The Viola Softball team represented our school and community well last week in south Arkansas at the 1A State Tournament. We had a quality 2-0 win vs a very good Nemo Vista team. And for 5 innings we went toe to toe with an outstanding team from Taylor, who was playing on their home field.
Racheal Foster already has a feel for the area. Growing up in Mammoth Spring, she went on to Arkansas State University where she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in English Education in 2001 after graduating from Mammoth Spring High School in 1997.
7th Grade: Ryleigh Golden, Payton James, Maggie Perryman, Mattix Rowden, Justice Steward 8th Grade: Ayrianna Allen, Taylor Richardson, Sophie Swindle, Shayden Waltrip 9th Grade: Hunter Belvedresi, Meredith Deane, JoAnn Harber, Greyson Morgan, Ezekiel Olson, Samuel Whitehead 10th Grade: Diego Baixauli Mellado, Kira Duncan, Kody Hart, Kara Moore, Nathan Snelgroes 11th Grade: Audrie Bridges-Cerda, Katie Gaines, Camryn Graves, Kailey Hallmark, Audrey Newberry, Baylee Painter, Aiden Perry, Taylar Sanders 12th Grade: Anthony Kinder, Peyton Love, Mariah Mask, Andrea McCandlis, Rodney Neville II, Sayde Waltrip, Trinity Wright Viola High School 2nd Semester A/B Honor Roll 7th Grade: Hartley Crawford, Braxton Howell, Abby Hutson, Arizona Rodriguez, Beau Sanders, Tripton Swindle, Journey Vacante, Madison Walker, Shelbie Williams 8th Grade: Audrie Comstock, Katherine Faulkner, Alecia Klem, Nichole Miller, Avery Rogers 9th Grade: Ramah Brison, Emma Grace Faulkner, Levi Faulkner, Jaden Fry, Reid Grant, Payton Lammers, Ciera Luckenbach, Olivia Nolan, Joseph, Quinones, Briauna Rodriguez, Destiny Schofield, Jackson Sikes, Gracie Todd 10th Grade: Gunner Cowgill, Kalab Cox, Landyn Denwalt, Kacey Herring, John Martin, Abigail Perryman, Cash Perryman, Maddox Trueman, Rylee White, Dana Wright 11th Grade: Dustin Arford JR, Gavin Blevins, Riley Conner, Gracie Harmon, Christian Lofgren, Joanna Luckenbach, Emily Martin, Quade Perryman, Lucas Penna, Kevin Sanders, Ryan Stone 12th Grade: Dawson Cotter, Andrew Cox, Canaan Flemon, Devin Grant, Kendan Hart, Mikael Hively, Mason Jackson, Trinity Morgan, Ashley Neal, Addison Shaddon, Caleb Smith.
Decoration Day will be held at Mt. Calm near Viola on Sunday, May 28.
According to findings from a Kaiser Family Foundation/ CNN poll in October 2022, 90 percent of adults think there is a mental health crisis in the United States. That makes investing in mental health care more important than ever.
Ah yes summer break. The time of year where the mornings are no longer filled with a mad dash to get out the door. The cabinets and cupboards nearly empty each day no matter how many groceries you bought the day before. Where some of your children stay up until 4 a.m. playing video games with friends and cousins from across the country. And then summer sports training camps kick in, and your mornings are filled with that same mad dash out the door each day.
An unreliable United States Postal Service (USPS) is an unfortunate reality for far too many residents of the First District. Lengthy delivery delays have left people citizens unable to pay bills on time or receive life-saving medications and supplies. This is unacceptable and something I have been working to address.
Employment in Arkansas has increased for seven consecutive months. The latest report from the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services shows the unemployment rate at 2.8%. By comparison, the national unemployment rate is 3.4%. Compared to this time last year, there are 12,869 additional employed Arkansans. While low unemployment rates are indicative of a healthy and growing economy, our efforts for economic development don’t end there.
Juanita “Beth” (Moore) Honey, 75, of Horseshoe Bend, Ark., died May 13 at her residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Tri-County Funeral Home in Highland, Ark.