Well, another county fair parade has come and gone. On Tuesday evening, Presley and I, along with the other newspaper staff members, enjoyed watching the Randolph County Fair Parade from the yard of Steve and Rene Fernimen on Thomasville.
The Pocahontas Junior Redskins beat 6A Greene County Eagles 22-8 on August 25 in the season opener at Wear Schoonover Stadium. Redskins won the toss, and they chose to receive.
Pocahontas welcomes the Nettleton Raiders to Schoonover Field this Friday for their home-opener of the 2022 season. The Redskins have struggled with Nettleton since this series was restarted in 2016, going 1-5, with the lone win coming in 2020.
The Lady Redskins Volleyball Team hit the road last week taking on the Newport Greyhounds on Monday, and then the Southside Southerners on Tuesday. The Lady Redskins defeated the Greyhounds in 3 sets but fell short on Tuesday playing the Southerners.
Matthew Giles Jansen, 41, of Pocahontas passed away on Sunday, August 21, 2022, at UAMS in Little Rock. Matthew was born on Friday, January 16, 1981, in Pocahontas to Ben and Joanne Jansen.
Victor Bernard Hausman, 58 of Maynard, passed away on August 28, 2022, at Five Rivers Medical Center in Pocahontas. Victor was born on July 30, 1964, in Pocahontas to Lawrence Bernard and Delta Hausman.
Hazel Eugenia “Jeannie” Pyland, 81, of Pocahontas, Arkansas passed away Friday, August 26, 2022 at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro.
From Thursday, September 15 through Saturday, September 17, Maynard City Hall will be holding the 42nd annual Maynard Pioneer Days festival. The festival will begin with the school night portion on Thursday night at 5:00 p.m. Various organizations, sports and classes will be holding fundraisers at this time.
Sponsored by: Five Rivers Master Gardeners & Ford Sign Company .
