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Every Monday, From 9-? A service Officer from the VFW, American Legion, and Disabled Veteran will be at the Veteran’s Memorial Hall to help veterans with situations they need help with. .

Dr Kenneth Barnes, history professor at UCA, will give the program at the January Searcy County Historical Society meeting on Friday, January 27 at Marshall’s First Christian Church. His topic will be about Searcy County’s involvement on both sides of the 1922-1923 M & N A Railroad strike. Dr. Barnes has also authored a book about the Ku Klux Klan in Arkansas that was active at the same time as the strike. There was interaction between the two and Searcy County was involved.

Just like last year, time is moving along here in January, we’re already halfway through! I saw on Facebook where the Snowball Civic Club will be having a workday on January 21st starting at 9 AM. They will be working to remove rotten floor and joists.

Hi everyone. Today is Monday.

Good day to the folks in Martin Box community of Searcy County Arkansas in the hills of the beautiful Ozarks. Talked with Ms.

Hope that everyone had a good week. Last Saturday we went down to Ryan to see his new baby boy. His name is Atlas Ryan Rice. He is a pretty baby. He has dark hair. Larry, Tammie, and I got to hold him.

I’ve had years of teasing about my red hair, but I definitely think it toughened me up. If you’re ginger, you end up pretty quick-witted -Ed Sheeran.

More than four years ago I used this space to share the ongoing efforts to preserve the Butterfield Overland Trail, a piece of Arkansas’s history that helped shape westward expansion. Now there is more to celebrate as legislation I championed to designate this landmark pathway as a national historic trail has been signed into law.

The 2023 Regular Session is now underway. The session began on Monday, January 9 when members of the 94th General Assembly took the oath of office.

Hello again. I’m writing a little early because I know I’m going to be busy getting ready for Thanksgiving.