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From the Publisher

It’s got to get better…

The past several months have been difficult, to say the least. With the shutting down of the majority of our country, everyone has been home, many are out of work, and most are spending more time with family than we have in years. It’s fun to see so many children enjoying the extra attention they are receiving from parents who now have the time to devote to them.

As a child, my mom stayed home with us. Of course, we had one television with three channels, and no computers. The telephone was actually one that wasn’t a “party line” and we always had new vehicles to take us wherever we wanted to go. My dad worked for the paper mills throughout the south, moving sometimes every seven months or so to move up the ladder. When children move that often, they really don’t create lasting childhood relationships and tend to become closer to family.

My brother and I have always been really close. We both have a true love of animals and have always had fun playing with our dogs. He has also ventured out into having a cat, some chickens and some turkeys, which I don’t intend to follow. We played together as children with our pet chihuahua, Frisky. She was the highlight of our day, most of the time.

We would build forts and make her our protector. For those who have never owned a chihuahua, they can be vicious little things – if you make them that way! (And they can also be the most loving dogs ever!) We would lay blankets on the floor and that would become Frisky’s “base.” If we left the sanctuary of our beds, she would

chase us back to the beds. We would howl with laughter and play with her for hours.

For those who own small businesses, I hope you have survived and will come out of this even better than before. For the advertising business, we have been hit very hard.

I truly appreciate my customers more than ever.

Times are difficult for everyone and the trickle-down effect is being seen everywhere. We have tried our best to help others as we can, even though we are hurting as well.

The senior class of 2020 has taken one of the worst hits. They have missed out on so many memories. I told one of my friends recently that even though they have not gotten to do a lot of things, think of what they can tell their children in the future. I mean, let’s hope this doesn’t happen again and they will have the story of the century! Enjoy looking through the photos of the seniors who chose to send us their information. We wanted to highlight as many as possible.

My hope is that even though we are all hurting, everyone has created wonderful memories of family times, just like ours with Frisky, and friends and businesses coming together. I understand the hardship. Believe me.

I truly do. Spend your time helping others. Even if you are feeling awful about what is happening, helping others will always make you smile.

May God bless you and yours…

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A man with many capes

By: Anne Granado

Getting to know Garreth Glen Russell

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Garreth has always been inspired by poetry, art, and music. He says there is not enough room to really cover all the specifics, but he was especially inspired by the 90’s alternative rock/grunge movement. “It was this genre of music that drove me to become a musician in New Orleans and put me on the path to meeting my wife,” Garreth says.

unable to work due to the demand of school, and Chalissa worked four jobs the entire time just to make my dreams come true,” Garreth says. “She is the definition of selfless and I’m incredibly lucky to have her in my life.”

The couple have two children: Garren (6) and Stryder (4). Even though they are years apart, they get mistaken for twins It was Chalissa, Garreth’s wife, who on a regular basis. Garreth’s favorite supported him the most while in “dad moment” is really a series of many pharmacy school. Before he left, memories with the boys. “Even at only Chalissa sewed a pillow for him to take. six-years-old, Garren has become one of “On the pillow was an outline of her hand the most caring and kind-hearted souls giving the sign for ‘I love you,’” Garreth I’ve ever crossed paths with,” Garreth says. “That was eight years ago, and I still says. “Stryder is starting to catch on, and have the pillow.”

I’d really like to credit it to the teachings of my wife.”

Then, during school, Garreth lived on campus in a dorm room in Little Rock every Sunday through Thursday. On the weekends, he drove back home to their house in Texarkana. “As you can imagine, between the mortgage, dorm fees, and driving back and forth, the bills piled up. I was

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Besides the pride he has for his family, Garreth is also very proud of his job at Red River Pharmacy. “We specialize in compounding and hospice. With this we are challenged daily to help improve or continue the quality of life for our patients,” Garreth says. “I take pride in what we do there and am thankful they took a chance in me.

Luckily, they have an amazing mother who is able to be home with them,” Garreth says. “She has a ‘kids corner’ full of fun projects and creative ways to keep their minds busy. Even so, Garren will mention from time to time of how much he wished he could go to school to see his friends. It’s been a tough time for everyone.”

During the COVID-19 crisis, Garreth has been thankful for a job where he can help his community, but because of this, he has to be extra careful at home. Garren suffers from childhood asthma, which has sent him to Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Little Rock on multiple occasions, once being in an ambulance on oxygen. “We have kept a very close eye on him through all this.

