In a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld Texas’ Heartbeat Act, which prohibits abortion after six weeks when the unborn child has a detectable heartbeat. This is a big win for the pro-life movement and those who believe that all life is valuable and precious, regardless of status or circumstances.
It is a story that stretches back more than twelve hundred years in Arkansas, and it started with a letter. In 1876, Mary Eliza Knapp wrote to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, to report a curious find on her property near Scott in Lonoke County, one which sparked a sensation in the area. Knapp had discovered a series of ancient Native American mounds and astronomical calendars that dated back to the seventh century, known as Toltec Mounds.
Afghanistan will be an albatross for President Biden. The intense desire to end this 20 year war eclipsed the possible consequences of the exit.
Dr. Wilson’s office at Summerville
David Franklin “Frank” Wilson was born September 9, 1861. In later years, Frank worked for the Harrells of Summerville for $4.00/month to support his widowed mother and family. At night after the work was done, Frank, James, Beulah, and an unnamed little Black boy would gather around the dining table where Sallie Ricks, Elizabeth Harrell’s daughter, would teach them “the three Rs.”
Victor C. Kays was born in Illinois in 1882. Through his efforts, the small agricultural school in Jonesboro would grow to become one of the most important universities in Arkansas and across the South. Kays would become the man who would build Arkansas State University.
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