Hello from Zack. Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas. We had a good one. Anytime we can have our kids and grandkids with us is a good one. Those that came to visit earlier in the day, week or had Christmas dinner with us was Mark, Tanya ,Dyan, Ryan and Kristin Watts. Eric, Jennifer, Logan, Ally, Trisch and KenZie. Hunter Cardwell. Clifford and Linda. Christine and Josh. Tarance, Nicole, Payton, and Kendrick.
The Searcy County Cattlemen’s Association met Thursday, November 16th at 6:30 p.m. at the Marshall Assembly of God Church. There were 45 members and guests present. The meeting was sponsored by Simmons Bank of Marshall.
On November, 1 Ashley Fulks took over the position of University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Family Consumer Science/4-H Agent for Searcy County. She grew up in Timbo and graduated from there. While in high school she was active in FFA and 4-H. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Family Consumer Science at the University of Central Arkansas located in Conway. She is a member of the Timbo Landmark Missionary Baptist church. She is excited and blessed to have this opportunity to meet and serve the people of Searcy County.
Arkansans are unfortunately all too familiar with the impact of Mother Nature and what it takes to rebuild after natural disasters. Now we face that undertaking again after a record-setting tornado system tore through Northeast Arkansas, claiming two lives and damaging property. The images are devastating, but individuals, business owners and community leaders are demonstrating the resiliency and determination that has come to define our citizens in the aftermath of tragic events.
Superintendent Alan Yarbrough has announced his upcoming retirement, effective June 30, 2022. Yarbrough made the announcement in the regular meeting of the Searcy County School District School Board on November 15, 2021. Yarbrough expressed how much he had enjoyed his 31 years in education, 27 of those at Searcy County School District, and feels blessed by being surrounded by teachers, administrators, school board members, district employees, and friends who desired the best for our students and district. Board members expressed their appreciation to him for his hard work and dedication.
From filling out a job application to completing a homework assignment, the vast majority of our day-to-day lives are dependent on internet access. It is no longer a luxury, and now is a critical time for our state to close the digital divide.
Hello again. We are so proud of what rain we are getting and just hope and pray we will get more in the next day or two like they are predicting.
I’d like to share the inspiring story of a dentist who recently moved back to Arkansas to open a dental clinic in the rural county where he grew up. The story of Giles Willis giving back to his state is a good one to share at Christmas.
Bethlehem This is my first Christmas with a semblance of normalcy, maybe a new normal, since I got to go to Israel in February, 2020. That was a lifelong dream, and when my best friend and her husband said they were going I felt like it was then or never and I jumped at it.
The good weather has gone away. It is a chilly 32 degrees tonight as I sit here to write a few lines.