Apr 5, 2021
Past and Present Hillsboro FFA Members Recognized for Degrees at Hillsboro FFA Banquet
On March 28, 2021, the Hillsboro FFA held the annual Chapter Banquet. Members were recognized for their hard work and dedication, and some were recognized for getting their State Degree. The State FFA Degree is awarded to students who have earned at least $2500 from their SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience), have been enrolled in an Ag class for at least two years, have at least 25 hours worth of community service, and hold at least a Chapter Degree. Receiving the State Degree is a huge success, and proves just how dedicated students are in the FFA.
Apr 5, 2021
Past and Present Hillsboro FFA Members Recognized for Degrees at Hillsboro FFA Banquet
On March 28, 2021, the Hillsboro FFA held the annual Chapter Banquet. Members were recognized for their hard work and dedication, and some were recognized for getting their State Degree. The State FFA Degree is awarded to students who have earned at least $2500 from their SAE (Supervised Agricultural Experience), have been enrolled in an Ag class for at least two years, have at least 25 hours worth of community service, and hold at least a Chapter Degree. Receiving the State Degree is a huge success, and proves just how dedicated students are in the FFA.
‘Going on the offensive for the first time’
By Tim Colliver - tcolliver@aimmediamidwest.com
Shown are Highland County EMA Director David Bushelman (left) and Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner briefing county commissioners virtually Wednesday.
Tim Colliver | The Times-Gazette
In preparation for the state’s next phase in the COVID-19 vaccination program, two leaders in Highland County’s fight against the virus joined the board of commissioners via ZOOM Wednesday to elaborate on planning for Phase 1B.
Highland County Emergency Management Agency Director David Bushelman and Highland County Health Commissioner Jared Warner spoke virtually about what had been accomplished with ongoing vaccinations and expectations for the next phase.
Times Record Staff
Two men from Fort Smith who took part in World War II died this past week. One fought in Japan and the other worked on the nuclear bomb that would ultimately end the fighting.
Alva “Gene” Beckham, immortalized on the OK Foods grain silo in the 2016 Unexpected Project after working there for 70 years, died Dec. 7 at the age of 94. He was buried in the Fort Smith National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 10. He was an Army veteran who had been stationed in Japan and Korea.
James Claude Alexander Jr., a 1939 graduate of Fort Smith Senior High School who went on to Princeton engineering school before working on the Manhattan Project, died Dec. 6 at the age of 98 in Naples, Florida. He had been a director of Sparks Regional Medical Center for 25 years and Fort Smith Boys and Girls Club for 58 years.