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The Hampton School Board approved the year-round, or alternate, school calendar for the

Hampton Senior Matison Williams has been selected to receive a $1000 scholarship from the National Beta Club. Each year National Beta grants around $300,000 in scholarships through an application process for Seniors. Matison was one of only 257 recipients from over 2,700 applicants from across the United States and several other countries. This also makes her a semifinalist with the chance to win one of the top 10 scholarships that range from $2500 to $20,000.These will be announced at National Convention in June.

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Spring break is just around the corner, and Arkansans are gearing up for travel. During the pandemic, many people put their travel plans on hold, and now that travel restrictions are lifted, more and more people are traveling abroad. If you plan to travel internationally, I encourage you to check your passports before it’s too late.

Three million dollars is the total estimated cost to put a roof over the rodeo arena. The town hall meeting Monday brought forth a discussion of other options that could be considered for improvement of the rodeo/event facility.

Lindell G. Burrow, age 67 of Hampton died Sunday, February 11, 2024 in Lake Village, Arkansas. He was born March 2, 1956 in Detroit, MI. He was a retired pipefitter. He is preceded in death by his father, James L. Burrow. He is survived by his mother, Doris Burrow of Hampton; one son, Lindell “L J” (Shana) Burrow of Hubbard, TX; one sister, Trish (JR) Gurnsey of Hampton; four grandchildren, Austin Burrow of Austin, TX, Gemma Burrow of Springhill, LA, Kyndall Burrow and Korbin Burrow of Hubbard, TX.

You Cannot Put a Price on Human Life

LITTLE ROCK – The state Division of Children and Family Services has intensified preventative services in troubled families, and managed to lower the number of children in foster homes.

Mary Louise Graham Thomason, of Macomb, Illinois, passed away peacefully at 4:48 p.m. on February 8, 2024 at The Elms Nursing Home. Her daughter was by her side. Louise was born on March 31, 1928 in Little Rock, Arkansas, the daughter of James Finley and Elizabeth Iowa (Hendrix) Graham. Louise is survived by her daughter, Sharon Evans of Macomb, Illinois, her granddaughter, Halle Evans of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, step-sons Harry Thomason (Linda Bloodworth) of Encino, California and Danny Thomason of Little Rock, Arkansas, and stepgranddaughter, Stacy Zion and family of Huntley, Illinois. She is also survived by a special nephew, Ron J. Pugh and family of The Woodlands, Texas, several cousins, and many, many friends. Louise was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and son, Jimmy Pennington. Louise’s father worked for the Rock Island Railroad in Arkansas and the family moved often from one small town to another until Louise was 12 years old. Then the family moved to Harrell, Arkansas where Louise graduated from Harrell High School in 1944 at the age of 16. Louise lived in many places in her early adulthood: Muskegon, Michigan; Memphis, Tennessee; Warren, Arkansas; Newcastle, Wyoming. In 1951, Louise and husband, Earl Evans, moved to Houston, Texas and remained there until 1986, when they both retired. During their years in Houston, Louise enjoyed playing piano and organ at Melrose Baptist Church and North Central Baptist Church. She was also very active in PTA and loved crocheting and playing scrabble with her neighbors in Pinewood Village. In retirement, Louise played organ at First Baptist Church in Hampton, Arkansas, and played piano for a gospel quartet. She thoroughly enjoyed playing music with these groups. Following Earl’s death, Louise married Trav Thomason. Over the years, they enjoyed traveling and especially looked forward to the Thomason reunions each July and December.

(June 27, 2023) FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Eight former University of Arkansas student-athletes and a legendary coach have been selected as members of the 2023 class of the University of Arkansas Sports Hall of Honor. The nine-inductee class includes honorees from five different decades who competed and coached for the Razorbacks in eight different sports.

CAMDEN, ARK. – A shooting incident occurred at approximately 10:31 p.m. behind Highland Park Hall on the SAU Tech campus. Following the incident, the campus was swiftly placed on lockdown, and emergency services, including an ambulance, were dispatched to the scene.

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