Two more members of the Mountain Home High School track program will compete on the collegiate level next year. Parker Wise signed a national letter of intent
Andrew Watson and Angela Flippo of Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge
Andrew Watson and Angela Flippo have been assigned new roles at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge.
Watson has been appointed the university’s associate vice president. He recently served as the school’s director of financial aid. Watson, who has been with the school for 10 years, has also served as admissions counselor, director of admissions and head coach of cross-country/track and field.
Flippo will be the director of the Joy Ring Student Success Center. She worked in the admissions office at Williams for two decades before stepping away but then returned to her vice president’s role in 2018. Flippo succeeds Mary Norvell.
This time last year, I knew COVID-19 was a serious threat, but I was confident if we pulled together as a state and nation, then we could over time defeat the virus.
Now we seem to have rounded the bend with the development of three effective vaccines. I am thankful to see the dramatic decline in the number of deaths, the number of new and active COVID-19 cases, and the number of those in a hospital. I’m also grateful that more than 250,000 Arkansans have recovered.
The pandemic isn’t over, but I am hopeful that the worst of it has passed. To be cautious, we have extended the emergency declaration for Arkansas for sixty more days. I have lifted the mask mandate, but businesses still may require employees and customers to mask up, and I encourage you to respect others. Arkansans have responded well to our vaccination program, but we need even more of you to get a vaccination. That is our path out of the pandemic.
Photo: Kenzie Hatman (left) and Kirsten Stroud
Two Mountain Home High School seniors will be continuing their athletic careers on the collegiate level. Kenzie Hatman and Kirsten Stroud signed national letters of intent on Wednesday to join the women’s soccer program at Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge.
Photo: Kirsten Stroud surrounded by family and coaches
Stroud says she is excited to have the opportunity to continue playing soccer beyond high school.
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