Maynard Methodist Church announces 99th Old Folks Singing
The Maynard Methodist Church would like to extend an invitation to attend the 99th Old Folks Singing. The date set for the singing will be Sept.
August 2024
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BRTC Receives $350,000 Grant from the State of Arkansas
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has received roughly $350,000 in grant money from the State of Arkansas for Career Pathways. Career Pathways will use the money to help ease students’ worries with expenses so students may continue furthering their education.
The Maynard Gang
One of my favorite amusements is to dumbfound and sometimes annoy my grandchildren and my sister’s grandchildren with words and sayings of past generations that are totally foreign to their technologized world. “Don’t take any wooden nickels.” “You can hear anything but the money a rattlin and the meat a fryin.” Reflecting on a long lifetime of hearing amusing and/or profound Randolph County utterances, I have decided to offer a few for the edification of Star Herald readers.
MICHAEL RICHARD ”RICKY” WELLS
Michael Richard “Ricky” Wells, 76, of Pocahontas, formerly of Jonesboro passed away Friday, August 16, 2024 at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House. Ricky was born February 17, 1948 to Elmer Richard and Cona Jean Wells in Randolph Couty. Ricky was a master electrician and later returned to school and became an LPN. He was an amateur photographer, loved the outdoors, enjoyed watching westerns, and was a golf enthusiast. He was of the Jehovah’s Witness faith. He was preceded in death by his wife, Jenia Wells; and his parents, Elmer Richard Wells and Cona Jean
New jobs, new opportunities coming to Pocahontas and Randolph County!
A new manufacturing facility will be moving into Pocahontas, Ark. in 2025, ultimately opening up a large number of new jobs in the area! In a special Pocahontas City Council meeting on Thursday, Aug.
Arkansas House
Recently, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) issued a reminder for parents to remain vigilant in recognizing and preventing online predators from targeting children. This summer alone, ASP has issued several Missing/ Endangered Advisories for missing children and teens, including five Amber Alerts since May. Disturbingly, multiple Arkansas teens have been lured away by predators they encountered through online messaging apps.
Beta Sigma Phi Votes on Woman of the Year
Beta Sigma Phi elects a Woman of the Year annually, usually in April around the date they were founded. The criteria for the award are based on a point system of attendance, service, leadership and planning.
Arkansas National Guard signs MOU recruitment agreement with BRTC
On Monday, Aug. 12, Black River Technical College (BRTC) hosted a visit from the Arkansas Army National Guard in order to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Arkansas National Guard. This was done in an agreement for the college to recognize national guard credentials as college credit, to share their curricula and pool resources to increase recruitment of young men and women for local national guard forces.
Just a few days remaining to register for FEMA assistance!
Please heed the following deadline if you had any home damage from the severe thunderstorms that came through Arkansas in May. The numbers are based on data collected since Aug.
Oaklawn President announces $500,000 donation to Razorback Foundation
Calling it an example of one great Arkansas sports institution lending a hand to another, President Louis Cella announced today that Oaklawn has made a $500,000 contribution to the Razorback Foundation at the University of Arkansas. In addition, he is asking for other Arkansas businesses to consider also making a contribution to support the Razorbacks.