Cornerstone Baptist Church Services

Cornerstone Baptist Church of West Memphis is “Making Hope Contagious” in Crittenden County. Children, Youth, and Adult Sunday School 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Morning worship 10:45 a.m. No Sunday Evening Services until further notice. Wednesday Evening Prayer Meeting/Bible Study 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Anchor Point Youth & Young Adults Night 6 p.m. All services and studies available on Facebook – CornerstoneWM Services and Studies Private Group – Ask to Join! Billy Oyler, Pastor – “All are welcome!”

The Old St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church will have in-person and Zoom Sunday School and Facebook Live Sunday School services at 8:45 a.m., and in-person and Facebook Live Sunday services (@oldstpaulchurch), at 10 a.m. Please join us on Wednesday nights for our in-person and Facebook Live Bible Study, at 6:30 p.m. Host Pastor is Frederick and First Lady Eair Anthony. “We are a church that grows people and glorifies God.”

The East Arkansas Chuckwagon for Heroes will be hosting Hot Air Balloon rides at the Marion Sports Complex on Feb. 16-17, 2024 (weather permitting).

For more information, contact George Powers at (870) 514-6628.

The West Memphis Office of Emergency Management will conduct periodic tests of the city’s tornado siren warning system on Saturdays at noon. These sirens are located at: Tilden Rodgers Park, the J.W. Rich Girls Club, South Avalon at the VFW, 10th Street at Jackson, Goodwin at Garden Drive and MLK Drive at Beatty. If you have questions or concerns about the outdoor weather sirens, please contact the City of West Memphis OEM at 870-7025159.

Marion Water Department Effective Nov. 6, the Marion Water Department will have new business hours: Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

211 Resource Hotline Did you know, you can call 211 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to get in touch with the United Way’s free community resources hotline?

You can receive assistance with housing, employment, health care, utilities, tax service assistance and more. Dial 2-1-1, or go online to arkansas211.org.

Marion School Board The Marion School District holds its monthly School Board meetings on the

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third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Central Office, 200 Manor Street, in Marion. The community is invited.

West Memphis School Board The West Memphis School District holds its monthly School Board meetings on the third Tuesday of the month, at 6 p.m., at the Central Office, 301 S.

Avalon. St., in West Memphis. All meetings are open to the public.

Bingo Night St. Michael’s Catholic Parish hosts Tuesday Night Bingo every week. Open to everyone ages 18 and up.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Games begin at 7 p.m.

Smoke free and alcohol free. Concessions available.

Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol meets the first, second and third Monday of each month, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., at the West Memphis Municipal Airport. Young people ages 12 and up can join the cadet program. Adults are needed to support the cadet program and emergency service operations. For more information contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at 870-225-6849 or at hornets 99compsq@aol.com.

WM City Council Meeting schedule: 1:30 p.m., on the first Thursday of each month; 5 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month, at West Memphis City Hall, 205 S. Redding St., in West Memphis. All meetings are open to the public.

Join the Book Club The Woolfolk Public Library in Marion is launching a Book Club this fall. Signups are going on now. Stop by the library, 100 N. Currie St., to get an information packet. There will be a wide variety of books.

Teens and adults are welcome to join. For more information, contact the library at 870-739-3238, or visit the Woolfolk Public Library on Facebook.

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 870-7027530 or arkademia.org.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider.

Adopt a Pet Today Looking for a pet? Call the Marion Animal Shelter at 739-5412, or visit their Facebook page. Adoption fees are $100 for dogs, $75 for cats. 1101 L.H.

Polk Ext. Cash, food and blanket donations gladly accepted. Or contact the West Memphis Animal Shelter at 870-732-7599, or visit their Facebook page for more information.

Crittenden County Museum Displays on history of Crittenden County in Earle in the former Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, 1112 Main St. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m.

Sunday. No admission fee. Donations accepted.

American Red Cross Volunteers Needed Join the Crittenden County Disaster Action Team (DAT). For volunteer requirements and more information contact Elzadia Washington at 870-6351955 or 501-228-4202.

Crittenden County Health Unit The Crittenden County Health Unit will have special extended hours every Tuesday from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. These adjusted hours give the unit the opportunity to stay open later to accommodate those who are not able to come during normal business hours.

Clinical services that are available include: WIC, nutrition counseling and support, birth control pick-ups, Depo shots, STI screening and services, and immunizations. Family Planning Late Clinic will be the third Tuesday each month. For more information on services and regular hours call 70-735-4334.

Ham Radio Club The West Memphis Repeater Group is active via a Yaesu DR-2X with Fusion and Wires-X capabilities (both analog and digital).

The KI5GEU repeater frequency is 442.400, + 5.0 MHZ, PL Tone 107.2. For more information contact: Jerry Burns, KI5GEU, at 870-636-1236 or jerry@deltaiceservice.com; Allen Wood, KI5DEU, at 870-514-2800 or ki5deu85 @gmail.com; Marc Gwin, AG5QY, at 870-733-7287 or AG5QY @hotmail.com; or West Memphis Repeater Group at westmemphisrepeatergroup@ gmail.com.