LIFESTYLES

Rays named Grant County Farm Family of the Year

DJ and Lisa Ray, owners of Oak Hill Farms in Sheridan were selected as the 2023 Grant County Farm Family. Oak Hill Farms is located at 7106 Highway 46 North, 7 miles northeast of Sheridan.

Ottens wins 1st place for “Party Dish” at Grant County Dairy Foods Contest

Aubrey Ottens, a member of the 4th H Cooks Club in Sheridan, was the first-place winner in the “Party Dish” category at the Grant County Dairy Foods Contest.

Mainline Health’s Anthony speaks at summit in Washington D.C.

Mainline Health Systems Inc. Chief Operating Officer, Ashely Anthony, was chosen to speak at the NRHA Rural Community Health Connections Summit in Washington D.C. held on July 12th.

GCCT to host Murder in the Air dinner theater June 28-30

The Grant County Community Theater is bringing back one of its most popular events, a dinner theater show. GCCT will host is next production July 28-30 at Lady Birds Cafe, “Murder in the Air.”

Bragg appointed to state board of education

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced that former House of Representatives member and former Majority Leader Ken Brag of Sheridan would serve as her first appointment to the Arkansas State Board of Education.

4-H club honors veteran’s with flags at cemetery

The Yellowjacket 4-H Club placed flags sponsored by the Cornith Cemetery Association on the graves of veterans at the cemetery in honor of Memorial Day last month.

Bits of History... From the Grant County Museum - Tull Notes

Tull, located in Dekalb Township, Grant County, Arkansas, is about 16 miles northwest of Sheridan, 10 miles from Benton and six miles from Bauxite. It is thought that some of the earliest settlers may have arrived in that area by the 1820’s. Among these early settlers was a family named …

Chamber names SSD Teachers of the Year

Each year the Grant County Chamber of Commerce selects three Sheridan School District teachers as teachers of the year. Two elementary school teachers are selected, one from the elementary/intermediate East End campuses, and one from the elementary/intermediate Sheridan campuses. The third teacher is a secondary teacher and is selected from …

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church Celebrates 175 Years

On Sunday, June 25, Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate the 175th Anniversary of the organization of the church. Everyone is invited to attend special services on that day, with a potluck lunch to follow. There will be special music, lots of reminiscing and testimonials, as well as family tables …

Saline Health System hosts baby fair

Saline Health System is hosting the Beautiful Beginnings Baby Fair in the Haynes Education Building at Saline Memorial Hospital from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 24, to give families who are expecting or who recently had a child an opportunity to learn from experts and connect with local …

Brewsters celebrate 60th anniversary

Johnie and LaDonne Brewster were married May 31, 1963, and will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 17 at Macedonia MBC (Hwy. 35 South) at 2 p.m.

Local youth named Arkansas 4-H Teen Stars

Arkansas 4-H honored some of its best and brightest leaders June 7, inducting its newest member of the Arkansas 4-H Hall of Fame and announcing 54 new Teen Stars who are leaders in their clubs and communities.

Sheridan welcomes multiple new businesses

The Sheridan community has welcomed several new businesses to the city in the last few months.

Ashcraft runs for re-election C&L Board

John Ed Ashcraft of the Pansy community has announced that he is seeking re-election to the District 3, Position 1 seat on the C&L Electric Cooperative Board of Directors representing Cleveland County and a portion of Dallas County.

Affordable health screenings coming to Sheridan

Residents living in and around Sheridan can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening.