Rosalynn Carter, who spent four impactful years in the White House and will forever be remembered as a former first lady who surpassed the confines of her noble title. Following Carter’s passing at the age of 96, tributes have flooded in, emphasizing her significant legacy as a humanitarian and advocate for various causes, with none more prominent than her dedicated work in championing mental health care.
A USDA food distribution for Randolph County is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 29, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. or until food supplies are depleted. The distribution will take place at the Calvary Missionary Baptist Church, located at 17723 Hwy 90 West in Ravenden Springs, AR, and at the Pocahontas Community Center located at 205 Geneva Street in Pocahontas, AR. This will be a Drive-Thru Distribution. Participants may choose one location to pick up their food.
Members of the Pocahontas Rotary met last Wednesday at the new Five Rivers Shooting Sports Complex located off Pyburn Extended, just outside Pocahontas city limits. Rotary members convened for a meal prepared by the Pocahontas Fire Department and received insights into the development of the complex from Mayor Keith Sutton. Sutton elaborated on the significance of the complex to the community, emphasizing its unique position in the local trap shooting scene. He highlighted the partnership with Black River Technical College and expressed gratitude to individuals such as Judge Alex Bigger and Jeff Dalton, acknowledging their contributions to making the complex a reality. Dalton praised the complex, noting it as one of the best in the state. The event concluded with a tour of the grounds, during which attendees observed shooters
Rodney Hogan, 30, from Pocahontas, faces a second- degree battery charge in Craighead County after a judge determined there was probable cause to prosecute him. The charge results from a Thursday incident that prompted Jonesboro police to respond to a local hospital following reports of an aggressive male.
Black River Technical College’s (BRTC) Law Enforcement Training Academy (LETA) held its Fall 2023 graduation ceremony on Thursday, November 9 for the 33 officers who completed the Basic Police Training Course. The Jonesboro Firefighters Pipes and Drums, Korley Martin, played as the LETA graduates entered the auditorium.
The Eddie Mae Herron Center will host its Annual Christmas Open House from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Dec.
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Thomas Nelson Bounds, 77, of Pocahontas, Arkansas, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Thomas was born on Thursday, September 26, 1946, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri to Homer Nelson and Esther Kaiser Bounds.
Shirley Ann Gillean, 77, of Pocahontas departed this life on November 16, 2023, in Randolph Homes. Shirley was born November 11, 1946, to the late Irvin Bell and Mamie Tinker Bell in Bono, Arkansas.