January 20, 2021
Members of the Arkansas Tech University women s cross country program celebrate their season-opening meet victory on Friday, Jan. 15.
I don t know of anyone who brings more enthusiasm to their daily tasks than Brock Hime, head coach for the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns cross country and track and field teams.
So, it s no surprise he felt some nerves after waiting 14 months and six days to watch the student-athletes under his direction compete. It almost felt like my first meet at Arkansas Tech again because it had been so long and our team has so many new faces, said Hime when asked about the Golden Suns first cross country meet of spring 2021. If I had to put one word on it, we were excited. These ladies have worked so hard. It s the emotional side of things because they ve put so much time and effort in to be able to toe that line and race.
Legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Honored With Backpack Program
EngageAR AmeriCorps awarded a grant to SAU+VISTA to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. as a National Day of Service. SAU+VISTA Fellows purchased food items for the Magnolia Junior Charity League Backpack Program.
The Backpack Program currently services 80 children in K-6th grade at Magnolia School District and Emerson School District through their partnership with Harvest Food Bank. They also provide a food pantry, located on the campuses of the Middle and High Schools in Columbia County. Through COVID, the Backpack Program was able to pass out almost 1,000 bags of food to children in need. Additionally, SAU+VISTA Fellows will be building libraries at the Boys and Girls Club of Magnolia. They will purchase books to supply the libraries for the K-6th grade students attending the Boys and Girls Club after school. SAU+VISTA Fellows join AmeriCorps members across the country to serve the citizens of their communit
COVID-19 infection information for seven South Arkansas counties and three North Louisiana parishes from respective state health departments. The following figures for COVID-19 virus cases are current through 6 p.m. Friday.
The figures for Columbia County and six nearby Arkansas counties include the number of tests per 1,000 individuals, the PCR percent positive rate, and the antigen percent positive rate. PCR test results usually take a day or more to be reported to individuals. Antigen test results are instant and percentage of positive rates are much higher. This is because people referred for antigen tests through local health units have already shown signs of infection.