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On Friday, June 10 Thorogood Shoes of Wisconsin, donated 600 shoes and boots for those in need in the Searcy County Community. The shoes were delivered to the Marshall City Hall where they were separated and divided up to go to various sites around the county. This endeavor all started out with Pula, who is a corporate executive in Minnesota, was floating the Buffalo River. A conversation started when speaking to Postmaster Relief Cheryl McCutheon when she was asked to retrieve supplies for them. Upon the delivery of those supplies they started talking about the shoes that Pula had acquired that had some defects and were unable to be sold. Instead of selling them he gives them to communities in need. After McMutcheon explained the poverty level of Searcy County, Pula expressed he wanted to make a donation. Pula stressed that these donations must go “to the NEEDY not the GREEDY!” The conversation then

Ashley Fulks, Family Consumer Science/4-H Agent with Searcy County Extension is proud to announce the 2022 Ann K. Brown Scholarship recipient.

The North Central Arkansas Prescribed Burn Association was formed in March of 2020, with the support and guidance of the Arkansas Game and Fish Department, Quail Forever, and USFWS Partners for Wildlife. It includes the counties of Marion, Searcy, Boone and Baxter in North Central Arkansas. The purpose of this organization is to plan and to execute properly planned and controlled burns on its members’ properties in order to rid forests of compacted dead leaves, invasive species, fallen limbs and trees, non-native plants and other unwanted debris that litter and/or compact the forest floor.

Rodeo Queen: Addison Mills she is the daughter of Bryan and Ashley Mills and Chasidy and Chancey Fuller. Junior Queen: Bella Yarbrough she is the daughter of Alan and Brook Yarbrough.