Garreth says that if he were asked two months ago about his favorite place in nature, he would have said 90 feet below sea level in the Caribbean.

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and stick to it, but what’s the fun in that?” in the water. With a little coaxing from Momma, he finally took a peek,” Garreth One of the best places Garreth has says. “At that moment, a fish swam by ever traveled to is the “wall” at Grand his face. I was already under water and Turks and Caicos. The wall is 70 feet could hear his screams of joy. We had to underwater, and it got its name because drag him out of the water after that. One the ocean floor ranges from about of my favorite hobbies is scuba diving 50 to 90 feet deep up until this point. and a junior diver was born that day.”

“Then, almost like an underwater Grand Canyon, it drops 6,000 feet instantly,” After quarantine, Garreth would love to Garreth says. “It is one of the strangest travel again. Chalissa’s one bucket list and best feelings I’ve had scuba diving destination is the Maldives, specifically over that drop off.” with a bungalow over the water. It is also a hotspot for manta ray scuba diving. “If When Garren was three, Garreth wanted I only had six months left to live, I would to share this love of the ocean with his want to visit the best views in the world, son. They took him on a snorkeling trip but more importantly, I’d want to do so in Mexico and bought him a special full- with my family and share those kinds of face snorkeling mask. “At this point he amazing experiences with them.” could swim like a fish, but when we first got in, he was too scared to put his face

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Garren (6) My Dad is the best!

I really love it when my Dad plays with me. My favorite thing I love to do with my Dad is to go to Little Rock and watch movies at The Movie Tavern.

My dad always tells me to be kind and to focus when steering my bicycle.

I love my Dad because he keeps me out of trouble (protects me).

Stryder (4) My Dad is awesome.

I really love it when my Dad cooks me dinner.

My favorite thing I love to do with my Dad is to paint.

My dad always tells me I love you.

I love my Dad because he lets me have candy.

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Stay safe.

True crime, firearms, and how not to be a victim.

Her whole life, Debbie Brower has been around guns - whether rifles, shotguns, or pistols. Her dad hunted from the time she was born and although he attempted to teach her, she never quite fit in with the quietness of the woods when on the hunt.

She has always been a “talker.” However, around 12 years ago, she chose to learn how to shoot a pistol.

It wasn’t long before Brower’s family encouraged her to get a Texas concealed carry permit. In 2011, after scoring an almost perfect round, she received her permit, promptly put it in her purse, along with her gun, and carried on. Her family joked that if something ever happened, they would have an extra gun because they knew she would not use hers. In fact, following the passing of her license to carry test, she probably did not use her gun for the next five years. It remained in her purse.

In 2013, she and her family opened Legendary Firearms in Nash, eventually adding an indoor shooting range. Jaclyn Gooding, her daughter, managed the store and everything was going well until Jaclyn chose to become a state trooper.

In 2019, Jaclyn left for academy, leaving the gun range to be managed by Brower. Struggling to make herself do something she wasn’t truly interested in was a bigger undertaking than she thought she could do. Sometime during that summer, though, the great epiphany happened!

Brower decided to learn about the business she had owned for so many years.

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Now, after several months, Legendary Firearms has become a big part of her life. Learning about firearms and shooting techniques has now become a huge part of her daily routine. With both her daughter and son-in-law being in law enforcement, and managing a gun range, a love for true crime stories emerged.

With her children located all over the state of Texas now, Brower travels a lot. Listening to true crime podcasts is a must - always running out of episodes and looking for more.

It is no surprise that she has decided to start her own podcast, Rewind Crime, which hopes to air in July 2020.

With a variety of true crime from around our region, and tips on firearms and safety, she plans to not only bring interesting facts about well known crimes, but also to highlight crimes that maybe have not had as much coverage. “I want to cover the crimes enough to tell the story, but be sensitive enough not to hurt those who loved the victims more than they are already hurting,” Brower says.

In addition, Brower says, “I also would like to share safety tips, specifically for women who would like to learn to protect themselves.”

Brower offers a Basic Pistol Course at Legendary Firearms, where she teaches both men and women the proper way to shoot, along with local instructor Raymond Calhoun.

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The two work with students, encouraging them to think about the “why’s” of shooting, as well as techniques.

With her love of shooting growing, her interest in true crime also grew. “I am almost embarassed at how much I listen to all the different podcasts. Maybe that comes from wanting to know more about what happens to be sure that doesn’t happen to me or maybe it’s just that I love the suspense, but it’s a wonderful diversion on a long trip.”

