St. Francis pageant winners . . .
The 85th annual St. Francis Picnic was held on Saturday, July 20 along with the St.
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Baby Miss St. Francis Winners 12-23 months
Queen - Mackey Daugherty from Campbell, MO 1st - Madelynn Hargrave from Ridgely, TN 2nd - Sage Poole from St. Francis, AR .
Thompson awarded Borden-McClendon Scholarship
Clay County Assessor, Tracy Gurley recently announced that Mollie Thompson is one of the 2023-2024 recipients of the eighteenth annual Borden-McClendon Scholarship. The Borden-McClendon Scholarship is comprised of two $1,000 scholarships given away each year by the Arkansas Assessor’s Association to an employee, child of an employee, grandchild or great-grandchild of an assessor’s office employee in the State of Arkansas.
Little Miss Toddler St. Francis
Queen - Evyn Clubb from Puxico, MO 1st - Parker Childers from Piggott, AR 2nd - Lucy Mae Huber from Campbell, MO .
Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday this weekend
Back to School supplies and clothing can be financially stressful for families as they prepare their children for the 2024-2025 school year. The annual Arkansas Sales Tax Holiday will begin at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, August 3, and continue until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 4 to help alleviate back to school expenses. The sales tax exemption applies to single articles, and is not based on the overall cost of everything purchased.
Jr. Miss St. Francis
Queen- Alyssa Chase from Pollard, AR 1st- Maci Brown from Rector, AR 2nd- Aubree Bagwell from Pollard, AR 3rd- Laney Benson from Qulin, MO 4th- Hallie Claire Simpson from Rector, AR .
Babysitting Basics taught at Corning Public Library
Four young ladies, Maegan Bliss, Alison Bland, Dalayla Hagy and Chelci Curtis recently earned Babysitting Basics Certification through the Clay County Extension Service. The class covered the skills of working with young children, caregiving routines, safety and emergency preparedness, basic behavior guidance, play and activity ideas, business basics, such as money management, finding a job and the basics of CPR and first aid. The free babysitting class was held on July 9,10 and 11 by Christin Holmes, Clay County Extension agent at the Corning Public Library. The library plans another babysitting course in the near future.
Baby Mr. St. Francis 12-23 months
King - Callen Christian from Jonesboro, AR 1st - Riley Small from Kennett, MO 2nd - Stetson Simpson from Greenway, AR 3rd - Asher Lee Haywood from Jonesboro, AR .
POVFD attends Life Support class
The Peach Orchard Volunteer Fire Department attended a Basic Life Support class at the Paragould Fire Department on Wednesday, July 17 at 6 p.m. The class covered adult, child and infant CPR and use of an AED (Automated External Defibrillator). They also learned how to relieve choking. Firefighters attending the class were from left to right: Glenda Curtis, TJ Chavez, Diana Rush, Terra Harmon, Billie Jean Rainwater, John Rainwater, Aaron Kirby.
Little Miss St. Francis
Queen - Meredith Reece Standley from Piggott, AR 1st- Sailor Renee Tibbett from Piggott, AR 2nd - Lennon Gilmore from Jonesboro, AR 3rd - Conley Anne Vaughn from Rector, AR 4th - Shylor Buchanan from Gideon, MO .