Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund recently hosted a Mother-Daughter Lookalike Photo Contest to fund scholarships in South Arkansas and Bowie County, TX.  The contest winner was determined by the number of votes received.  Votes were $1 each and all proceeds will fund scholarships for single parents who are pursuing a better life through the pursuit of post-secondary education or skilled trade certification.  A total of $2,915.44 was raised through the contest.

The winning photo was titled “Green with Envy” and the Mother-Daughter duo included April Block and her daughter, Normandy, of Monticello.  Read the rest of this entry »

Mass food distribution will be held Saturday, 9 am,  at Revival Center, located at Pine and Jackson Street in Monticello.

May is National Foster Care Month, and The CALL in Arkansas is working to find the 2,500 homes needed to take care of children removed from their homes because of crisis, neglect or abuse.

The need for more foster families is great. There are approximately 4,710 children in foster care statewide and 1,510 foster families open to care for them. On average, 20 children across Arkansas are removed from their homes and placed in the foster care system every day. More than 8,000 children spend time in foster care each year. Arkansas needs 2,500 more foster homes to have more than enough families waiting to care for these children and youth. Read the rest of this entry »

The Miss AR Teen USA pageant will be held May 23rd 2021 in Fort Smith at the convention center.

Kaiden Hale will be competing for the title of Miss Arkansas Teen USA. Read the rest of this entry »