Whatever the case may be, the mission of a podcast is storytelling. Brower would like to tell the story of the victims, remembering and honoring them. Hopefully that will keep someone else from falling victim to a similar scenario.

Rewind Crime will be an unexpected and critical look at true crime that often leaves you questioning the criminal legal system and always showing there is more to the story. Whether local crime or nationally known crimes, there are always facts that are not known to the public. Could those make a difference in how you view the crime?

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SENIOR2020 SENIOR 2020 By: Anne Granado When the gun resounds and the racers spring into action, cheers erupt from the stands. Everyone has their eye on a particular runner, evaluating their beginning as they take the first turn. However, as the race goes on, the crowd saves their loudest applause and whistles for the final stretch as they eagerly await the results from the sweat and vigor of the run. The applause grows louder as the runners approach the finish line. People get out of their seats. Banners and flags are raised as the clamor reaches a fever pitch. The racers make their final push, feeling victorious as they cross the coveted line, and family and friends rush out to greet them, shake their hand, pat their back, and show their regards.

Figuratively, this is what a high school senior is supposed to experience: the pomp, the fanfare, the celebrations, the pageantry. They are supposed to round the final curve to rounds of applause from family, friends, peers, and teachers. They are cheered to the final line by banquets, ceremonies, prom, and graduation parties. However, as the class of 2020 started to bring it home for the ultimate finale, they were stopped before they could enjoy the roar of the crowd. COVID-19 put up roadblocks in their path and detoured them to a make-shift graduation, a valiant attempt by administration, but a far cry from the true rite of passage. No one could have predicted this. No senior was prepared for a Friday in March to be their final time to walk the halls with friends, peers, teachers, administration, and coaches. Their race was cut short.

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What students experienced in the following weeks was a paradoxical twist on the typical “senioritis.” Instead of the traditional longing to be done with school, students found themselves longing to be at school.

They wanted the mixed emotions that most seniors are heir to: ready to leave, and sadness about leaving. They found themselves missing the kids who were not steadfast friends, but who were fixtures in their daily journeys through the halls. They found themselves missing the teachers they never got to thank properly for all their help.

Even more than this, they found themselves thrust into a new digital learning platform that many students do not encounter until college. Checking their email and Google Classroom, completing english essays online, going to Zoom lectures on calculus, and watching instructional videos in their science classes proved to be difficult.

Without a teacher’s helpful presence and motivation, many students felt stranded and disconnected. It was challenging to complete advanced course work and prepare for AP tests in this new online classroom universe.

It was confusing to submit local scholarships and portfolios digitally.

They had to be patient as the school sought answers to big questions about prom, graduation, banquets, senior nights, athletic events, etc. It was challenging for every

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aspect of the school community: teachers, administrators, parents, and students.

As a teacher of senior students, I saw firsthand the myriad of emotions sparked within this group of young men and women.

One of my senior students, Kyasia Hawkins, felt disheartened about the cancellation of all her senior trips, final spring band concert and Jazz Fest concert, and last U.I.L. Solo and Ensemble trip. “It’s really depressing; I’m not going to lie. But it also feels good to be finally done with all of the schoolwork.

It’s a bittersweet feeling really,” Kyasia says.

“I’m just scared that Coronavirus is going to cancel my first college marching season, which I’ve been looking forward to since before I even joined the band.”

In that same vein, Sarah Lingle felt deprived of those pivotal moments that would have brought closure to her senior year and helped her feel more ready to move on. “We never had that last day of class that signified the end, where we all knew it would be the last time we would sit in a class together,” Sarah says. “Being away from school also made me realize all the things I didn’t think I would miss.

From getting annoyed by underclassmen to walking in the crowded hallway, there are things I will sincerely miss about Texas High. This might be selfish, but I feel like I’ve been robbed of senior experiences that should have been

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Will their colleges start as normal? Will their summer jobs still be available? How will COVID-19 affect freshmen orientation and moving into dorms? So much is left unanswered about what their lives will look like in the coming months. But, as seniors gear up to start yet another race in their college, jobs, the military, and technical schools, I know they will approach this next one differently. As humans, we are molded from our sadness, our loss, our healing, and our successes, and this experience is destined to transform this year’s seniors and impart them with new wisdom.

guaranteed. I was looking forward to the satirical Senior Assembly and going on a big trip with all of my friends.”

