June 2022

Honoring Fallen Heroes

Arkansas native Brady Prewitt was recently laid to rest at his family’s plot in Sharp County. His return to The Natural State was a long time coming. The Navy Seaman 2nd Class was serving on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Remembering Our Fallen Warriors

Monday is Memorial Day, and this week, hundreds of volunteers are placing an American flag in front of every gravestone in each of Arkansas’s five military cemeteries. We observe Memorial Day, which began shortly after the end of the Civil War, to honor the memory of those who died in service to the United States.
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UAFS, The Bakery District Partner to Bring Fine Art to the Community

A collaboration between The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith and The Bakery District will introduce a new arts venue to the heart of downtown Fort Smith this June. The District Art Galleries by UAFS will bring fine art to unconventional exhibition spaces at The Bakery, building a forum for community engagement with the arts as part of an ongoing partnership between The Bakery, the UAFS Gallery of Art & Design, and the UAFS Department of Art & Design.
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Big Creek to host 2022 Arkansas Junior Amateur Championship

The Arkansas State Golf Association (ASGA) is excited to announce that Big Creek Golf & Country Club will be the host of the 2022 Arkansas Junior Amateur Championship and U.S. Boys & Girls Junior Amateur Qualifier. We as a staff couldn’t be more excited to showcase one of the top-tier clubs within the state to over 150 junior golfers within the state of Arkansas and south-central region of the country.
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Rhagen Thomas, PA-C, first in Arkansas to Earn CAQ in Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery

Fayetteville, Ark. — Rhagen Thomas, a physician assistant at Washington Regional Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Clinic, part of Washington Regional’s Walker Heart Institute, recently earned a certificate of added qualifications (CAQ) for cardiovascular and thoracic surgery from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.
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Important Health Information on Parenting

Here is some good information on how to be a good parent. These are just some suggestions for you, after all no one knows your child and what works as a family better than you do. One thing is knowing how important it is for mother and father to be present in a child’s life. Take care of yourself as a parent. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve.
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