Imboden Mayor will double as Walnut Ridge Fire Chief
Imboden Mayor will double as Walnut Ridge Fire Chief By Logan Whaley | February 26, 2021 at 6:08 PM CST - Updated February 26 at 7:29 PM
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - Walnut Ridgeâs new Fire Chief will hold two titles at the beginning of March: Fire Chief in Walnut Ridge and Mayor of a different Lawrence County town.
Chris Jones lives in Imboden where he currently serves as the mayor, but for the past two decades, heâs also made the drive to Walnut Ridge for work.
Jones is no stranger to fighting fires. Heâs been doing that for over 20 years, the majority in Walnut Ridge, but when longtime chief Frank Owens officially announced his retirement after over 40 years of service, Jones threw his name in the hat.
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Obscure Bay Area: The fairy-tale village hidden off a busy Berkeley street
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The story of how a storybook European village, complete with sloping stairways and pretty stone streets, landed in the middle of Berkeley starts with an inferno.
On Sept. 17, 1923, a wildfire started in the Berkeley hills. Gusty, dry winds pushed the flames down into the city. It roared by Cal s campus, through Northside and down all the way to Shattuck Avenue. By the time it was finally extinguished, almost 600 homes were gone. North Berkeley was little more than charred rubble.
From devastation came opportunity, particularly for one young man named Jack Thornburg. Then just 21, he began to plan out a new neighborhood filled with fairy-tale charm and secret corners.
Walnut Ridge nursing home has ânearly 100% participationâ in getting COVID-19 vaccine
Walnut Ridge nursing home has ânearly 100% participationâ in getting COVID-19 vaccine By Logan Whaley | January 19, 2021 at 10:00 PM CST - Updated January 19 at 11:03 PM
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - The Walnut Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center announced that the COVID-19 vaccine became available to all staff and elders Monday.
According to the facility, nearly every single elder and staff member received the COVID-19 vaccine.
We are pleased to announce the COVID 19 vaccination was made available to all staff and elders, with nearly 100%.Posted by Walnut Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on Monday, January 18, 2021