle and Kathy Chesser Barnett.
Long-time San Marcos resident, Eleanor Tuttle Cates, passed peacefully surrounded by her family on July 20, 2022. Eleanor was born December 1, 1933, in her grandmother’s home in Belton, Texas, to Harvey Bradshaw and Grace Taggart Bradshaw.
L J Hogue, 83, of Jonesboro, formally of Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, July 13, 2022. L J was born on Monday, March 27, 1939, in Water Valley, Arkansas to Levi and Naomi Tyler Hogue.
Elizabeth Ann Poff, 79, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2022. Elizabeth was born on Sunday, September 5, 1943, in Dell, AR to Floyd and Annie Williams Phillips.
Dickie Carl Waymon, 78, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his girls, on Friday, July 15, 2022. Dick was born on November 25, 1943, in Pocahontas to Marvin Waymon and Irene Waymon Cox.
This past Saturday, many citizens of Pocahontas gathered on the court square to celebrate and support the Pacific Islander members of the community at the Second Annual Pacific Islander Festival. The event had dozens of vendors, tons of live entertainment, games, and hundreds of participants, including many of the Marshallese and Pacific Islanders of the community.
At Black River Technical College, the campus library is available to the general public. Unfortunately, according to Mark Warnick, the various resources available to the community, including copy machines, study rooms, computers, and their entire book selection, are rarely utilized by anyone in the community other than students.
Residents of Randolph County and beyond have been enjoying the cool waters and sandy beaches of the Current River for decades. And now, thanks to a local family, a new generation can begin making their own memories at the river.
Noon on Wednesday, August 3, is the first day to file as a candidate for the annual School Board Election. Filing can be done with the county clerk. This is also the first day a write-in candidate for the annual School Board Election can file a Notice of Intent with the Randolph County Clerk.