Proud parents Luke and Ali McDonald are happy to announce the birth of their daughter Mason Marie McDonald. Born on September 12, 2022, in Jonesboro weighing 7lb 8 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. Mason’s maternal grandparents are Keith and Cindy Thomas of Jonesboro, AR and paternal grandparents are Jeff and Brigitte McDonald of Corning.
Growing up in Northeast Arkansas meant having pleasant, easy-going fall seasons with a slow and gradual transition towards winter. Autumn weather offered, and still offers, cool mornings, comfortable afternoons, and many nights in which one can sit outside.
Euvila Parker celebrated her 99th birthday on Monday, Sept. 19 with breakfast with friend, Daniela McKenzie. On Sunday she celebrated with her family. Daniela said of her friend, “She is one of the most inspiring, honest, funny, and thankful ladies I have ever met.”
Well, it is that time of the year when our sweet Mother Nature chooses her new wardrobe for the next few months. In some parts of the world, it is more noticeable than in others. When I was a lad in Northeastern Arkansas, the most predominant color for parts of August, all of September, and October, and maybe a bit of November, was white. Yes, the cotton fields of our world, all turned the world a magnificent white, which held the contrast as the trees began to turn to brown, then gold and sometimes red. The cornfields lost their rolling waves of green and became gold, reflecting the value that they held for us and the livestock that helped to support us. All too soon, that color would fade from existence into a dark world of browns and greys, as summers twin brother, winter, stole his sister’s glory and claimed her world while she rested during those cold months of his reign.
JONESBORO – Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for summer 2022 at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study.
By Christin Holmes; County Extension Agent – Family and Consumer Sciences Five Clay County 4H members attended the 4H Tech Changemakers Workshop at the 4H Center in Ferndale, Little Rock during the week of August 8- 12. They explored the impact of the digital divide in their communities and are going to be working on increasing digital inclusion. The members also toured many companies in Little Rock to explore careers they offer, and educational qualifications needed for employment. Be on the lookout for a Tech Changemakers workshop offering in your community soon.
Rayne Owens and Charlie Swint from Corning earned the Monica Baltz High Point Award for PAC Dolphins Swim Team. They collected more points than any other swimmer on the team all while traveling from Corning to Pocahontas for practice.
atalyst trevormuir.com Here’s the real learning loss caused by COVID My son went into distance learning in March of his kindergarten year, dealt with all that school was in first grade, spent second grade mostly wearing a mask, social distancing, and living by constantly changing protocols, quarantining, etc.- experiencing a new normal. Except that for him, this has always been the norm; he does not know a school experience without a pandemic.
Congratulations to CMS August Students of the Month! The following students earned Student of the Month recognition for the month of August: In 5th grade- Sawyer Wright, 6th grade- Aliyah Segura, 7th grade- Henry Pyle, and in 8th grade- Carlee Moore.