In the midst of the sadness and loss, so many of these seniors tried to make the most of the situation. I had students who took up new hobbies like painting, embroidering, and gardening, or who worked with their parents on cars or on the family farm. One senior, Audrey Haskins, said that she was able to go on a walk, play the piano, paint, and focus on activities she really loves and enjoys but couldn’t often experience because she never had the time.

Many students reconnected with family and siblings, seeing the time as a gift before going off to college. Landon Williams spent most of the time with his mom watching movies and sharing music. “To be honest, I really struggled with motivation once we were away from school, but I don’t regret it,” Landon says. “I wouldn’t give up the countless hours I spent with my mom during quarantine.”

As the school doors close for summer, seniors are left wondering about what’s next.

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One example of this is exemplified in a blog started by senior student, Oren Smith. In a recent post, he shared his thoughts on the quarantine. “If you are an underclassman in high school, or have a child in high school, read this; show your children this. A word of advice: don’t take life for granted. Enjoy it while you can because it can be taken from you at any moment,” Oren says.

“Here is my advice I give to you. Enjoy high school because before you know it, it will be gone.”

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Cameron Andre Alcorn

Lilly Blayne Allison

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Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Attend University of Arkansas

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend University of Arkansas

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend UTI Dallas

Sydnee Renae Blackwell

Essence Nicole Braswell

Gabriel Hunter Brown

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend University of Memphis

Graduate of: Bearden High School Future Plans: Attend College

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UALR

Kevin Richard Buck

Logan Charles Buck

Madison Michelle Buckley

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Attend Nursing School

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Attend Texas A&M-Texarkana

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Become an EMT

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Tamia Daizhane Calloway

Joseph Ray Cogan

Courtney Dianne Coker

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans:Attend Ouachita Baptist University

Graduate of: Liberty Eylau High School Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UALR

Kenzie Elizabeth Cowan

Shyanne Nichole Crank

Adison Glenn Cummings

Graduate of: Foreman High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Become a U.S. Marine

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UALR

DeMarques Davik

Olyvia Grace Davis

Tyrekes Lee Davis

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Become an Electrical Engineer

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Career in Hospice Nursing

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend Lincoln Tech

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Camiya Jynae Easter

Donaeshae Ethel-Ann English

Mikealya English

Graduate of: Liberty Eylau High School Future Plans: Attend Texas Southern University

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: A Career in Cosmetology

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend A University

Hallie Elizabeth Fant

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Vanessa Nikole Floyd

Graduate of: Trinity Christian School Future Plans: Attend Texas A&M-Texarkana

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Career in Medical Field

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Arkansas Tech University

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Raichel Ann Frye

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of:Hooks High School Future Plans: Attend University of Texas-Tyler

Graduate of: Foreman High School Future Plans: Cossatot Community College

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Dacoda Rena Goethals

Ruby Mae Goza

Joshua Kelley Green

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Career in Agricultural Business

Graduate of: Genoa Central High School Future Plans: Henderson State University

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Taylor Baylee Grimm

Julia Catherine Grogan

Ayriana Alise Hall

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Career in Cosmetology

Graduate of: Queen City High School Future Plans: Attend Dallas Baptist University

Graduate of: Liberty-Eylau High School Future Plans: Career in Psychology

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Graduate of: Fouke High School Future Plans: Attend Texas A&M - Texarkana

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend Seminole State College

Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Attend Stephen F. Austin

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Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Attend University of Oklahoma

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

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Caroline Claire Joyce

Klayton Matthew Kinney

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Career in Dental Hygiene

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend Belmont University

Graduate of: DeKalb High School Future Plans: Attend TSTC - Marshall

Kaytlyn Nicole Knudtson

Trenton Zachary Kreidler

Runge Harold Langston Jr

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Texas A&M - Texarkana

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: University of Central Arkansas

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend Lincoln Tech

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Reagan Abigail Joyce Lewis

Felixsa Ashanti Lewis

Kayleigh Jo Lewis

Graduate of: Lewis Homeschool Academy Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

Graduate of: Liberty-Eylau High School Future Plans: Universal Technical Institute

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Texas A&M-Texarkana

Jada Catherine Lloyd

Trinity Faith Maxwell

Garrett Wayne McNiel

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Career as Art Teacher or Air Force

