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Good Sunday morning and welcome to the last Sunday in January. It’s been a very long week.
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York College Dean’s List for SC
York College announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 term. 102 students were recognized with this distinction.
Witts Springs news
The weather keeps switching back and forth, really nice for a few days then winter is back. If you aren’t happy with the weather today, just wait, it will change. There was a good crowd at church this morning. The Sunday School golden text for today was: John 18:9; “That the saying might be fulfilled, which he spake, Of them which thou gavest me have I lost none”. The choir special was “The Sweetest Song”. Diana and Jim Arnold provide special music with “There Was Jesus”. The scripture for today’s service were Philippians 3:3 -11 and Ecclesiastes 3:11.
Thompson Earns Civil Air Patrol Solo Wings
Cadet Major Madeline Thompson is a 16-year-old Civil Air Patrol member from Marshall, Arkansas that recently earned her solo wings. She was accepted into the Civil Air Patrol’s National Flight Academy last fall in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Cadets apply for this competitive program through Civil Air Patrol. She was awarded a Civil Air Patrol Solo Scholarship and a scholarship through the local Armstrong Endowment to cover all her costs of attendance.
Legislative Update
From July 2020 to July 2021, there were 1,619 reports of newborns born in Arkansas with an illegal substance present in their system. This is a 20% increase from the year before.
FEBRUARY
Feb 2: 7th Annual Scripps Spelling Bee Championship, 1 p.m., Veteran’s Memorial Hall Marshall Feb 5: CAM Tribe meeting, 1 p.m., Arise Church Feb 5: Campbell Lodge #115, 7 p.m. Feb 7: St.
Washington Update
While young people sporting the National FFA Organization’s trademark blue corduroy jackets are a familiar sight across Arkansas, they are not typically seen on Capitol Hill. Recently, they were spotted in the halls of Congress as FFA’s national officers visited lawmakers.
Big Buck Contest winner
Unfortunately, with covid cases on the rise the WSCV Big Buck Contest award presentation and chili cook off was canceled. However, they made the announcement of this year’s winner who is Erick Oliver with a score of 160 1/8. They had 44 entries which was more than last year. They were able to raise $880. They thank all the entries and hope that they come back next year. They also thank Jay Jackson and Suzanne Jackson for judging.
Marshall news
Well after a bit of cold weather we are having a bit of a warmup. I hope it lasts awhile.
Snowball news
It seems after last week’s snow and power outages everything has returned to normal. We got some decent sledding in, I hope y’all did too! You’ve still got time to get your recipes and stories into Amy for the Snowball Civic Club book.