Two words – recruitment and marketing – were heard often Saturday at the Forrest City Civic Center, during an Arkansas Delta Seeds of Change meeting focusing on agriculture.
December topped off a record-breaking year for permitted building projects, with permits issued for projects valued at a total of $440,000 – all of them residential.
The mass flu immunization clinics may be over, but the flu is still around and there are still flu shots available. According to the St. Francis County Health Unit, it’s never too late.
The recent cold snap may not be permanent, but anyone who lives in this part of the country knows that the worst winter weather usually comes in January and February.
Well, we made it. The End of Days that some geniuses thought was being forecast by the Mayans didn’t happen, and then we survived an even worse disaster – Christmas.
NOTE: I’ve been running this piece for years as my last column before Christmas, and I see no reason to stop now, even though there have been a lot of changes in my life since this column wa