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Ark ans a s House Speaker Brian Evans has named former State Representative Duncan Baird of Bentonville to serve on the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Baird will serve a five-year term replacing Mr. Scott Irby.
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Arkansas House
In a move to reform Arkansas’ higher education system, the House recently passed HB1512, which lays the groundwork for the creation of the Arkansas ACCESS Act. This bill is designed to address critical issues surrounding access to education, affordability, and student success across the state, with its principles encapsulated in the acronym ACCESS— Acceleration, Common Sense, Cost, Eligibility, Scholarships and Standardization.
Speaking French
We had been warned for days. Meteorologists had cautioned that Friday, March 14, could bring severe weather. The warnings were clear, but warnings often feel like noise until they become reality.
The Maynard Gang
Bereft of any engaging subject matter I searched my memory for quotable quotes. They range from Ernest Waddle at Palestine to German Chancellor Count Otto Von Bismarck.
From the Randolph County Humane Society
April is National Pet First Aid Awareness Month. It helps raise awareness about pet injuries and providing emergency care in case of injuries. What would you do if you were far from the nearest vet and your pet gets injured? You should always seek veterinary care, but sometimes you may need to provide first aid in order to save its life beforehand.
State Capitol in Review
The Senate passed legislation with far-reaching changes in how state-supported colleges and universities divide state aid, and how students qualify for scholarships.
Letter to the Editor
Friday evening (March 14th) into Saturday morning was a troubling time for all of us in this part of the state. It was especially scary for my wife and myself when channel eight in Jonesboro announced that the tornado had crossed highway 67 at Martin Road which is about 200’ from my businesses (Air-Flo and Hydro-Temp). I immediately drove to my business location expecting it to be heavily damaged or destroyed and was surprised to see it was still intact with no apparent damage. I later learned that the debris field, not the tornado, had crossed at our location. Unfortunately the Shannon area was not so lucky. There were several houses that sustained severe damage along with several businesses. It’s important to also mention that others in the county lost homes, chicken houses, livestock, barns and outbuildings. These homeowners and businesses will need our continued support to recover in the near future.
A letter of thanks
On behalf of River and the Bridgeforth family, we find it difficult to express just how deeply grateful we are for the overwhelming support from the Pocahontas Community. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who has prayed for us, donated or offered any form of assistance during this time. River is now home and cancer-free! While he is still recovering and working toward regaining his strength, he is doing remarkably well. We can never truly repay the kindness this community has shown, but we want to take this moment to express how much it has meant to us.
Here & There
I lost a longtime friend recently in the passing of Perry Hite Stubblefield, whom I met more than 75 years ago when 1, being a “city girl” living in town, enjoyed being invited to travel to the rural community of Eleven Point to visit a few days or a week now and then with Perry Hite’s sister Iverne, who had joined my high school class in the ninth grade, having completed Concord School, which was only a brief walk from their home.