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Locust Bayou School

Locust Bayou School

Thu, 02/17/2022 - 5:00am

A white frame school house was located in Locust Bayou in 1894, according to a photo in the Calhoun County Museum. This building was later sold and moved, and a two-story schoolhouse was erected on land given by L. J. Hollis. The last building was built around 1930. The photo is of this building which consisted of six classrooms, a library, and a good-sized auditorium with a raised stage. Another white frame building was added later which was called the “shop.” As usual in those times there were few amenities. There was a wooden outdoor toilet in the back of the school grounds and no electricity in the school. At first the school was heated with wood, with each room having a woodburning stove. Later the school was heated with coal. Children who lived near enough to the school went home for lunch and the others brought lunches from home. When the lunchroom became a reality, meals were prepared at the school.

How to Set Up a Payroll Account

Thu, 02/17/2022 - 5:00am

At least 10 days before you need payroll accounts, go to www.eftps.gov and click on the Enroll button. Answer the questions presented during enrollment and submit it. The EFTPS is for federal taxes. The login to EFTPS is in three parts. You have to have an employee identification number, an IRS assigned PIN number, and a password. The PIN number is mailed to you within 7 to 10 days of the application. Once you have the PIN number return to the EFTPS website and click on “Make a Payment”.

Crisis Brewing

Thu, 02/10/2022 - 5:00am

We appear to be headed toward a collapse of the house of cards that is the Internal Revenue Service. We are just getting into this tax season and the Service is still trying to process about 6 million tax returns from last year. In addition to that there are over 2 million amended returns plus millions of payroll tax returns. The Service is not even estimating when they will be getting caught up. Their only advice for the backlog is to not file a second return or contact the IRS to ask when your return will be processed.

Westerman: COMPETES Act is left over Build Back Better

Thu, 02/10/2022 - 5:00am

In less than two weeks, the U.S. government runs out of money to fund necessary programs. Prices continue to rise for consumer products of all kinds, from gasoline to chicken. Millions of Americans have left the workforce and businesses are desperately searching for employees. Students and their families in Blue states across the country are still dealing with school district policy dictated by teachers’ unions that want schools closed. These are real problems facing the American people, but instead of addressing these pressing issues, the House voted on a nearly 3,000-page bill to spend over $300 billion on giveaways to China, unions, and “Green New Deal” radicals. Rather than tackle the issues that are forcing Arkansans to tighten their belts, President Biden and Congressional Democrats leave hardworking Americans to fend for themselves in favor of the “America COMPETES Act.”

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