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Become a Barber

Meirra Latrishay Middlebrook

Nehemiah Kentrell Miller

Evan Paul Miller

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend University of Arkansas

Graduate of: Trinity Christian School Future Plans: Attend Texas Tech University

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Haylee Grace Miner

Colton Scott Minter

Corrie Elizabeth Moon

Graduate of: Spring Hill High School Future Plans: Career in Cosmetology

Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Earn Associate and Bachelors

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

Jade Neal

Chloe Elyse Norwood

Elizabeth Grace Pendergraft

Graduate of: Spring Hill High School Future Plans: University of Central Arkansas

Graduate of: James Bowie High School Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Hannah Claire Phillips

Brianna Leann Plant

Jordan Nicole Poe

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Degree in Criminal Justice

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend the University of Arkansas

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Sarah Rayburn

Logan Paul Revalee

Chaddrick Dillon Richardson

Graduate of: James Bowie High School Future Plans: Attend Berea College

Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Attend Henderson State University

Graduate of: Fouke High School Future Plans: Lineman School at ASU-Newport

Logan David Richardson

Shelby Grace Robinson

MaKayla Ramona Russell

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Career in the U.S. Air Force

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: University of Central Arkansas

Mariya Shanice Sasser

Jordan Keith Scott

Jordan Dawayne Smith

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Career in Physical Therapy

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend SAU Tech

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Katie Lynn Smith

Connor Michael Stanfill

Antegra Danielle Sterling

Graduate of: Foreman High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: University of Louisiana Monroe

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Attend Henderson State University

Kaylee Marie Strawn

Delaney Summers

Hailey Elizabeth Sutton

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend University of Arkansas

Graduate of: Pineville High School Future Plans: Attend LSUA

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: Attend Cameron University

Shelby Paige Taylor

Aaliyah Sanaa Terry

Parker Dowd Thomas

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Texarkana College

Graduate of: El Dorado High School Future Plans: Career in Psychology

Graduate of: Pleasant Grove High School Future Plans: Attend University of Arkansas

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Sara Beth Thompson

Chloe Elizabeth Turner

Lauren Makenzie Wade

Graduate of: Fouke High School Future Plans: Southern Arkansas University

Graduate of: Redwater High School Future Plans: Attend a University

Graduate of: Texas High School Future Plans: Attend Louisiana Tech

Deaveiare Wesley

Jordan Tyrek White

Alyssa Grace Whitten

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Become a Police Officer

Graduate of: Magnolia Public School Future Plans: Career in the Military

Graduate of: Hooks High School Future Plans: University of Central Arkansas

Taylor Leigh Wilkerson

Raeleigh Bree Williams

Mitzi Williams

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend Arkansas Tech University

Graduate of: Arkansas High School Future Plans: Attend UAHT

Graduate of: Liberty-Eylau High School Future Plans: Attend Baylor University

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Haylee Mae Wren

Graduate of: Lafayette County High School Future Plans: Become a LPN

Graduate of: Genoa Central High School Future Plans: University of Central Arkansas

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ULTIMATE ARKANSAS WATERFALLS Take a day and set it aside for road tripping around Arkansas! Look at some of the most beautiful Arkansas waterfalls ever -- and not far from our beautiful city. Get started on this trip by looking at some amazing places around the Natural State you’ll want to visit while on the road. Here are a couple you don’t want to miss.

LAKE CATHERINE Leave Texarkana and head to Lake Catherine in Hot Springs. There you will find a beautiful wide waterfall at the State Park. The trail starts at the park’s main trailhead at the south end of the Camp Area C bathhouse loop, near the amphitheater. This is the same trailhead for Horseshoe Mountain Trail and Dam Mountain Trail.

From there, follow the signs (heading counterclockwise) and the red blazes. The first .3 miles goes uphill along a pretty stream with a number of small footbridge crossings.

The trail then makes a sharp left turn and heads up part of Horseshoe Mountain. Just a little ways up is a nice overlook. The trail reaches its highest elevation point at about .6 miles when it crosses the Horseshoe Mountain Trail.

The trail then heads downhill and toward the waterfall. (The net elevation change on the hike is about 180 feet.)

Pretty soon, the trail starts following another stream. At about .8, there is a several-foot-tall miniwaterfalls in this stream.

Eventually, the trail comes upon Falls Creek and then the waterfall. The pool beneath the falls is also gorgeous and is sometimes used as a swimming hole.

The rest of the trail, finishing the loop back to the trailhead, has some great views of Lake Catherine.

