Woolfolk Library Summer Program

The Woolfolk Public Library in Marion is bringing back its Summer Reading Program after a two-year hiatus. “Imagine Your Story” this summer, with a full slate of fun and educational events, now through the end of July.

For more information, call or visit the library, 100 N.

Currie St., (870) 739-3238.

ARCare will be hosting an Open House at their West Memphis Clinic, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 318 S. Rhodes St., featuring food trucks, free t-shirts, a tour of the facility and a ribbon cutting with staff and care providers.

The Wedlock Life Center and the Edmondson community have a big event planned this weekend, July 1-3, at the Wedlock Life Center. formerly Wedlock Elementary School, 201 B.J. Taylor St., in Edmondson. Friday night Meet and Greet from 6 to 10 p.m, with music, food and fun prize drawings. Saturday, from noon to 8 p.m., it’s Wedlock Field Day, featuring food trucks and vendors, plenty of activities, and music by D.J. Gerald Jones. Sunday, beginning at 2:30 p.m., it’s a gospel show with guest Jones Express and soloist Jennifer Fowler, First Lady of New Bethel Church. The event is a fundraiser to preserve the historical old Wedlock Cafeteria. All donations are welcome. If you would like to donate or reserve a booth for the event, contact Edward or Jeannie Coleman, (870) 514-2840 or (870) 604-6828.

The Crawfordsville Community Club invites everyone to come celebrate with Crawfordsville Fun Days, July 8-9, featuring a cornhole tournament, movie night, a biscuits & gravy breakfast with the CVFD, a car & truck show, a parade, water fights, facepainting, a Lions’ Club luncheon, pony rides, a scavenger hunt and more. Visit the Crawfordsville Community Club Facebook page for more details.

The City of West Memphis’s Community Outreach Department is hosting a Back to School Resource Fair in the old courthouse parking lot, 100 Court St., on Saturday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., featuring free food, school supplies, important information and more. Vendors will be on site. To sign up to be a vendor, or for more information, call (870) 732–

7534.

SSGT Taylor Hoover Memorial 5K Mark your calendars for the inaugural SSGT Taylor Hoover 5K, honoring one of the Fallen 13 Heroes of Kabul.

Saturday, Sept. 3, at Worthington Park in West Memphis. Food trucks, music, vendors and much more. Additional details coming soon.

6th Annual CASA 5K “Lace up and bring hope” with the return of the CASA 5K, Saturday, Sept. 15, in support of area foster children. Proceeds to benefit Court Appointed Special Avocates of the Arkansas Delta, a pro- Continued on Page 12 NEWS BRIEFS (cont.)

gram of Mid-South Health Systems. To register online or for more information, visit www.stearns racetiming.com/calendar or contact Chloe Harrison or Carolyn Slaughter at (870) 702-5951.

The Hometown Crawfordsville Harvest Festival returns to the Old Schoolyard Park in Crawfordsville, on Saturday, Oct. 8, featuring live music, children’s area, arts & crafts, food vendors and more. If you would like a vendor application, message the Hometown Crawfordsville Facebook page or email

Marion Chamber Battle of the Boards Charcuterie Board competition, Saturday, Oct. 8, during the Marion Chamber of Commerce’s Hogs on the Square Razorbacks watch party.

See whose board is the best and enjoy some football action while you taste! More details to come.

Crittenden County Crime Stoppers Earn cash helping local law enforcement solve crimes. Call (870) 732-4444, 24 hours a day, 7 days week with tips.

Rewards of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest. Your identity will remain anonymous. All tips kept confidential.

Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1105 Balfour Rd., in West Memphis, is “Making Hope Contagious!” Come join us this Sunday for Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Worship at 10:45 a.m. Sunday morning services are back in the sanctuary (livestream on Facebook), and posted on the church website by 3 p.m. Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting followed by Bible study in the Main Building and posted to Cornerstone WM Study Group on Facebook by Thursday morning. Join the Cornerstone WM Study Group to join in. No Sunday evening services until further notice. For more info go to www.cornerstonewm. org. Billy Oyler – Pastor Global Academy USDA Food Program Global Academy Inc., located at 301 N. 7th St., in West Memphis, is participating in the USDA Food Program. Meals will be available at no charge or at a reduced price to enrolled persons at the above location. Eligibility is determined by income and household size. For more information, call (870) 702-7530, or visit www.arkademia.org.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

First Marion Fall Kickoff Get ready for the new school year with an evening of fun at Marion First Baptist Church, 2137 Hwy. 77, in Marion. Food, snow cones, inflatables and more, Wednesday, Aug. 17, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The community is invited to this free event.

Supplies are limited.

Old St. Paul Services Old St. Paul MB Church has returned to in-person worship services at 10 a.m. each Sunday morning. Please join us for live in-person and Zoom and Facebook Sunday School at 8:45 a.m. each Sunday and Facebook live Bible Study each Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. @oldstpaul church. Join Host Pastor Frederick Anthony and First Lady Eair Anthony – “We are a church that grows people and glorifies God!”