Entries are open for the Fulton County Fair Beauty Pageants and the Youth Talent Contest. All pageants and the youth talent contest will be held in the Salem Civic Center at the Fulton County Fairgrounds on July 12. Pageants for ages 1 month to 10 years will be held on Sat. afternoon (time to be determined) and pageants for age 11 - 23 years will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday. …
The Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View will host 11 music events, which include a total of 16 concerts at the park’s 1,000-seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater, during their upcoming season April 15 through October 25, 2025. Evening concerts, music contests, and festivals will feature top talent from the Ozarks and beyond, including award-winning songwriters, bands and dancers. “Music has always been one of the focal points for…
The Sharp County Extension Homemakers and Sharp County Master Gardeners will host Gardening and Barn Art on Feb. 22. During the morning session, State specialist Randy Forst (Extension Educator Consumer Horticulture/Master Gardener Coordinator) will be doing a seminar over several gardening topics, with time for questions. In the afternoon session, Patty Markley (Barn Art specialist with art on the official Arkansas Trail of Quilts) will be leading a class on creating Barn…
Strawberry River Chapter DAR met Sat., Jan. 4 with 13 members in attendance via a zoom meeting. Following the opening ritual, Chapter Regent Margo Lusk reminded members to check their calendar regarding our spring calendar of events. Chapter Registrar Cynthia Clow-Elliott presented updated information regarding modifications to new member applications. The following committee reports were presented: Volunteer Service Hours- chapter members volunteered over 5,000 community service hours during 2024, Wreaths Across…
Today, Girl Scouts – Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas kicked off the 2025 Girl Scout Cookie season on Jan. 10 , a time when Girl Scouts everywhere hone their entrepreneurial skills as they find new and inventive ways to sell cookies, unboxing brighter futures for themselves. With the much-anticipated cookie season back in full swing, cookie lovers can rejoice as they indulge in the classic cookie line-up. The 2025 cookie lineup…
