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Pride
Pride
I take pride in being an American, but that is not acceptable for some. I take pride in being a Christian, and that is beyond reprehensible to some. I take pride in owning a gun (ok, guns) but it is simply not acceptable to some. And, I take pride being a biological male married to a biological female with no intentions or aspirations of changing, oh, but that just isn’t appropriate for some. As a matter of fact calling one out as a biological male/female seems to be offensive and flagged according to AP Style guidebook: Avoid terms like biological sex, along with biological male and biological female, which opponents of transgender rights sometimes use to refer to transgender women and transgender men, respectively. They are also redundant because sex is inherently biological. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Myles Allen Lea
Myles Allen Lea
Myles Allen Lea, age 75 of Hampton died Friday, June 02, 2023 at Ouachita County Medical Center in Camden, Arkansas. He was born August 10, 1947 in El Dorado, Arkansas. He was a retired carpenter and a U.S. Army veteran. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Sylvia G. Thornton
Sylvia G. Thornton
Sylvia G. Thornton, age 86 of Fordyce died Friday, June 2, 2023 at her home. She was born March 7, 1937 in Hampton, Arkansas. She was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Fordyce and former owner operator of Captain Cook’s restaurant in Fordyce. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Kimberly Sue Cosby
Kimberly Sue Cosby
Stringfellow, 60, of Hampton died Sunday May 28, 2023 at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock. Born July 7, 1962, she was a daughter of the late Samuel E. Cosby and Frances Naomi Clemons Cosby. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Calhoun County Imagination Library Ranks 5th in State
Calhoun County Imagination Library Ranks 5th in State
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library puts books into the hands and hearts of children across the world, partnering with local communities to provide a hand-selected, age-appropriate, high-quality book each month to registered children from birth to age five. Recent data shows that our county affiliate of the Arkansas Imagination Library has enrolled 74% of the eligible children in our county, putting us in fifth place statewide! In a recent study published through the University of Central Arkansas, researchers found that Arkansas students enrolled in the program are 24% less likely to repeat kindergarten and 28% less likely to repeat third grade (2021). Calhoun County Imagination Library mails free books to children until they turn five, no matter their family’s income. Having more books at home has a direct, proven positive impact on learning, and this program is available for free to all children in Calhoun County! There are just over 50 eligible children who aren’t registered for the program - if you know one of them, encourage them to sign up for this great program! If you’re interested in helping to sponsor the program, it costs $26 to sponsor one child for one year, or $130 to sponsor a child for all 5 years of eligibility (that’s 60 books!). For more information about how to sign up a child or become a sponsor, visit www.calcolibrary.com/aril/ or contact the library at (870)7984492. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
June School Board Meeting
June School Board Meeting
Tuesday’s night Hampton school board meeting we had a couple of resignations and new hires. 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Calhoun Calendar
Calhoun Calendar
JUNE 12 06/07/2023 11:00 PM
Combating the Fentanyl Crisis
Combating the Fentanyl Crisis
In Fiscal Year 2023 alone, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) seized over 14,000 pounds of fentanyl coming across the southern border. That’s enough to kill the entire U.S. population ten times (3.1 BILLION people). 06/01/2023 04:00 AM
HISTORY MINUTE
HISTORY MINUTE
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Mary Louise Brewer
Mary Louise Brewer
Mary Louise Brewer, 72 of Thornton, died Saturday May 27 in Little Rock. She was born February 10, 1951 in Camden to the late Wallace and Mary Broughs Massey. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Woody Massey. 06/01/2023 04:00 AM
Justin Aaron Th ompson
Justin Aaron Thompson
Justin Aaron Thompson, 40 of Hampton, died Thursday, May 25, 2023. He was born August 17th, 1982 in El Dorado to Rusty and Carol Skidmore Thompson. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Billy James and Betty Jo Thompson and his cousin, Rocky Thompson. 06/01/2023 04:00 AM
Alan Eugene Goolsby
Alan Eugene Goolsby
Alan Eugene Goolsby, age 76, is now rejoicing with Jesus, having passed from this world Wednesday, May 24, 2023, at 6:36 pm. Alan died peacefully with his wife, daughter, and pastor at his side. After 11 days in hospice, he simply took one breath and then not the next. 06/01/2023 04:00 AM
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