The Ozark Literacy Council lauded John L Colbert as its 2022 Champion of Literacy at the Champions of Literacy benefit June 8 at Fayetteville Public Library.
As a 6-year-old at Holcomb Elementary School, one of Samantha Arroyos' favorite days of the school year was Dr. Seuss Day, when then-principal Dr. John L Colbert animatedly read and acted out the Seuss classic "Green Eggs and Ham." She and her friends hung on his every word as his eyes lit up and his voice changed to make the story feel real.
The Ozark Ballet Theater has started a fundraising effort to help five Ukrainian ballet dancers who were in the United States when the war in their home country began.