Renee Janes E ditor smn@areawidenews.com Council approved the monthly reports before moving onto to rescheduling the next regular meeting for Tuesday, Sept. 6 instead of the usual Monday meeting which would fall on Labor Day.
Renee Janes E ditor smn@areawidenews.com Alton Elementary School students will be greeted by a new face once the new school year begins. Larissa Staton has taken the role of principal and is looking forward to starting this new chapter in her career.
The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas are partnering to provide a $1,000 Homegrown by Heroes scholarship to military veterans and active military personnel to attend the Center for Arkansas Farm and Food’s Farm School, a comprehensive training program for new or beginning specialty crop producers. Funding for the scholarship is generously provided by Farm Credit. Applications are due Sept. 1 and are available at: agriculture.arkansas. gov/arkansas-department-ofagriculture- programs/.
Community members and businesses were honored at the 2022 joint chamber banquet held on Tuesday, July 26. Members of the Mammoth Spring Chamber of Commerce and Thayer Chamber of Commerce attended this year’s Mammoth Spring/Thayer Chamber of Commerce banquet held at the Multi-Purpose Building on the Mammoth Spring School campus.
Fulton County Conservation District has two new pieces of equipment available for rent. If you are in need of a post driver or drip torches, we now have them.
The members of the Spring River Artists Guild (SRAG) would like to express our deep appreciation to allour guests who visited during our Christmas in July event. We do love visiting with you and thank you so much for stopping in to see what is new. We do feature oil, acrylic, watercolor, and poured paintings, many fused glass pieces, and hand crafted jewelry have been added for your shopping pleasure. The gallery (SRAG) is located at 300 West Main Street in Historic downtown Hardy Ark. You can also visit us on Facebook and at http://www.springriverartistsguild.com on the internet.
The nationally known grief support program called “GriefShare” is being offered again to the community on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. - 12 noon starting Aug. 9 at Peace Lutheran Church (located at the south entrance to Cherokee Village). Those who participated in the previous sessions have encouraged others to benefit from it as they have.
The August meeting of the Hardy History Association is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hardy Gym, 203 School Street in Hardy. The featured speaker is Mark Huscher who will present about the life of Preacher Roe and his ties to Hardy.
Peace Lutheran Church of Cherokee Village, Arl. will be hosting a crafts sale event in their fellowship hall on Friday, July 15 from 8 am. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 16 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is being hosted by the church’s Quilting Ladies to raise funds for their ministry program to the community. There will be a variety of items available, ranging from quilts and various handcrafted items by local artisans to an array of food items. This is your chance to get a head start on early Christmas shopping for friends and family.
It’s been three years since the last White River Water Carnival, and organizers are more than ready to bring the fun back to Batesville - and this year’s event will have a twist. The 2022 White River Water Carnival will kick off with a parade down Main Street at 10:00 a.m.