Chester Wright News Today

Its a sunny Monday afternoon in mid-September, and Danielle Collie and Elizabeth Machen are sitting on a bench in a shaded area in front of Baptist Medical Center. The two friends -- they met while attending the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville -- are co-chairwomen of Bolo Bash Reception & Luncheon, the annual fundraiser for Baptist Health Foundation.

Faculty at SUNY Polytechnic Institute and the University at Buffalo have partnered on a project.

Memorial Day: The story of Charles Jackson French is one of heroism, as this African-American war hero deserves proper recognition.

October 8, 2016 is the 100th anniversary of the strike at Standard Oil’s Bayonne, N.J., refineries. In the course of the ten-day strike, 4 people were killed and 86 wounded. The free press demonstrated collusion between the corporation and the city authorities in what John Reed described as a police riot. Yet, not a word of this is mentioned in the Rockefeller biographies.

Navy May Recognize Black WWII Sailor Who Towed Wounded Shipmates Through Shark-Infested Waters Charles Jackson French of Foreman, Arkansas, became a national hero after the destroyer Gregory was sunk Sept. 5, 1942, by Japanese warships near Guadalcanal. (U.S. Navy) 27 Apr 2021 A movement is gaining steam to recognize a heroic Black sailor from World War II, who towed a raftload of wounded shipmates through shark-infested waters after their ship was sunk in 1942. Social media posts over the wee...

Friday, March 12, 2021 Charles Vernon Wright, 94, Sheldon, Mo., passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at his home in Sheldon. Charles was born Dec. 3, 1926, in Fort Scott, Kan., to Arastus V. and Mary L. (Weston) Wright. He married Ruby Castlebury on March 28, 2009, and she survives of the home. Charles was raised in the Milo area and graduated from El Dorado Springs High School. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Charles worked in construction most of his life in Cali...