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PETIT JEAN STATE PARK Cedar Falls Trail begins behind the breezeway at Mather Lodge, a majestic CCC rustic style mountain lodge, and winds down into Cedar Creek Canyon. Massive stone boulders and large trees adorn the trailside. The trail then follows Cedar Creek to 95-foot Cedar Falls, one of the tallest continuously flowing waterfalls in the state.

Rising 1,120 feet above the Arkansas River Valley, Petit Jean Mountain offers sweeping views and many overlooks from which to enjoy them.

Petit Jean’s Gravesite at Stout’s Point on the mountain’s East Brow is Petit Jean State Park’s most well-known overlook. This is a peaceful place to enjoy the breathtaking view of the Arkansas River below and learn about the romantic legend of Petit Jean. An elevated, barrier-free walkway including wayside exhibits affords views from different points around Stout’s Point. Legend tells of the young French girl who disguised herself as a cabin boy so she could secretly accompany her fiancé to the “New World”. Petit Jean became fatally ill and requested to be buried here. From this point, you can view the Arkansas River, Lock and Dam #9, Blue Point, and Ada Valley.

The Mary Ann Richter Overlook on Red Bluff Drive offers views toward other mountains including nearby 1,350-foot Mount Nebo and distant Mount Magazine, Arkansas’s high point at 2,753 feet.

Dardanelle Rock, Carden Bottoms and Holla Bend National Wildlife Refuge are also visible from this overlook.

Further down Red Bluff Drive, the CCC Overlook is on the bluff of Cedar Creek Canyon. Built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps, this native stone overlook offers views of the Canyon and the Petit Jean River.

At the Palisades Overlook on Ark. 154, you can look down into Cedar Creek Canyon or across to the CCC Overlook on the opposite rim. This overlook is an excellent viewpoint for watching the sunset over the Arkansas River Valley.

For more information on these wonderful state parks, visit www.arkansasstateparks.com

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The new generation of emergency care.

Drug Take Back Initiative Operation Medicine Cabinet

The Texarkana Arkansas Police Department is proud to partner with Texarkana Emergency Center in an effort to remove unused and out of date prescription medicines from your homes.

•It is important to know that law enforcement is only interested in the removal of unused and/or outdated medications from the homes of our citizens.

•It matters not whose name is on the prescription, by whom it was prescribed, where it was prescribed, or where you reside.

•We stress that it makes no difference if you live in Texas or Arkansas.

•We take back all medications, no questions asked. You can remove the label if you desire but it’s not necessary.

•We ask that you do not deposit needles (sharps), inhalers, medication from businesses or clinics, ointments, lotions, liquids, aerosol cans, hydrogen peroxide, or thermometers.

One box has been placed behind the Bi State Justice Building at 100 N. State Line Ave., Texarkana, Arkansas and another outside the Texarkana Emergency Center, 4646 Cowhorn Creek Rd., Texarkana, Texas. These boxes are regularly checked and the contents are immediately packaged for destruction. If you would like to personally drop your medications off to law enforcement, you can at the Miller County Sheriff ’s Office on East Street and Bi State Justice Building in Texarkana.

You can learn more about this program by visiting www.artakeback.org or on Facebook by searching Arkansas Take Back or Arkansas Drug take Back.

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The Beauty and Wellness Center, located at 5303 Cowhorn Creek Rd, in Texarkana, Texas, hosted a Blood Drive in conjunction with LifeShare Blood Centers on May 12, 2020. A drawing was held for a gift basket valued at $500 for everyone that donated blood.

Kenneth Payne was the winner!

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Estate planning during the coronavirus Planning for your legacy can be an important part of staying organized during times of uncertainty

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic is causing clients to become much more concerned about planning. Medical professionals and first responders have a greater need to prioritize planning and will be looking for guidance on shoring up their plans.

EXAMINE CURRENT DOCUMENTS Review estate planning documents to determine if they need to be updated for planning goals or execute new documents.

ADVANCE DIRECTIVES Power of attorney (for financial matters), power of attorney for health care, and living wills should be reviewed to ensure they reflect your current financial and health care wishes, and name the individual you trust to handle those matters on your behalf. The financial power of attorney should include provisions for whether gifts are allowed, and beneficiary changes for retirement account assets. HIPAA provisions should be included in the health care power or as a separate document.

