Entomologists say two broods of periodic cicadas will be making a rare simultaneous emergence this spring. The last time this happened in the U.S. was in 1803 and the next one won’t happen for another 221 years.
WHEN CHILDREN WILL BE AROUND FOR THE SOLAR ECLIPSE, IT’S A GREAT CHANCE TO HAVE SOME FUN AND TEACH THEM ABOUT ASTRONOMY AT THE SAME TIME. Using a globe, tennis ball and flashlight is a great way to demonstrate exactly how a solar eclipse works.
The natural world is wondrous to behold. In a given day, there is no shortage of events to capture human attention and imagination, and such occurrences are free of charge.
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The Williams Baptist University baseball team took its first wins over an NCAA Division I opponent since the 2001 season in a doubleheader sweep of Mississippi Valley State on Thursday night, March 7, by the final scores of 12-3 and 7-3.
Clay County Sheriff’s Department reports that on Monday, Feb. 26, at approximately 10:40 a deputy traveling through Corning when he made a traffic stop on a vehicle for an equipment violation. The traffic stop was at the intersection of U.S. 62 and U.S. 67. When the deputy came in contact with the driver, he advised the driver of why he was stopped and asked for his driver license. The deputy noticed what appeared to be drug paraphernalia in the vehicle. A search of the vehicle was conducted and other illegal items were found. Taken into custody was 54year-old Terry Lee Garrett of Paragould. He was transported to the Clay County Detention Center and booked on charges of possession of Methamphetamine or Cocaine GT 2GM but LT 10GM , 2 counts of felony drug paraphernalia, no liability insurance, and defective vehicle equipment.
Black River Technical College (BRTC) Career and Technical Center (CTC) recently hosted Clay County 4H Tech Changemakers Jaxon Burns, Adam Holmes, and Jaydin Stirnaman along with Clay County Extension agents Christin Holmes and Ben Holcomb as guest speakers. The group conducted a recreational drone pilot workshop with BRTC CTC students.
Mary Ellajean (Jean) Scheffler Mary Ellajean (Jean) Scheffler was born near Pollard, Ark., September 19, 1933, and passed away March 4, 2024, at the age of 90. She was the daughter of the late Rev.
Nathan Wayne Hoggard Nathan Wayne Hoggard, 52, of Piggott, Ark., passed away February 28, 2024, at St. Bernard’s Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark.