D (USPS156-140) Vol. 131, Number 52 DeWitt, AR 72042 • 16 Pages • 2 Sections • 75 cents
AROUND THE COUNTY
Postal Customer eWitt Bank and Trust Holds Annual Design Contest
Story and Photos B1
Serving Arkansas k County, Arkansas k Since 1882 Thursday, December 26, 2013
Christmas Parade: Light on Content, Big on Heart
DEWITT ERA-ENTERPRISE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
The DeWitt Era-Enterprise will be closed for the holidays. The office will be closed December 24 at noon. The office will then be closed December 25-December 30. The New Year’s paper will be delivered Monday, December 30 and the office will be open until noon that day. The office will then be closed December 31-January 1. The staff will return January 2 and return to regular schedule.
CITY CHRISTMAS CLOSINGS
City of DeWitt Offices will be closed December 24 and 25 for Christmas, and December 31 and January 1 for the New Year.
HOLIDAY GARBAGE PICKUP
The City of DeWitt Garbage pickup for the week of December 24, 25, 31 and January 1 will be as follows: Tuesday pickup will be on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday pickup will be Thursday, and Friday pickup will be Friday.
DEWITT PUBLISHING COMPANY CLOSED FOR HOLIDAYS
The DeWitt Publishing Compnay will close at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 23. The office will be closed all day Tuesday, December 24 and Wednesday, December 25. The Publishing Company will open Thursday, December 26 at its regular time. They will then close at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 30, and they will be closed all day Tuesday, December 31 and Wednesday, January 1. They will reopen at their regualr time on Thursday, January 2.
By Kevin Brown This year’s Christmas Parade was delayed due to inclement weather, which may have been the culprit of its lack of content. However, the participants involved braved the cold and empty square with an abundance of heart and enthusiasm. The floats on display were well done as they circled the courthouse twice and tossed candy to a handful of viewers, before exiting in what was less than five minutes.
Their unbreakable will should serve as a “call to arms” for future participants and demonstrate a depiction of true Christmas Spirit, hopefully inspiring us to raise the bar next year. Here is the list of this year’s winners: 1st Place – DeWitt City Nursing Home 2nd Place – PCCUA 3rd Place – Landmark Baptist Church Thank you to those participants and to the patrons that showed up in support.
Photos by Marilyn Rousseau.
2013 DeWitt Lighting Contest
LEFT: Jason’s Consignments, 1st place business winner. RIGHT: Earnie and Dolly Mathis’ home, 1st place residential winner. Photos provided by Marilyn Rousseau.
The city of DeWitt held a lighting contest for the businesses and homes that decorated for Christmas. There was a $5 fee to enter and all proceeds went to the toy drive. First place business winner was Jason’s Consignments located at 406 Court Sq. and the first place residential winner was the home Earnie and Dolly Mathis located at 403 W. Maxwell St.