Black River Technical College (BRTC) has awarded the Leondus and Gladys Brown Baker Memorial Scholarship to Hank DuBois of Pocahontas. DuBois is a 2023 graduate of Pocahontas High School and the son of Shawnee DuBois of Pocahontas.
George Bernard Shaw stated, “Without art, the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable.” This makes the current mission of the Studio for the Arts, Inc. more pertinent than ever. Arkansas has only fifteen community based performing arts and centers offered for its 3 million plus residents. In 1991, there was less than that when The Studio for the Arts, Inc., a non-profit based in Pocahontas, AR first began touring the state as part of The Arkansas Arts Council’s Arts On Tour Roster. Their first tour was a music revue, “An Evening with Andrew Lloyd Webber”. Since that time other performances were added as well until the demands and focus of a full time dinner theater encouraged the organization to “stay home”.
VFW Auxiliary #4556 is pleased to sponsor its annual Post Level Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contest, for students in grades 9-12. Students must be enrolled in a public, private, parochial, or home school program in the U.S., its territories and possessions, or dependents of U.S. military or civilian personnel in overseas schools. U.S. citizenship is not required, however, students must be lawful U.S. permanent residents or have applied for permanent residency and intends to become a U.S. citizen. Foreign exchange students, students age 20 or older, GED and adult education students or National winners of previous Young American Creative Patriotic Art Contests are not eligible.
The Randolph County Extension Homemaker’s Clubs came together in a heartwarming display of generosity and community spirit. This year’s annual Santa Sale at the Randolph County Nursing Home was a delightful event filled with joy and giving.
Vanessa Kriaris, age 41, of Maynard; warrant James Prater, age 29, of Pocahontas; obstructing governmental operations (M), FTP warrant Jarod Stroud, age 33, of Okean; false imprisonment in the first degree (F), terroristic threatening in the first degree Class D (F), aggravated assault Class D (F) Bow Tyler, age 41, of Pocahontas; failure to comply with sex offender registry Ranie Tyler, age 36, of Pocahontas; petition for revocation Aaron Watson, age 48, of Corning; failure to appear (M) William Brown, age 55, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (M) Kevin Doyle, age 31, of Pocahontas; hold for another county Kenneth Hamm, age 46, of Imboden; hold for another county Connor Kettwig, age 21, of Doniphan; careless and prohibited driving, driving left of center Class U (M), driving while intoxicated-first offense (M) Heather Acree, age 47, of Pocahontas; possession of meth Mathew Dawson, age 33, of Pocahontas; parole violation (F) Billy Joe Hopkins, age 49, of Pocahontas; possession of firearms by certain persons (F) James Jaegar, age 24, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (M) Samuel Ross, age 31, of Pocahontas; failure to appear (F) Lehman Blackwell, age 37, of Pocahontas; driving while license cancelled, suspended or revoked Class U (M)
It’s Christmas morning; the presents have all been opened, and all the children are busy playing. The grownups have had their coffee, so it’s time to get some food ready for everyone. Here are some recipes that are easy to make and have a short cooking time.
RiverBank employees have chosen yet another non-profit organization to benefit in their annual Helping Hands project. The project, River-Bank Helping Hands, is a social media led fundraiser designed to give funds based on social media engagement.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) recently received a check for nearly $1,500 from Auditor of State Dennis Milligan for unclaimed property the college had in the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt. Unclaimed property can be any number of financial items, such as insurance premium overpayments, unreimbursed utility deposits, uncashed checks, contents of safety deposit boxes, etc.
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The James Ranch in Pocahontas is gearing up to host an evening of entertainment, laughter and charitable giving on Dec. 29 at 7 p.m. The event, set to take place at the ranch’s event center, will feature the renowned Heartland Dueling Pianos touring group, a musical ensemble known for their all-request, sing-along and dance-along piano show.