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ASU-Newport expanding trucking program to more campuses
NEWPORT, Ark. (KAIT) - If you are interested in learning how to drive an 18-wheeler, you’ll soon have a chance. ASU Newport is expanding its Commercial Driver Training program to its Jonesboro and Marked Tree campuses. The new facilities will have two trucks at each location to accommodate at...
Wynne High School honors standout athletes at annual awards ceremony
WYNNE — Brayden Mattox took home three major awards at the Wynne athletic awards program last night at the Wynne High School auditorium on the temporary Wynne High School campus. Mattox was named the winner of the Coach Don Campbell Memorial Scholarship, the Wynne Sportsworld’s Lindell Staggs Character Award,...
Hickory Ridge Food Pantry volunteers spearhead donations to support new foster care facility
HICKORY RIDGE — Several volunteers with the Hickory Ridge Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, who are also Farm Bureau Women’s Committee members, recently made another donation to the Together We Foster organization. Hilary Trickey, who oversees St. Francis, Lee, and Monroe counties for Together We Foster, discussed the...
Wynne’s Stovall surges into America’s Favorite Teacher quarterfinals
WYNNE — Wynne Intermediate 3rd grade teacher Kaylin Stovall has advanced to the quarterfinals of the America’s Favorite Teacher competition. That puts Stovall in the top 1 percent of all teachers in the competition. However, she needs the community’s support to advance to the semifinals. Votes close...
Hall Powers Woodlawn Over Cedar Ridge Into Title Game
PALESTINE - Tate Hall's torrid pace at the plate continued Saturday afternoon as he had yet another triple and double to drive in four runs as the Woodlawn Bears grabbed an early lead to cruise past the Cedar Ridge Timberwolves, 8-5, in the Class 2A state tournament semifinals at Palestine-Wheatley High School.With the win, Woodlawn advances to play in the Class 2A state finals at 4 p.m. Saturday at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. The Bears, ther 8-2A conference champions, will face a familiar opponent in the Ouachita Warriors, the 8-2A conference runners-up.Ouachita, the no. 3 seed from the South Region, knocked off Rector, 8-4, in the early semifinal game on Saturday.After having to squeeze out a 1-0 victory over Riverside in the quarterfinal game on Friday, the Bears wanted to get off to a quick start against the Timberwovles and they got that.Peyton Wells singled to start the game and Garrett Weatherford then drew a walk to put two aboard with no one out. With one out, Hall blasted a triple into left field, scoring both Wells and Weatherford. Hall's courtesy runner, Gage Boykin, then scored on Dillon Lunsford's ground out to give the Bears a quick 3-0 lead.Woodlawn Coach Tommy Richardson said building that three-run lead early was critical in giving the team some breathing room, especially after having to sweat out that narrow win in the quarterfinals on Friday. "Collectively, you could hear the (sigh) in the dugout because last night we didn't get that," Richardson said. "We didn't get it (any runs scored) a for a while. .. Everybody was tight. Today, everybody was relaxed and we hit the baseball a lot better."We hit the ball really well against a good pitcher (Cedar Ridge's Kyle Provence)," he said.Cedar Ridge used a lead-off walk and a one-out single by Provence to plate a run in the top of the third to make it 3-1. The Bears turned a double-play against the next batter to end the inning.While the Timberwolves managed to get runners on base…
Wynne High School seniors honored with Rotary Club scholarships
WYNNE — Wynne High School seniors were awarded scholarships yesterday (Tuesday) during a morning honors assembly. Among the scholarships presented were two from the Wynne Rotary Club. Rotary President-Elect Andrea Taegtmeyer presented $1,000 scholarships to seniors Brayden Mattox and Reece Roberts. They were selected by the Rotary scholarship committee...
Selby to lead Concord girls’ basketball team
CHERRY VALLEY — Former Cross County boys’ basketball coach Jared Selby has been hired to coach girls’ basketball for the Concord School District. Selby coached the Thunderbirds for three seasons, going 20-48 during his time in Cherry Valley. He also served as an assistant coach for the high school track program.
Legal Notice: Wynne Primary School Road Improvements – Invitation to Bid
1. TIME & PLACE: Sealed bids will be received for the Wynne Primary School Road Improvements. Sealed bids will be received until 2:00PM on Thursday, May 30, 2024 at the Nabholz Construction Services office located at 3415 One Place, Jonesboro, AR 72404. Sealed bids will be placed under review. Bids received after the above stated closing time will be returned to the bidder unopened. Plans will be available at the following locations and electronically.
Students give blood to help save lives
Wynne, Ark. (KAIT) - On Thursday, future health professionals partnered with the American Red Cross to host a blood donation drive at Wynne Primary School. Members of Health Occupations Students of America, an organization that guides young men and women into a career in healthcare, received blood donations from the community and high school students.
First half Wynne penalty sinks Jacks in opening round of 4A State Tournament
BAUXITE, Ark. – In a hard-fought first-round match of the 4A State Soccer Tournament on Thursday, May 9, 2024, at Bauxite, the Warren Lumberjacks fell to the Wynne Yellowjackets by the final of 1-0, brining an end to the 2024 season for the orange and black. This Lumberjack game...
Police: Newport man attacks fiancée, Justice of the Peace before wedding
Newport Police have arrested a man they say stabbed his fiancée and the Jackson County Justice of the Peace who was to marry the couple. According to a release from the Newport Police Department, officers responded to an assault on Lakeside Lane on Monday, May 20, and found Jacqueline Stobaugh, 42, with stab wounds. The suspect, identified as Tadd Gates, 30, of Newport, fled on foot after being located by officers. After a chase through the neighborhood, Gates returned to the residence and barricaded himself inside.
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