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This year Strawberry River Chapter celebrated Service to America by showering New Beginnings Pregnancy Help Center on October 11.Chapter members donated $800 worth of diapers, baby food, clothing, and baby books to the center.New Beginnings is a nonprofit; their mission is support service for women in crisis pregnancies.They offer pregnancy tests and counseling, ultrasounds, parent education classes, sup-port services such as clothing, diapers, food, and formula. Located in Ash Flat, the center…

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Strawberry River Chapter DAR met Saturday, October 1, 2022. Regent Jan Lusk called the meeting to order with 16 members and a prospective member in attendance. Following the opening ritual and approval of minutes and the treasurer’s report, projects for Service to America, Literacy Promotion, Women’s Issues, and Veterans were discussed.October 13 being the 43 Anniversary of Strawberry River Chapter, Chaplain Clara Ballard led members in a devotional to honor the patriots…

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Arkansas motorists share the roadway with more than 6,000 school buses each day. Over 30 of these school buses are operated by the Highland School District. State wide, bus drivers report a staggering number of instances where they are illegally passed by motor vehicles while loading or unloading students. The Highlands School District alone receives several of these reports per day.Student safety doesn’t just start and end with bus drivers. Each motorist…

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Area cattle farmers are being forced to sell of their herds due to extreme drought.Governor Hutchinson has sought a Disaster Declaration to help local farmers financially. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp and Fulton Counties, along with a small portion of Randolph County are the only counties in the state that are under extreme drought, or a D3-4 rating on the National Drought Monitor, on a scale of 4 being the worst.…

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Wendall and Mickey Perkey-Two miles north of Cave City on Highway 167. Watermelon blood runs deep in Cave City and grower Wendall Perkey is yet another example. At 62 years old, Perkey has been working in the watermelon fields for over a half a century, since he was seven years old. He has seen about everything a Cave City watermelon grower can imagine. From the days of hoeing the fields by hand…

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