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M INUTE 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Slaves

Slaves–the first thought that comes to mind is the southern black cotton pickin’ man forced into submission by the cruel white whipping masters. The mini series Roots comes to mind, if old enough to remember. Today, they are only stories told by second and third generation people. We should never forget the war and struggles fought to eliminate that kind of slavery. Slavery as that was not the first, nor will the last. Slavery is not limited to the south or to any race. Slavery has been around since biblical times, along with a bunch of other evil things this world has to offer. Some form of slavery still exist today. From the obvious (or hidden in plain sight) human trafficking to the debt of credit cards, being a slave is not so extinct as we would hope. The thousands of people crossing the border illegally are often subject to amounts of money that can only be paid back by some sort of servitude. Just as we don’t want to admit to the abuses of the past, the current situation of some is something we would like to ignore. Those subject to the servitude may not admit as it is partially self-inflected. Self inflicted servitude is one of the most common types of slavery. The illegals crossing the border want to leave from where they came so badly they will subject themselves to a life of servitude. 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Moments in time

Moments in time

* On Feb. 10, 1535, notwithstanding the winter chill and in a form of protest that was, unsurprisingly, ridiculed by both Protestants and Catholics, a small group of Anabaptists ran stark naked through the streets of Amsterdam, shouting that they “had been sent from God to communicate the naked truth to the godless.” 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Mrs. Gurtha Rene Pickett,

Mrs. Gurtha Rene Pickett,

85 of Hampton, AR passed away on Sunday January 29, 2023 in El Dorado, AR. 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Marjorie Nellie Williams,

Marjorie Nellie Williams,

age 80 of Hampton died Friday at Silver Oaks Nursing Home in Camden, Arkansas. She was born March 29, 1942 in Alberta, Canada. She was a member of Hampton First Assembly of God Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Forrest Borst and Florence McCune Borst Cromoga; one son, Tracy Williams; and one sister, Arlene Ellis. She is survived by her husband, Hershel Williams of Hampton; three sons, Allen (Elsa) Williams of San Diego, CA, Randy (Kim) Williams of Hampton, Garth (Kelly) Williams of Jacksonville; two sisters, Louise Geary of Arlington, WA, Jewel Heske of Alberta, Canada; nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Hampton Elementary Celebrates the 100th Day of School Kids dressed

Hampton Elementary Celebrates the 100th Day of School

Hampton Elementary Celebrates the 100th Day of School 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Calhoun Calendar

Calhoun Calendar

FEBRUARY 13 City Council 02/02/2023 04:00 AM

Classified Woke

Classified Woke

If you haven’t been too busy you might have noticed that some of our top government officials can’t keep up with where they put things... Important things! 01/25/2023 11:00 PM

Representative Report

Representative Report

Spending, Spending, Spending. 01/25/2023 11:00 PM

Amanda Scott Sanchez

Amanda Scott Sanchez

41 of El Dorado, died Thursday, January, 19, 2023 in Little Rock. She was born May 8, 1981 in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her father, Warren Scott; her brother, Bubba Scott; her uncle, Dennis Haynes; and her grandparents, Troy and Emma “Sook” Haynes, Johnny Mack Ellis, and Earl and Dean Scott. 01/25/2023 11:00 PM

Emma Jean Thomason Reddin

Emma Jean Thomason Reddin

age 92 of Hampton died Wednesday, January 25, 2023 at Timberlane Nursing Home in El Dorado, Arkansas. She was born July 18, 1930 in Calhoun County, Arkansas. She was the retired recorder and treasurer for the City of Hampton and she was a member of Camp Ground Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Hampton. 01/25/2023 11:00 PM

Calhoun Calendar

Calhoun Calendar

JANUARY 27 01/25/2023 11:00 PM