Washington County Enterprise-Leader

News

Once A Tiger, Always A Tiger PRAIRIE GROVE -- For Becky Ramsey, new principal at Prairie Grove Elementary School, once a Tiger, always a Tiger. by Lynn Kutter

Commission Approves Downtown Apartment PRAIRIE GROVE -- Prairie Grove Planning Commission recently approved a conditional use permit to allow an apartment in a downtown building, though the owners have not made any final decisions on what they'll do. by Lynn Kutter

Farmington Superintendent Finalist For Coop Job Superintendents of two Northwest Arkansas school districts are finalists for the director's position at the Northwest Arkansas Education Service Cooperative.

Area Schools Participate In ACE Matches FARMINGTON -- The 2019-20 season for Academic Competition in Education is underway, and team members have been studying to prepare for their games. by Lynn Kutter

New Director Brings Diverse Background LINCOLN -- The mission of Lincoln Senior Center is to help senior adults live an independent lifestyle, according to Director Robyn Walters, who took over the reins of the facility in July. by Lynn Kutter

Farmington Looks To Add Classrooms FARMINGTON -- Farmington School District will look at two major construction projects during the next three to five years: an addition at the junior high and expanding Folsom Elementary School. by Lynn Kutter

Celebration To Honor Albrights Coming up this Sunday, Dec. 15, a celebration honoring J .C. and Christeen Albright for their 65th wedding anniversary, is to be in the Sugar Hill Church from 3 to 5 p.m. by Marie M. Roy WCEL Columnist

State Park Plans December Events The following activities and events are planned for the week of Dec. 13-19 at Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park. by STAFF REPORT

Sports

Dobbs' Grit Honors Lady Tiger Legacy PRAIRIE GROVE -- Getting a win in front of fans eager to celebrate Prairie Grove athletics plus all-time Lady Tiger great and former Razorback Tracey "Tree" Hutchinson-Holyfield was important. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Clutch Free-Throw Shooting Keeps Tigers On Ice FARMINGTON -- Clutch fourth quarter free throw shooting by Farmington kept Bentonville on ice and the Tigers left Cardinal Arena with a lump of coal in their stockings -- losing 40-36. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Pottsville Eats Up Lady Tigers On Boards PRAIRIE GROVE -- Prairie Grove coach Kevin Froud cautions that his young team playing primarily sophomores at the present needs to avoid a vulnerability of going long periods of time without scoring. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Tigers Stay Cold On Road PRAIRIE GROVE -- On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Prairie Grove lost a nonconference boys basketball contest by a 52-35 score on the road at Pottsville. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Lady Lions Chew Up Lady Wolves GRAVETTE -- The Gravette Lady Lions returned to the Competition Gym in Gravette Dec. 3 playing host to the Lincoln Lady Wolves in a non-conference contest. The results had Lady Lions fans on their feet until the end as Gravette roared past the Lady Wolves by 30 points, 63-33. by Mike Eckels

Lady Tigers Hold On Against Siloam Springs SILOAM SPRINGS -- The Siloam Springs' girls offense bottomed out in the third quarter on Tuesday, Nov. 26, against Prairie Grove, and the Lady Tigers took full advantage. by Graham Thomas

Twenty Points Separate Wolves From Lions GRAVETTE -- Tristan Batie had 19 points to lead a trio of Gravette players in double figures as the Lions continued to pull away from Lincoln for a nonconference 61-41 win in boys basketball Dec. 3. by Henry Apple

Tiger Rally Comes Up Short SILOAM SPRINGS -- Siloam Springs' boys made just enough plays down the stretch to hold off Prairie Grove 53-51 on Tuesday, Nov. 25, in a nonconference boys basketball game inside Panther Activity Center. by Graham Thomas

Opinion

Waiting on the Wealthy Are you there yet? by Jim Hightower Columnist

Letter To The Editor On Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2019, the Washington County Election Commission approved a limited early voting site in Lincoln Ark. When Lou (Sharp) first ran for the Arkansas State House of Representatives in 2018, she was shocked to find that Lincoln, the city with the largest population entirely within the bounds of her district, did not have an early voting site. Lou started planting a mustard seed back then, and she was told that it was impossible for a site to come to Lincoln. Well, as Matthew 17:20 says, "Truly, I tell you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

EDITORIAL: A Few Christmas Words On The Fly...From Area Legislators Amid the hustle and bustle of the reorganization of the Arkansas State Senate and Arkansas House of Representatives this past week, I called upon the members of the Northwest Arkansas delegation for a quick written assignment. by Maylon T. Rice WCEL Columnist

EDITORIAL: Holiday books on Arkansas topics are great Yule gifts I'll make no bones about it. by Maylon T. Rice WCEL Columnist

EDITORIAL: I Work Three Jobs You can't deny the economic shift. How badly is our economy distorted? Unless you've been around for decades like me, you won't remember the days when the husband worked, the wife kept house, and the kids lived happily in a two-parent home. After World War II, the wages of one hourly worker were usually sufficient to provide a decent standard of living. According to Tom Brokaw in "The Greatest Generation" (1988), they made America truly great. by Ron Wood

Religion

RELIGION: Take heed to yourselves, be ready! "And take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a snare shall it come on all them that dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch ye therefore, and pray always, that ye may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the Son of man." Luke 21:34-36 by Randy Moll

COLUMN: Being Complete As God Intended The recent Alabama-Auburn football game was amazing! When the contest began, I bet on Auburn with a friend in North Carolina. He and his family are fans of Alabama. He now owes me a beef-on-weck sandwich, a delightful meal available at a Wilmington restaurant. by Ron Wood

ADVENT: A Time To Prepare Hearts, Minds, Lives For Christ The calendar year has four seasons: Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter. by Don Kuehle Columnist

RELIGION: God Reaches Out To Us Through The Gospel, Pastors, Sacraments "And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain." Mark 7:32-35 by Randy Moll

RELIGION: Are you ready for His coming? "Now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." Romans 13:11 by Randy Moll