Henry Leon Wright, 94, of The Woodlands, Texas died January 11, 2020.

I expect no sympathy because I never get any when I mention this ... but I’m growing older. Officially, daily, unceremoniously, and shockingly – at least to me, I’m getting older. Just before Thanksgiving, I proudly celebrated my 64th birthday. People are kind to tell me that I’m looking “gr…

Dear READERS: This time, I have a question for you: Why won’t you send in more questions?

If you read last week’s column then you know I had, as they say, some “family issues to deal with” since we’ve spoken last.

Through Jan. 28

Met at the home of Emma Hink

Quitman Public Schools will soon see upgrades after residents approved a 2.5-mill increase last week.

Gary Wayne Howard, 57 year old resident of Decatur, Arkansas, died on January 15, 2020. He was born on May 25, 1962 in Clinton, Arkansas, to David Howard and Brenda Huyck Howard. Gary married Michelle Thompson on May 7, 1989 in Jay, Oklahoma. He was a deacon at the Springtown Christian Fello…

I’ve waited two years to get the chance to hunt on one of my favorite farms in Arkansas. Last year the White River levels were so high that the entire region was closed due to the flooding. Fortunately for me, I not only gained permission to hunt, but the area was open for hunting and the we…

Dear Athletic Support: My daughter has recently expressed interest in joining the high school football team. At first, I was shocked; I couldn’t even imagine how it would work. The more I’ve thought about it, though, the more I’ve started second guessing myself. I mean, this is America, righ…

Luke 6:38, Give and it will be given to you.

The storm

I remember a story I read recently where an oil and gas company had a float in a Holiday parade. The interesting thing was that the parade had to be stopped because the float ran out of gas. How interesting that an oil and gas company didn’t have the gas to power their float!

Through Jan. 28

Editor’s note: While the following has a Faulkner County orientation, we thought it was an interesting approach to a problem in the 20th Judical District, which includes Van Buren County.

Wednesday, The Bookmobile visits Tilly at 10:30 a.m. and Zion Hill at 11:30 a.m.

In an age where technology moves at a rapid pace, electronic devices often become e-waste in only a few years after manufacturing.

Met at the home of Billie Fendley

I want to tell you about my sister Kathy.

No drive license testing on the following days at the Van Buren County Library in Clinton: Jan. 20, March 2.

A shot to the head with a pellet gun between children prompted both a trip to the hospital and a call to police in a Jan. 7 incident.

In its first 11 weeks of being open, Harvest dispensary in Conway sold nearly 262 pounds of medical marijuana, according to the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration.

As I write this article it is Jan. 6 or the twelfth day after Christmas. History and tradition tell us that it was about this time that the Magi from what we now would know as Iran back then it was Persia. Three wise men came to see this new King (Messiah) and pay homage to this one born to …

Elvis Presley was born in 1935, on Wednesday’s date.

CLIINTON — The new year began with an assault call for Clinton Police after a Jan. 2 incident in a parking lot. The call, taken by Clinton Chief of Police John Willoughby, resulted in the arrest of Rusty Irons, 19, of Clinton, charged with third degree assault.

This Saturday ans we just got finished with our First Saturday Breakfast at the Cafeteria. We did not have a very large turnout for breakfast. But it is usually a small attendance in January. Probably too many things from Thanksgiving and through all of January. We will be prepared for a goo…

“Music is life. That’s why our hearts have beats,” Unknown.

Jerry Watson, 50, Clinton & Miranda Rice, 34, Bee Branch

Miller’s Sanitation has been serving Clinton and Van Buren County since 1979. The Miller’s began their sanitation business when John Miller purchased a small waste management business from a local Clinton man Luke Holley. Mr. Holley had a modest business at the time, running a 10 yard truck …

James Hubert Story, 84, of Clinton, Arkansas passed away January 5, 2020.

Met at the home of Danna Hensley

Our very active world

Jan. 11

It’s important to remind people to learn CPR, and I use this space to do so from time to time.

LITTLE ROCK — The Department of Human Services (DHS) Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCECE) is seeking non-profit organizations, schools, camps, and government agencies to apply to serve as summer feeding sites in Arkansas through the Summer Food Service Program.

Through Jan. 28

This has been a very busy month. I was pleased to get my painting finished that I had to have done by Christmas. I just made my deadline.

FORT SMITH – Duane Kees, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas; announced that on Dec. 16, three individuals were sentenced by the United States District Court for their roles in a methamphetamine trafficking ring which operated in Boone and Carroll Counties in Arkansas…