Five Rivers Animal Aid, Inc. needs volunteers to provide short term in-home care for homeless pets. Providing love, time, and attention helps prepare foster pets for adoption into their forever homes. Fostering can be from a few days up to several months. All veterinary care is paid for by Five Rivers Animal Aid. Litter and food are provided.
Dear Editor, As another election approaches, numerous citizens of Randolph County have called and inquired as of whom we (Norma Hibbard Pickett and Linda Fielden Camp) are supporting for Randolph County Assessor. We are pleased to say we are supporting our current Assessor, Stacy Meridith Ingram, for another term in office.As most of you know, I (Norma) served as a Deputy Collector and Tax Collector for Randolph County for over 22 years.
Pocahontas student, 16-year-old Makenzie Massey, didn’t just see a need in her church, she saw an opportunity to serve the children of Pocahontas’ First United Methodist Church. Under her leadership and direction, she oversaw a complete makeover of the nursery at the church.
Late Tuesday morning the Pocahontas Fire Department answered a call to the Grider Building at the corner of Bettis and Everett Streets on the court square. Apon arrival they encountered huge volumes of smoke emerging from the roof. A call for help was made to the Walnut Ridge Fire Department and it responded with a pumper truck and a deluge gun, or water cannon, without which, Fire Chief Jerry Matheny stated, the entire block on the north side of the court square could have been destroyed. Needing further help, the Maynard Fire Department was called in.
Here it is well into October, it’s the month I’ve always loved the best and what a beautiful month it is to enjoy the colors of fall and just the whole Autumn Season, the temperatures are cooling a bit the air is crisp it’s a time of harvest and so very many festivals this month holds, this is a month that should be twice as long, the scent of burning leaves and bonfires, weenie roasts, hayrides, it is just glorious. It is a month I often find myself back home in My Indiana, haunting all the old places where I feel my people, the aunts, uncles, cousins, old family friends, the houses and schoolyards we ran and played in, old childhood friends remain too, for me this month sparkles, shines and glows and I Just So Love It! Even my family the Brock’s have a huge Chili Cookoff just their family, there are several varying entries from year to year.
I enjoyed good fellowship with my neighbors and friends at the Eddie Mae Herron Center’s Annual Pie Auction and Candidate Speaking. The event is always a good time, and last Tuesday’s date was no exception.
My name is Jennifer Edwards-Rawls and I am running for the zone 3 seat on the Pocahontas School Board. First and foremost, I am a Christian and a mother to three beautiful girls.
A big topic in our nation recently is that of paying respect to our nation’s emblems. Not limited to, but including the flag, the national anthem, the nation’s capitol and our military. It has been rather inflammatory on both sides of the issue. Some are incensed when people choose to kneel for the national anthem, while others are outraged when folks march upon the capitol, still more are angry when our flag is burned or our military members are spit upon. I thought this week we might look at where our traditions come from in how our emblems are to be respected, historically, and how that might apply to us today. First, let’s delve into the flag. Generally, our flag is seen as the representation of our nation’s freedom. In 1942, a set of rules was set forth, governing the treatment and handling of our national flag. It has become known as the U.S. Flag Code. Members of the military and veterans are to stand at attention and salute when the flag is presented. Civilians are to stand with the left hand over the heart. It is never to be dipped to a person, state flag or any flag of another nation. It is never to touch the ground or anything beneath it. There are guidelines for handling, raising, lowering, replacing, retiring and displaying it. The reason our flag and its care were so important to people is explained in a verse of our national anthem, “and the rockets’ red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof through the night, that our flag was still there.” History tells us that the battle was all but lost. However, when the troops saw that our flag was not lost, that it had not been taken by the enemy, they rallied and drove the British off, winning the battle. It is no wonder people feel strongly about our flag. Yet some choose to burn it in defiance, of seemingly all it stands for. Or is it? The very idea of freedom indicates that someone has the right to do just that. Unless we plan to jail someone for burning a flag, it is likely some will.
Why am I voting for Jennifer Rawls Pocahontas School Board Zone 3? For several reasons: 1. She is the best candidate - There are other good candidates, but I believe Jennifer is the best candidate.
