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Hello from the ridge, the weather man is saying this week is gonna be cold, cold. Hope everyone stays warm.
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St. Joe News
Devin brought a bale of straw for the chick house, got the nests fixed up well. Hoping that helps with the laying. And have ordered a solar heat lamp for them although I don’t think they need one. They made it last winter without and laid all winter long. The hens are fat and sassy, eat well and are active. I go on the 12th of March for my new chicks, hopefully they will do well and if the old ones don’t perk up and start laying there will be a family dumpling night.
Entergy Arkansas reminds customers of winter bill management and assistance options
January’s snowfall and below- freezing temps may have increased customers’ energy usage. Entergy Arkansas is reminding customers about available bill management and assistance resources after the company’s service area saw historic winter and record-breaking energy demand in January.
2024 Arkansas Youth Tour Participant Awards
Scott Housley, Public Relations and Member Services Specialist, presented the 2024 Arkansas Youth Tour participants (Melanie McCoy, Landon Gatliff (not pictured), and Kassidy Clark) with their medallions last week. He addressed the Juniors at Clinton High School and Searcy County School District, emphasizing the incredible opportunity the Youth Tour offers. The 2024 participants shared their own experience, and the valuable skills gained through participation, stressing the importance of leadership, networking, and personal growth. Scott encouraged the 2025 High School Juniors to apply, explaining how the program would not only help them discover their potential but also provide a platform to make lasting memories with peers from all over. He concluded by urging them to take the leap and seize the chance to expand their horizons on this lifechanging journey.
Baker Sporting Goods
Baker Sporting Goods of Marshall, Arkansas recently added a new sign to their store, pictured below. They are located on the Marshall Courthouse Square. Make them your one-stop Hunting, Fishing, and Camping supply store. Stop in and partake in their large selection of goods available.
NASA Space Camp Winner
Josiah Morris is going to NASA Space Camp! When you see Josiah, be sure to congratulate him on being the 2025 winner of the Forest Newby Space Camp Scholarship. The scholarship winner receives free tuition for a week long Space Camp program in Huntsville, Alabama; a $900 travel stipend, an official NASA flight suit, a digital photo album, and $50 to spend at camp (prize total valued at $2,300). Applicants are required to be a 7th through 11th grade student enrolled in the St. Joe School or in the Searcy County School District (home school or public school).
The Horse Dentist is Coming to Town
On Feb 25, 2025 at 1pm the Marshall High School FFA Chapter will be hosting dentist appointments for horses. If you would like to schedule an appointment for your horse to see the Dentist please contact the Marshall High School FFA Chapter at 870-504-1165.
Railroad Strike
Rescheduling the January meeting of The Searcy County Historical Society will meet Friday, February 28, 2025, at 7:00 pm in Marshall’s First Christian Church. We canceled the January meeting because of cold weather. Now we will do the same program in February. The speaker will be Dr. Kenneth C. Barnes who will speak on the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923. He has recently completed “Mob Rule in the Ozarks; the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike, 1921-1923” published by the University of Arkansas Press and he will have copies for sale. On January 15, 1923, an angry crowd assembled in Harrison, Arkansas, near the headquarters of the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad, intent on quashing the strike of railroad employees that had dragged on for nearly two years. Supported by local officials, the mob terrorized strikers and sympathizers in Harrison and other towns along the M&NA line in the Ozark Mountains. This violence effectively ended one of the longest rail strikes in American history—the only one, in fact, ended by a mob uprising. In his new book Mob Rule in the Ozarks (University of Arkansas Press, 2024), historian Kenneth C. Barnes documents how the strike reflected some of the major economic concerns that preoccupied the United States in the wake of World War I and created a long-lasting rupture within Ozarks communities.
FBLA District Competition Winners
Congratulations for placing in the top 6 at the FBLA District competition. These students will be competing in state FBLA in April.
Big Flat Buzz
Good morning and welcome back to winter! According to the forecast, we could be in for freezing rain and possible snow flurries. I am ready for the return of warm sunny days.