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.
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).
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.
Congratulations for placing in the top 6 at the FBLA District competition. These students will be competing in state FBLA in April.
Today we are featuring Trail #2, the Searcy County Quilt Trail which is in its 7th year. The trail was developed and is managed and sponsored by Searcy County Arkansas Chamber Of Commerce. Its development was spearheaded by chamber executive director Darryl Treat. The trail has 33 blocks that can be found spread across virtually every community in Searcy County. The Dogwood Blossom is found at Harriet at Dogwood Hills Guest Farm. The Oak and Reel is on an old barn between Morning Star and Harriet. An original design, Loafer’s Glory School, adorns the historic Morning Star one-room school. The Train Depot block is found at the St. Joe Depot Historical Museum, one of the few remaining depots on the long departed Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad. The Bob Russell quilt block just outside of Marshall memorializes Russell who entertained audiences with his trained horse act and helped found the local saddle club. Painted by Cindy Garmoe, a prolific contributor to the county’s quilt trail. Badges of the Buffalo block is found at the Buffalo River Historic Jail & Museum in Marshall. History buffs will enjoy the story behind the Arkansas Secession block found at the Veterans Hall at Marshall. The Bear’s Paw at Bear Creek Log Cabins north of Marshall and the Bear Tracking at the Oxley Store and Diner. More beautiful blocks are found at cycling and hiking destination Witts Springs, “coolest town in Arkansas” Gilbert, and the destination for foodies, Leslie.
The Festival of Hope is the premier fundraising event for the Children’s Advocacy Alliance (CAA), dedicated to providing hope, healing, and justice for vulnerable children in our community. This elegant evening brings together supporters who share a commitment to making a lasting impact on the lives of children who have experienced trauma.
Olivia Dean of Marshall, Arkansas Fayetteville, AR Olivia Dean of Marshall was named to the Fall 2024 Dean’s List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas.
Food can create exceptional memories. These memories can be sad if you think of a lost family member, fond if you think of a happy memory, or funny if you think of a recipe mishap. My family has had numerous recipe mishaps from 2 cups of rum instead of 2 teaspoons in the rum pie, to adding a tablespoon of baking soda into the pancakes instead of a pinch. These mishaps, although not always funny in the moment, can create happy memories that can bring us back to loved ones we have lost as well as bring up strong feelings of admiration for those we are lucky enough to still have. Here are 3 recipes that bring about these feelings for myself and my family.
The Searcy County Chamber of Commerce has recently announced their calendar of big events for the year of 2025. Please make note of any and all events that peak your interest and come support the members of our community with your involvement.