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Allie Stevens Selected Rural Library Fellow by Partners for Education and Save the Children
Berea, KY – Allie Stevens, Director of Calhoun County (AR) Library, has been selected as one of 22 Rural Library Fellows by Partners for Education and Save the Children. The Rural Library Fellowship is an initiative designed to improve third grade reading outcomes in rural communities. Research indicates that children who have not mastered the mechanics of reading by the end of third grade face significant barriers to higher education access and success. This includes being four times more likely to drop out of high school compared to peers who are reading proficiently when they finish third grade.
New AED for Jail, New Ambulance for County
The Calhoun County Jail received an new AED (Automated External Defibrillator) donated by ProMed Ambulance Service. The new and improved version received and stored ready to use at the county jail has a better method of fibrillation giving the patient a much better chance of survival.
VBS at Antioch Baptist Church
Leslie Holloway, Michelle Ivy, Dr Corbet Lampkin, Doug Worley, Lisa Hendrix, Danny Adams, Greg Strickland, Mayor Rick Shirron, Michael Henderson, and Mark Cayce.