Education

CHERRY VALLEY — Cross County High School will host a parent night for the parents of students in grades 6 through 8 this Thursday. The event will begin at 6 p.m. in the high school cafeteria. Wes Hooper, communications director for the Cross County School District, explains the purpose...

WYNNE — Wynne High School seniors were awarded scholarships yesterday (Tuesday) during a morning honors assembly. Among the scholarships presented were two from the Wynne Rotary Club. Rotary President-Elect Andrea Taegtmeyer presented $1,000 scholarships to seniors Brayden Mattox and Reece Roberts. They were selected by the Rotary scholarship committee...

PALESTINE - Woodlawn could never figure out Riverside pitcher Klaire Womack as she pitched a no hitter to lead the Lady Rebels to a 5-0 win over the Lady Bears in the Class 2A state semifinals Saturday afternoon at Palestine-Wheatley High School.Womack and the Lady Rebs have been nearly perfect this season as they advance to the state championship game with a 27-1 record. Their only setback this year was a 13-0 loss to Green County Tech, a team which advanced to the Class 5A state semifinals on Saturday. Woodlawn Coach Synthia English, who was filling in for head coach Kyle Thaxton (see related story this issue), had high praise for Womack."As a junior, she is phenomenal," English said. "Her movement is crazy. You can only do one of two things, you can either scoot up (in the batter's box) and get in close, or you can stay normal… That girl can just swing it. That rising ball is just beautiful." Woodlawn batters did move to the front of the box to get in front of Womack's movement, but English said the pitches were coming too quick to make much contact.Over the first three innings, it looked as though it was going to be a pitching battle between Womack and Lady Bears ace Lilly Faye McWhorter.The only hit over the stretch came from Womack herself when she was sent an 0-2 pitch over the left field fence to give the Lady Rebels a 1-0 lead.As the game wore on, it became evident that McWhorter was starting to struggle. McWhorter was sidelined for the final three weeks of the regular season with a nagging injury. She became active again during the regional tournament, used mostly in relief roles before getting to start in the regional finals. After retiring the first two batters she faced in the fourth inning, McWhorter gave up a walk and then Riverside's Ryley Eakins doubled into right. Both runners end up scoring off a fielding error to give the Lady Rebs a 3-0 lead. McWhorter returned in the fifth inning, and after the leadoff batter reached on an error, she retired…

CHERRY VALLEY — Former Cross County boys’ basketball coach Jared Selby has been hired to coach girls’ basketball for the Concord School District. Selby coached the Thunderbirds for three seasons, going 20-48 during his time in Cherry Valley. He also served as an assistant coach for the high school track program.

The Wynne High School campus will be open to the community ahead of severe weather on Sunday night. This was announced by the Wynne Public Schools official Facebook page, in an effort to address the Wynne School District community ahead of inclement weather. "The safe rooms on the temporary high...

WYNNE — The Wynne School District has announced changes to the schedule for the 2024-2025 school year. The district said the adjustment is designed to support teachers’ ongoing collaboration in the Professional Learning Community process. The Professional Learning Community (PLC) allows teachers to work together to improve their...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — The Orpheum High School Musical Theatre Awards will be presented tonight at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis. Awards will be presented to high school plays in a three-state area – Arkansas, Mississippi, and Tennessee. It begins at 7 p.m. “The high school music awards started...

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Two Wynne High School students will have the unique opportunity to grace The Orpheum stage this week during the annual High School Musical Theatre Awards. Wynne freshman Karleigh Armstrong and junior Bailee Vanlandingham were chosen to participate in the opening and closing numbers during the awards...

Wynne, Ark. (KAIT) - On Thursday, future health professionals partnered with the American Red Cross to host a blood donation drive at Wynne Primary School. Members of Health Occupations Students of America, an organization that guides young men and women into a career in healthcare, received blood donations from the community and high school students.

Widener University has named Fred C. McCall as its first vice president of student engagement and transformation. McCall, who will also serve as dean of students, will begin his new duties July 1, and comes to Widener from the University of Illinois, Chicago, where he has served as executive associate vice chancellor and dean of students.

CHERRY VALLEY — The Cross County School District has announced the launch of its summer feeding program. The goal of the program is to ensure children in the community have access to healthy and nourishing meals during summer break. Food deliveries will begin on Wednesday, May 29, and continue through July.

New renderings of Wynne High School have been posted to social media by Wynne Public Schools. The school system released a statement that they are "thrilled."

WYNNE, Ark. — New renderings of Wynne High School have been posted to social media by Wynne Public Schools. The school system released a statement reading that they are "thrilled" to finally release these images. "After months of hard work, dedication, and collaboration, we are proud to showcase this...

Baseball and softball make up much of the local Thursday schedule. The Mountain Home High School baseball team returns to the road for a nonconference outing with Huntsville. The varsity game begins at 4:30 followed by the junior varsity contest. Elsewhere, Flippin travels to Ash Flat to meet Highland, Yellville-Summit...

Take a look! On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Wynne Public Schools unveiled the renderings of its new Wynne High School. The images were released through a video posted on the Wynne Public Schools Facebook page. The unveiling comes after the previous campus was wiped out by a series of tornadoes in March 2023. (Images courtesy of Wynne Public Schools)