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APRIL 6

New Name for Lions Club Jail and Bail

Thornton will kick-off the Calhoun County Hogskin Holidays Festival with bingo, games, and live music for entertainment, along with a barbecue dinner on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the Thornton Fire Station/Community Room in Thornton, Arkansas. Live music will be provided for your entertainment Aaron Courtney and by the “William & Friends Band.” Valuabledoorprizes will be awarded. Tickets may be purchased for $12.00 each. Each year, Thornton Step-By- Step, Inc. sponsors the Kick-Off. Thornton Step-By-Step, Inc. is an organization within the community, working in conjunction with the City of Thornton, focusing on community improvement. For additional information, call Levenis Penix at (870) 352-8241 or Sharon Scott at (870) 352-7968, or you may call the mayor’s office at (870) 352-3576.

MARCH 23

The Hampton FFA competed in the Southern District Career Development Events at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia. Six teams from Hampton qualified for state that takes place in April. The competitors from Hampton were: - Electricity: Toney Porter, 1st place (state qualifying) - Forestry: Claire Beaver, 10th place - Floriculture: Kacie Griffis, 7th place, (state qualifying) - Farm Business Management: Eli Chandler, 8th place (state qualifying) - AG Mechanics: Taylor White, 18th place - Wildlife: Stephen Walker, 18th place - Nursery/Landscape: Allison Murphy, 6th place (state qualifying) - Vet Science: Audrey Bethea, 2nd place (state qualifying) - Livestock: Ava Sweeney, 7th place (state qualifying) - Milk and Dairy: Kathryn Nivens, 13th place - Land: Gunner Sanders, 13th place.

Hampton EAST awarded Judge’s Choice

MONTICELLO, Ark. – The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) named 299 students to the Dean’s List and 214 students to the Chancellor’s List for the fall 2023 semester, according to Keith Chambliss, UAM’s registrar.

Osgood Awarded People’s Choice Award

Hampton Elementary

Calhoun County has 2,854 registered voters and 1,000 of them voted in the March 5 election.

New Flag Pole Set, Storm Damaged

Hampton Elementary Encourages Reading, Alderman Lillie Randall and County Judge Floyd Nutt Read to Classes