Area seniors who have participated in county, district and state fairs are eligible to apply for the Arkansas Fair Manager’s Association scholarship. Applicants must be a current year graduating senior planning to enroll in an institute of higher education (community college, university, technical or trade college) this fall as a full time student (minimum 12 hours) and pursue at least a two year course of study.
It’s that time of year when we do our taxes — but it’s also the same time that tax scammers go to work. What scams should you watch for — and how can you avoid being victimized? Sadly, the list of scams is pretty long, including demands for payment or requests for “additional information” pertaining to your tax refund, in which the sender asks for your Social Security number and other personal information.
The Hardy City Council recently met on Jan. 17 and declared a vacancy on the city council.
Highland City Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 6 p.m. at city hall. Mayor Kyle Crawford called the meeting to order. Councilmen present were Mary Jo Morris, Dennis Burton, Randy Hutchinson, Kenneth Massey and William Thompson. The agenda for the current meeting was approved, as were the minutes from the Dec. 13 and Dec. 27 meetings.
ebrown@cherryroad.com There will be an ATV/ SUV/Jeep ride on Saturday, Feb. 18, scheduled to leave from the Hardy Civic Center about 12:30 p.m.
The Cherokee Village (CV) Suburban Improvement District (SID) held its first regular meeting of 2023 on Monday, Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. at the CV North Golf Course. Chairman Ron Page opened the meeting. Commissioners Susan Jett, Joe Kaiser, David Nebel and Tony Stallsmith were present.
Arkansas State University established its esports teams in 2019 and over the past three years, the teams have expanded their reach across campus. There are now 35 players and eight teams.
There were several city officials representing different cities of Sharp County at the 2023 Winter Conference of the Arkansas Municipal League, held on Jan. 11-13 in Little Rock. Pictured from left to right are Highland Mayor Kyle Crawford, Highland Recorder/Treasurer Mary Wiles, Ash Flat Recorder/ Treasurer Charlotte Goodwin, Cherokee Village Mayor Steven Rose, Hardy Mayor Ethan Barnes and Cave City Mayor Jonas Anderson.
MAGNOLIA, AR—Southern Arkansas University has announced that 581 students earned a 3.5 GPA or higher for the fall 2022 semester and have been named to its Dean's List. Amanda Scercy is a freshman Pre-Art Therapy major from Ash Flat, AR.
The nonprofit sector responds to crises as they often play essential roles during natural disasters like tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, social and political disruptions, and health pandemics like COVID-19. The Centre for Research in Epidemiology of Disasters reported in 2021; the economic loss was US$171.3 billion worldwide as the nonprofit sector, in partnership with local government, businesses, and in collaboration with other non-governmental institutions and nonprofit organizations, responded to drought, earthquakes, extreme temperatures, floods, landslides, storms, volcanic activity, and wildfires. For instance, consider world events on one day, September 19, 2022. On this day, a 7.5 earthquake hit Mexico’s central Pacific coast, the war in Ukraine raged on, illegal immigrants to the United States were being bused from Texas to New York City as a political statement, remote regions of Alaska flooded, massive storms occurred across the United States, hurricane Fiona was approaching Puerto Rico, a tropical storm slammed Southwest Japan with excessive rain and wind, and Queen Elizabeth was laid to rest. Each of these local, national, or global disasters can impact communities as organizations, businesses, and governments respond to meet the needs of people affected by the disaster.