By Russell Stokes, Cherokee Village Mayor I wish to remind everyone of the Christmas lighting contest for both homes and businesses with cash prizes awarded in each ward for homes and overall in the city for businesses. Your deadline to enter is December 15th by 4pm by contacting City Hall to enter the contest. Even if you don’t enter; show your Christmas spirit and light up the holiday this month. Also, a…
By The Rev. Bob Holland I’ve read articles over the years about how Christmas is a combination of Christian and pagan symbolism along with some folklore traditions and for the most part, this is true. I also realize that most people do not want to hear about such things. Beyond the bah-humbug, I will admit that even though Christmas is not as much fun now as it was when I was a…
By The Rev. Bob Holland The opportunity to know God is the greatest invitation that has ever been given in the history of mankind. For those that have a passion to learn about Him and serve Him, we will never be able to tell Him enough how much we love and appreciate His love, grace, and endless mercy. There are supposedly over two billion people on our planet that claim to be…
By The Rev. Bill Holland Fear and stress are often blamed for ruining our contentment and happiness, but anxiety is not an uncontrollable monster that forces us to be afraid. Actually, these negative responses originate from within our own beliefs. In this light, pessimism is a personal decision that will continue to influence our thinking until a new system of thought processing is installed.The Bible says in the book of Romans 12:2,…
James Sturch, Arkansas Senator Funds are now available from the settlement of a massive lawsuit against opioid distributors, and will be awarded to projects that have demonstrated effectiveness in combating the abuse of painkillers.The Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership has set up a website with information about how to apply. It has an advisory board that will review applications. The Partnership’s director previously served as state Drug Director for five years.The Partnership is…
