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News

Farmington Standoff Ends Without Incident FARMINGTON -- A situation with a man threatening to come out shooting at police officers ended when the man surrendered without incident Thursday evening in a trailer off Jimmy DeVault Road, just outside Farmington city limits. by Lynn Kutter

Wedding Tradition Continues At Cane Hill CANE HILL -- The great-great-granddaughter of a former president of Cane Hill College and his wife, a member of a prominent Cane Hill family, recently became the fifth generation to be married in the historic community. by Lynn Kutter

Rain Delays Park Expansion FARMINGTON -- The rain is playing havoc with the city's Creekside Park expansion project. by Lynn Kutter

Cane Hill Museum To Host Arkansas Territory Exhibition The public is invited to the grand opening of The Museum Gallery at Historic Cane Hill, along with the opening reception for the Arkansas Territory Collection Exhibition, to be held at 6 p.m., Saturday May 25. by SPECIAL TO ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Former Police Chief Pleads Guilty To Lesser Charge FAYETTEVILLE -- Former Lincoln Police Chief Brian Key pleaded guilty Monday in Washington County Circuit Court to a reduced, misdemeanor charge of possession of drug paraphernalia. by Ron Wood

School Election Set For May 21 FARMINGTON -- Polling places open at 7:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m., for the May 21 School Election. Early voting continues through 4:30 p.m., Monday, May 20, in the county clerk's office at Washington County Courthouse. by Lynn Kutter

What's Happening CANE HILL

Obituaries Raymond F. Ledbetter Jr.

Religion

Are We Willing To Trust God And Be Obedient No Matter The Cost? It never ceases to amaze me what God can do if we are obedient in what He asks of us. In today's reading, there is a drought in the land and food was scarce. Elijah asked the widow for bread which she only has enough for her and her son's last meal. He tells her to trust in what she can't see and give what she doesn't have much of. She does exactly what Elijah asked, even though she may not have enough for her family. She believed she would have what she needed even as she gave away food to feed her family. by Jodi Hendricks

Dreams From God Allow The Realm Of Heaven To Speak To Us Many years ago, I had a vivid dream from the Lord. In the dream, I had written a book about divine healing. by Ron Wood

Opinion

Cincinnati Reunion Coming Up How that time does fly! May is half gone already, and some up-coming events are: The third Sunday in May will be decorations at Academy, Bugscuffle, Cemetery Hill, Cox, Dutch Mills, Eighty-Six, Garret Creek, Howell, Illinois Chapel, Lewis, Lincoln, Sharp, and Wickwire. by Marie M. Roy WCEL Columnist

Constitutional Conundrum Afoot; Laws By Petitions At a recent hearing on a proposed Constitutional Amendment to revamp the way the state allows petition drives to change state laws, set for the 2020 General Election Ballot, the words "left leaning" escaped from the mouth of one of the state's most conservative state House members. by Maylon T. Rice WCEL Columnist

Beyond Time Suppose an artifact was discovered that was evidence of time travel. Someone had come back from the future. They had left behind instructions for accessing hidden secrets of the universe. It was concealed in a code, recorded in a book like a manuscript, somehow preserved from the ravages of destruction or deterioration. Being examined, it was found to contain advanced information that no human could ever have invented. Such knowledge could potentially have enormous benefits for all of mankind, if it was understood and properly implemented. by Ron Wood

The Mighty Alabama I've visited many forts in the U.S.A. Among them are an underground bunker near Boston, Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in South Carolina, and Fort Worden near Port Townsend on the Washington Peninsula. Forts were strategically placed on our borders for training and for protection in wartime. Some forts were ready for battle during both World Wars in case the Germans or Japanese attacked the mainland. by Gene Linzey

Here Come The Cabinet Secretaries And Consolidation One of largest legislative bills in recent history, Act 910, to create cabinet level secretaries over the consolidation and reorganization of state agencies reporting directly to the governor, is starting to take hold. by Maylon T. Rice WCEL Columnist

A Bright Light In Town Carol and I left Wimberley, Texas, several days ago where we spent three days with a friend I met back in 1981. As always, we enjoyed the time with Mike and Debbie Casey. by Gene Linzey

What's The Point Of A Stylish Purse? I decided to touch upon a sensitive subject about which I've written before but still cannot quite grasp. Perhaps someone has an answer for me. by Randy Moll

Sports

Lady Cardinals Only No. 1 Seed To Advance Friday FARMINGTON -- The Lady Cardinals (24-2) avoided the fate of two other No. 1 seeds on Friday by defeating De Queen, 11-5, to reach the state semifinals for the second consecutive season. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

No Rematch With Gravette For Lady Cardinals FARMINGTON -- Brookland's shutout 2-0 defeat of Gravette Friday changed the complexion of the 2019 State 4A Softball tournament for Farmington, which had to come from behind in three of four wins against the Lady Lions this season. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Lady Pirates Test Lincoln's Mettle GREENLAND -- Lincoln held off Cedarville, 17-7, in a game of ebbs and flows to open District 3A-1 West softball tournament play at Greenland on April 24. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Lady Wolves One Win Short GREENLAND -- Ironically, Lincoln's 2019 softball season ended with the exact same losing score as baseball with both squads suffering a 5-4 loss in postseason play -- albeit weeks apart. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Lady Tigers Reach State Soccer Semifinals PRAIRIE GROVE -- Getting their kicks on a 200-mile road trip east, the Prairie Grove girls soccer team battled its way into the State 4A semifinal Saturday with two tourney wins. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Lady Wolves Fulfill Dreams Qualifying For State Soccer LINCOLN -- Premonitions typically accompany a sense of foreboding as fear tries to creep in, but when positive anticipation becomes the motivating factor expectations turn upward. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Late CAC Rally Ousts Wolves HARRISON -- Central Arkansas Christian pushed across four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning, spoiling Lincoln's bid for an upset and ending the Wolves' season with a 5-4 loss. by Mark Humphrey ENTERPRISE-LEADER

Going To State Finals MARK HUMPHREY ENTERPRISE-LEADER