The Randolph County Sesquicentennial Time Capsule encapsulated at the conclusion of the Arkansas Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1986 has been housed in the Randolph County Treasurer’s Office through three treasurer administrations - Eddie A. Jones; Doris Sharp; and Sherry Huskey.
January 16: PSD School Board @7-9 pm January 19: Randolph County Chamber of Commerce Board meeting @noon. January 28: Bridge of Hope, Hope Ball @The James Ranch February 9: Quorum Court meeting @6:00 pm February 14: City Council meeting @5:30 pm February 14: VALENTINE’S DAY .
Exiting elected officials were honored for their years of community service during December’s Randolph County Quorum Court meeting. At the end of the regularly scheduled meeting, Judge Ronald Barnett presented plaques of appreciation to Justices Randy Barber, Michael Brown, Carl Wells and Jim Steimel.
An early morning New Year’s house fire claimed the lives of a Ravenden Springs couple. The fire happened about 3 a.m.
The Pocahontas Redskins Senior Boys were defeated by the Arkadelphia Badgers (7-2) 67-60 in a tightly contested game on Dec. 28 in their first game of the CS Bank Holiday Hoops Tournament at Berryville. The Badgers led 21-11 at the end of the first quarter. The Redskins rallied in the second quarter outscoring Arkadelphia 19-9 to force a 30-30 tie at the half. The score was 45-44 in favor of Badgers at the end of the third quarter. The Redskins played one of their better games of the season but could not overcome Arkadelphia’s strong finish in last quarter and lost 67-60.
The Pocahontas Lady Senior Redskins lost to the Crane, MO Lady Pirates 45-40 in the opening game of the CS Bank Holiday Hoops Tournament at Berryville on Wednesday morning. The Lady Redskins led 7-2 at end of the first quarter. However, the Lady Pirates outscored Pocahontas 19-10 in the second quarter to grab a 21-17 halftime lead. The Lady Pirates scored 24 points in the last half to the Lady Redskins 23 to clinch the win, 45-40.
Well, it’s all over. Christmas has come and gone. New Year’s Day is already a thing of the past. We have all eaten our fill of rich decadent foods, the Black-Eyed Peas and all the trimmings so now is the time to settle down, relax and enjoy another Year. One that will bring each of you everything wished for, good health and Happiness. Wintertime is a good time to take life easy, snuggle down, stay warm and start eating healthy. I thought what could be better on a dreary rainy day or perhaps a snowy day than a good pot of hearty soup. So here are some of our favorites. Hope you will try them. Enjoy.
The Randolph County Library will be having a session of the ‘Know-It-Alls’ on Tuesday, January 10th, 4:00-5:00. This is a children’s program geared towards ages 7-9 but all ages are welcome! Mrs. Amber Richmond will be by to show the kids some fun with a science lab! Come by the library and put your child’s name on the list, as there are only 50 spots available. Hope to see you there!
We would like to express our thanks for the kindness and sympathy shown to us in the passing of our loved one, Bonnie Edington Holland. For the beautiful flowers, gifts, visits, food, prayers, and words of sympathy, we will be forever grateful. Thank you to Bro. Charles Ray, Roger Hovis, and the staff of Hope Gardens Funeral Home for the lovely service. Thank you to Brandy Brooks and the Posey Patch for the beautiful arrangements. To the doctors, nurses and staff of St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center, our prayer is for God to bless you all. Thank you for all you did for our mother and our family. You were a blessing to us when we needed it most. Sincerely, Kim Edington, David Edington and family.