Discuss health care wishes with your medical care providers and your agents to prepare them to make the decisions that reflect your wishes, even it is counter to their own beliefs. Single individuals with significant others should not rely on this relationship for authority, neither should spouses. A health care power can arm partners with the ability to make medical decisions to resolve the problems that may arise if a medical provider does not recognize authority without a document.

WILLS Wills should be reviewed for current fiduciary appointments. Funeral arrangements, while not a favorable discussion for most clients, should be addressed. The provisions covering the distribution of personal property and real property should be reviewed to determine if the beneficiaries, timing, and purpose of the distributions need to be amended.

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TRUSTS Review or execution and funding of a revocable trust adds additional benefits of probate avoidance and protecting privacy. Federal tax planning may also be included. As with a will, review the trustees and beneficiary distributions for updates.

REVIEW BENEFICIARY AND ASSET OWNERSHIP This should always be included as part of an estate plan review, but now is the time to plan for expected future events. Are secondary beneficiaries named in the event of a death of a primary beneficiary? Ownership review will determine how an asset will transfer upon the death of an owner and may provide additional asset protection for high risk individuals.

TRANSFER TECHNIQUES TRANSFER ASSETS TO AN EXISTING IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST (ILIT) One option may be to transfer your assets to that existing ILIT, or executing a new one to take advantage of low market values that allow for a larger amount of assets to be transferred and reduces the consumption of a small amount of the lifetime gift exemption. Funding the ILIT may allow you to make additional premium payments or the purchase of life insurance where gifting is limited by the federal gift tax law. ILITs offer other advantages, such as state tax considerations, creditor asset protection; governing distributions for financially irresponsible beneficiaries.

INSTALLMENT SALE TO AN INTENTIONALLY DEFECTIVE GRANTOR TRUST (IDGT) The transfer or instalment sale to an IDGT is used to freeze the value of certain assets and transfer any future appreciation out of an estate.

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STRINGER WEALTH MANAGEMENT RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL STRINGERWEALTHMANAGEMENT.NET OTHER TRANSFER TECHNIQUES States offer simple statutory forms for health care powers and living wills. This may allow for flexibility to execute documents quickly. Also, medical professionals and facilities are heightening awareness and helping with execution. The client should consider this alternative carefully, and it should not take the place of an attorney drafting the document to address special circumstances.

FUNDING A GRANTOR RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST (GRAT) The grantor makes a one-time transfer of property in exchange for an income stream. Transferring assets is a reportable taxable gift at the time of contribution in an amount equal to the fair market value of the property transferred less the value of the retained annuity interest. High basis assets that are expected to increase in value or are high income-producing property are best used for this strategy, as property transferred receives a carryover basis. Appreciation and growth beyond the Section 7520 rate (April 1.2%) at the end of the trust term pass to the remainder beneficiaries free of gift and estate tax. If the assets in the GRAT don’t appreciate by at least this rate, they are returned to the grantor during the trust term.

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Clients face many challenges in the current environment and need the help of their advisor and attorney to navigate estate planning.

Talk to your financial advisor to learn more about estate planning during times of volatility.

financial focus

The trust is “defective” for income tax purposes but complete for transfer tax purposes. Typically, the strategy involves a combination of a gift and a sale of highly appreciated property by the grantor to the IDGT in exchange for an installment note. With low interest rates, the APR applied to the note is beneficial. To the extent the future growth and appreciation of the assets held by the IDGT are greater than the interest rate on the instalment note, the excess is passed on to the trust beneficiaries free of transfer tax.

Wills and trusts require execution by the testator or grantor (respectively), as well as one to two witnesses and a notary. Clients should discuss with their attorney the state rules and any changes to state law as a growing number of states have passed digital remote notarization and remote witnessing. More states are moving in this direction as a result of the coronavirus.

A few states have also passed legislation for notaries to affix their seals and sign to most legal documents using live audio video to witness the signature. Thirdparty witnesses needed for wills and other documents may also appear remotely. If remote execution is not available, law firms are taking precautionary measures to keep separate parties and including other cautionary procedures: eliminating physical contact and practicing safe distancing; not sharing supplies and sanitizing used supplies and preventing the touching of identification documents. Utilize an online document organization and legacy planning service. Everplans, part of the Raymond James suite of longevity planning, is a recommend source.

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Fish Tales with Mike Brower Who dun it?

