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Garner Vol. Fire Dept. Poor Boy Supper is April 21

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

Garner Volunteer Fire Department is having a Poor Boy Supper on April 21, 2012 at 5pm. It will be at 111 North Main Street in Garner. We will be having smoked pork, fried potatoes, beans (white and brown), corn, cabbage, onions, and corn bread. It is a $5.00 donation per person. We will also be [...]



Humility: The Highway to the Top By Roger Campbell

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

An e-mail arrived with a lesson I’ll not soon forget.  This missile from a respected minister and friend told of a personal inventory of his motives in life and described a change of heart that would be good for us all.  He began by saying his passion in the past had been to be right. [...]



Today’s Word with Joel Osteen

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

The Favor Factor
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE
“Then I told them about how the gracious hand of God had been on me…”   (Nehemiah 2:18, NLT)
TODAY’S WORD from Joel and Victoria
There’s a popular talent show on television called “The X Factor.” The judges study the different contestants and try to figure out who has that indefinable “something” that makes [...]



Billie Louis Johnson

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

Billie Louis Johnson, of Beebe, went to meet his Lord, Saturday, April 14, 2012. He was born August 16, 1937 at Pickles Gap, Arkansas. He was preceded in death by his father, Julious Johnson; his mother, Nora Harris; stepdad, Hartford Harris; and a brother, Guy Harris.  He is survived by his wife of 51 [...]



CMSgt Gilbert William Young (Ret.)

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

CMSgt Gilbert Young (Ret), 82, entered into rest on Saturday, April 14, 2012.
Mr. Young was born on August 31, 1929 in Sylvester, Georgia. With pride and honor, he served his country in the United States Air Force retiring as Chief Master Sergeant.  His parents, Charles and Mamie Young and son, Philip Allen Young preceded him [...]



Paul E. Hawkins

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

Paul E. Hawkins, 71, of Beebe, went to be with the Lord Friday, April 13, 2012. Visitation was 3:00-5:00 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 2012 at Westbrook Funeral Home in Beebe. Funeral services were 2:00 p.m. Monday at Westbrook Funeral Home with burial in Welcome Home Cemetery. www.westbrookfuneralhome.com



Pat White

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Obituaries

Pat White, 72, of Beebe, passed away April 13, 2012. Pat was preceded in death by her husband, C.B. White. She is survived by her children, Charlie White of Beebe and Pam Perry of Judsonia. Funeral Services were April 16 at Westbrook Funeral Home, Interment at Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens



Divine Good vs. Human Good by R.B. Thieme, Jr. (April 1, 1918 - August 16, 2009)

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Religion

A catalog of available tapes and publications will be provided upon request by contacting R.B. Thieme, Jr., Bible Ministries, 5139 West Alabama, Houston, TX 77056
Before you begin your Bible study, be sure that, as a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ, you have named your known sins privately to God (1 John 1:9). You will [...]



Public Health Week Coloring Contest Winners

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

This year’s theme for the National Public Health Week, April 2nd – 8th was “A Healthier America Begins Today.”
The White County Health Unit celebrated “Public Health Week” by hosting a kids’ coloring contest in both the Searcy and the Beebe Local Health Units.  During the month of March, clients with children were invited to take [...]



County GOP Plans Dinner

Apr 18th, 2012 | By admin | Category: Community

The White County Republican Committee will host its annual Lincoln Day Dinner Friday, April 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the Founders Room at Harding University, 900 E. Center in Searcy.
The speaker is to be the Honorable Tim Griffin, United States Congressman from Arkansas’ Second Congressional District. Congressman Griffin serves on the Judiciary Armed Services and [...]