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Friday, February 28, 2020
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| | THE SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL JAZZ BAND entertained guests with their music during this year's Grant County Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Photo by Byron Tate |
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| ACHOO! |  | Sheridan Schools custodian greg Mattics works to disinfect a classroom at East End Middle School Feb. 6 while students were dismissed due to the high number of absences from flu and flu-like illnesses district wide. Custodial staff at all campuses spent last Thursday and Friday disinfecting and cleaning in an attempt to reduce the spread of illnesses. Photo By Lauren Goins
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Flu season took hold of the Sheridan community in a big way last week, forcing closure of the Sheridan School District on Thursday and Friday and sending sick patients to seek medical attention.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! |
February 11, 2020 13:20
| | | News | | |  | | Cook honored for volunteer efforts at Clinton center | Betty Cook had worked hard for 39 years as an educator and finished her career as a high school principal in Sheridan. As her retirement in June 2004 loomed, she and her husband John began talking about what was next for her.
"We knew that just hanging around the house wouldn't work," Cook said.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:26
| GCUCRC serves thousands in 2019, continues to thrive | In 2019, the Grant County Unified Community Resource Council served more than 6,000 people. It's a number that's indicative of the continued growth of the council despite the fear of closure just three years ago.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:29
| Entergy would like a piece of the local solar pie | As Grant County and Sheridan and other cities and counties across the state have been getting more interested in hooking up with solar energy companies, Entergy is now getting more interested in providing solar energy to cities and counties.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:30
| Chamber raises more than $7K for students in Grant County | Hundreds showed up in support of the Grant County Chamber of Commerce Saturday night as the organization hosted its annual chamber banquet at Immanuel Baptist Church's Epperson Center.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 09:46
| GCSO receives grant to aid in Sobriety Checkpoints. | With the help of a grant the Grant County Sheriff's Department recently received, deputies were able to work numerous extra hours participating in the Drive Sober Campaign with several safety checkpoints throughout the county.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 09:48
| Fake bills, easy to spot, but still confusing sometimes
| Is it counterfeit money or play money that looks pretty real? And is there a difference if someone is successful at spending the play money?
Those are the question that come to mind with some of the funny money that has been seen around the area recently.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 09:50
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| | | Sports | | | | | Jackets sting Wolves on the road | The Sheridan Yellowjackets (13-6 overall, 6-2 in the 5A-South Conference) played just one game last week because the school district was closed the final two days of the week because of the flu.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:46
| Indians stop Bison at home | The Poyen Indians (9-11 overall, 6-8 in the 5-2A South Conference) ended conference play by surviving a late surge by the Carlisle Bison (1-19, 1-13) to win by the final score of 61-57 at home on Friday, Feb. 7.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:47
| Lady Indians close out conference play with two big wins | The Poyen Lady Indians (18-3 overall, 12-2 in the 5-2A South Conference) played its final two conference games of the season last week, winning by an average margin of 16.5 points per game.
The Lady Indians started the week off with a road trip to Cutter Morning Star (11-13, 6-8), picking up a 43-24 victory.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:48
| Bison unable to get past Junior Indians | The Poyen Junior Indians hosted the Carlisle Junior Bison on Friday, Feb. 7 and pulled away for a 42-35 win.
Poyen got off to a slow start, trailing 11-8 after one quarter of play.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 13:49
| Jackets bounce back from pair of losses | The Sheridan Yellowjackets (12-6 overall, 5-2 in the 5A-South Conference) were fresh off a loss heading into their Tuesday, Jan. 28 game at home against the Hot Springs Trojans (17-5, 7-0) and suffered a 78-50 defeat, marking the first time since the beginning of the season that the Jackets had lost two games in a row.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 10:08
| Lady Indians cruise to three straight home wins | The Poyen Lady Indians (16-3 overall, 10-2 in the 5-2A South Conference) were busy last week with three home games.
The Lady Indians took care of business, handling Maumelle Charter (3-22, 1-11), England (10-12, 7-5) and Magnet Cove (7-15, 4-8) by an average margin of 31 points.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020 | | Click here to read more! | |
February 11, 2020 10:09
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