Lately, I have had several people call me and ask who can install this or that on their boat. It got me to thinking about who seems to be doing the most work without complaints. I’ve had “pros” install things like LCR’s, gages, trolling motors and other stuff and I have done the work myself more times than I can count. But nowadays it seems that much like cars, the equipment has gotten more refined and harder for the average Joe to install or even fix.

Sometime we say to ourselves “Yeah, I can do that,” only to find out it took three times as long to do it as someone who has done it over and over. I have decided that aftermarket things that I need installed will be done by someone with the tools and the skill I don’t have.

So who do you use? Well, a dealer is always a good idea. Dealers typically have the knowledge and skill to do most anything to a boat. Then there are specialty guys -- guys who sell and install most anything on a boat.

They, like dealers, have the knowledge and skill to do the job right since most likely they are fishermen, too.

What you don’t want is Bubba, who is your sister’s husband’s third cousin on his mother’s side, to touch anything you paid good money for. You don’t need to find out that he drilled holes in the side of your 60k boat for a “side scan” or glued the transducer of that high dollar LCR/GIS/weather station over a void in the sump well.

There are several good dealers and a topnotch specialty installer around here. Use them and get the job done right. The real upside to that is, if they mess it up, it is on them to fix it.

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Join Mission Texarkana for our second Daddy Daughter Dance at Silvermoon on Broad! Tickets include dinner and dancing for two. This event will leave you and your family with memories to cherish for a lifetime all while benefiting Mission Texarkana. All ages welcome. One ticket purchase ($30) is valid for one father and one daughter. Each additional child’s ticket is $10.00. Sales end on June 19th at 6:30 PM.

06.13.2020

Flip Books with the Discovery Place Interactive Museum

Discovery Place is so happy to be open once again, so we’re going to the movies this June! To kick off our month at the movies with FLIP BOOKS! Kids will be able to create these fun and creative books. Kids will learn how Flip books mirror how film works and how movies are created. Discovery Place will be going to the movies on June 13th from 2:00-3:00 PM. The event will be $5 per person and FREE for TMS Members and children 3 & under. Preregistration is suggested but not required, to register, go to www.TexarkanaMuseums.org/Events. For more information call 903-793-4831 or email Discovery@TexarkanaMuseums.org

06.18.2020

Potted Potter at the Perot Theatre

PLAYING TO SOLD OUT HOUSES all over the world, the Olivier Award nominated POTTED POTTER – The Unauthorized Harry Experience – A Parody by Dan and Jeff takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books (and a real life game of Quidditch) into seventy hilarious minutes. Even if you don’t know the difference between a horcrux and a Hufflepuff, POTTED POTTER will make you roar with laughter.

06.19.2020

Temple’s Ribbon Cutting and Open House

Come help us celebrate our new building with Texarkana Chamber of Commerce presenting our Ribbon Cutting followed by a Open House, Friday, May 8th at 11 am. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet our staff and receive a tour of our new building. 1710 Moores Lane, Texarkana, TX.

06.20.2020 Elks Breakfast

Every 3rd Saturday of the month, we host a Full Breakfast that is FREE for Veterans, Law Enforcement and First Responders! All others can eat for only $5.00! We begin serving at 7:00 am and end at 11:00am.

06.20.2020

Ice Cream Party on the Lawn

Summer is finally here! We don’t know about you but we think the great way to beat the heat is to eat some ice cream! Thus Ace of Clubs House will be hosting an Ice Cream Party on the Lawn! Kids and adults alike will be able to come and hang out! Everyone will be able to create their own ice cream that they can later enjoy as a delicious snack. The event will be on June 20th from 2:00-4:00 PM. Admission will be $5 per person and FREE for TMS Members and children 3 & under. We do require you to register in advance. You can register at www.TexarkanaMuseums.org/Events.

For more information: Call: 903-793-4831 or Email: Aceofclubs@TexarkanaMuseums.org

06.13.2020

Dinosaur Eggs with the Discovery Place Interactive Museum

For Discovery Places’ last trip to the movies, we’re heading to the Jurassic Park to pick up some dinosaur eggs. Kids do a fun science experiment to create fun dino eggs that they can either hack as soon as their done or wait till they get home. We’ll be heading to Jurassic Park on June 27th from 2:00 -4:00 pm. The event will be $5 per person and FREE for TMS members and children 3 & under. Preregistration is suggested but not required. Register at www.TexarkanaMuseums.org/Events For more information call 903-793-4831 or email Discovery@TexarkanaMuseums.org.

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