Guard
Unit Deployment - Jan 7, 2008
Monday morning, January 7, 2008, on the lawn of the
Robert E. Lee Armory National Guard building again saw the
deployment of the Unit's deployment to Iraq. While families held each other
close, old friends and neighbors stood
need to reassure their friend or loved one that they are supported here
at home. The buses that were taking our
heroes back to war drove down Highway 67 South into Hoxie saw hundreds of
citizens lining the road waving their
flags as a see ya later rather than a good bye. The Robert E. Lee Armory
National Guard Unit was deployed
previously October 10, 2003.
Just shortly before 9:30 PM the Walnut Ridge Volunteer
Fire Department and AET Ambulance was
called out to a vehicle accident that involved a transport truck and a SUV.
Luckily neither driver was
injured and were able to leave the scene of the accident on their own.
LCARC
Spring Ham Fest - Feb 16, 2008
Lawrence County Amateur Radio Club Hamfest held on
February 16, 2008 at the Hoxie Community Center.
Hundreds of Amateur Radio enthusist gathered at the Hoxie Community Center
February 16, 2008 for the
spring hamfest enabling locals and others a chance to be able to either
sale or trade electronic equipment
ranging from DC plugs to all mode transervers.
MBA
Hwy 67 & Hwy 34 - Feb 18, 2008
Monday afternoon, February 18, 2008, the emergency response teams were
dispatched to the intersection of Hwy 34
and Hwy 67 to a two vehicle accident. Both drivers were transported to Lawrence
Memorial Hospital with unknow results.
Hospital
Helio - Feb 18, 2008
Shortly before 3 pm Air Evac was called into Lawrence Memorial Hospital
to transport a critical patent to other life saving facilities.
2
Vehicle Accident Hwy 67 South & Hwy 63 Bypass - March 1, 2008
Saturday afternoon, March 1, 2008 slightly before 3:30
P.M. the Hoxie Volunteer Fire Department and Medic One
Ambulance was called to the scene of a two vehicle accident at the junction
of Hwy 63 Bypass and Hwy 67 South Hoxie.
Apparently the van pulled in front of the sedan while trying to enter the
bypass. Both drivers were taken by ambulance
to Lawrence Memorial Hospital in case of possible neck injuries.
Hwy
412 MVA - Mar 11, 2008
Tuesday morning, March 11, 2008, at 11:15, a major
vehicle accident was averted when the driver of the pickup
pulling the trailer was caught in the transport truck's blind spot as the
transport truck attempted a left turn and was
driven into the ditch. The Walnut Ridge Volunteer Fire Department and other
emergency agencies were called
as well as the Greene County Sheriff's office. Luckily none of that accident's
participants were not injured in
the accident.
Flood
Waters - Mar 19, 2008
Flood waters from the rain and snow melt March 18, 2008 caused flood conditions
in Lawrence County
causing Hwy 63 near Imboden, Hwy 25 at Black Rock and various other roads
near Powhattan had all the
traffic either stopped or rerouted to get them to their destination. The Sheriff's
Office Deputies and Reserves
spent a cold night as well as a long day making sure that the citizens traveling
the roads were safe from the flood waters.
Flood
Waters - Mar 24, 2008
Flood Waters over Hwy 67 North between Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas which
resulted in the highway
being closed for three or four days. Flood waters still down town Black Rock
and surrounding areas
including Hwy 412 West near the 63 Hwy junction.
Hwy
67 B North MVA - Apr 7, 2008
Shortly prior to 7 PM the Walnut Ridge Emergency Services dispatched the
Walnut Ridge Fire Department as well
as a area ambulance to the junction of Highway 67 B North and the bypass.
A single vehicle motor accident had
occurred when the driver of a North bound car either fell asleep or blacked
out and drifted across the highway and
ran into the South bound ditch. During the driver's wild ride the vehicle
hit a field entrance road and became airborne
and landed upright in the ditch on the other side of the road.
Aerobatic
Exibition Walnut Ridge Regional Airport - May 3, 2008
The Walnut Ridge Regional Airport hosted a one man air exhibition featuring
Clint Allen with his plane Miltida,
a aerobatic cloth covered Citabria, Saturday afternoon, May 3, 2008. A C130
Air Transport from Jacksonville
Airport Base in Jacksonville, Ar. along with three helicopters from Propts
Aviation, Black Rock, Hammon
Aviation, Swifton and the Mississippi County Sheriff's Department came for
the enjoyment of the small
crowd that came to enjoy the aerobatic performance. One lucky attendee won
a free helicopter ride
at the end of the exhibition.
Legacy
Hospice Celebrity Softball Game - May 10, 2008
Saturday afternoon, May 10, 2008, at Stewart Park in Walnut Ridge at
the W.R. Glenn Baseball and Softball complex
the Legacy Hospice Celebrity Softball game began around 1:00 P.M.. The game
started with the Shaws performing the
National Anthem with the following Celebrities scheduled to play: Dick Clay
(Coach), Tommy Garner (Coach), Yolanda
Youg, Mark Kelly both from KAIT, Dr. Roger Troxel, Michael Steel from WOLF,
Rick Christian, Eagle Keith Robbins
and Tod Onstead from Z-100, Kim Keen WRES Principal and Blake Shaw of The
Shaws. Umpires were Sheriff Dan Ellison
and John Andrews. The opposing team, The Walnut Ridge All Stars which consisted
of the following players: Bill Wilcoxson (Coach),
Bob McNeal (Asst. Coach), Rodney Floyd, Ed Baker, Brett Huffstedler, Richey
Burgin, Leslie Burgin, Billy Baker,
Lindy Baker, Jason Ward, Jimmy Hodges, Noah Burnside, Bob Culbreath, Andy
McNeal, Dina Hufstedler,
Carrie Massey and Vickie Mitchell. The game ended in the 7th Inning in a
tie game. All monies raised will benefit
the Walnut Ridge Children's Shelter on Benson Drive.
Truck/Train
Accident - May 21, 2008
Shortly before 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 21, 2008, a Illinois Central
train struck a GMC pickup truck
that had become accidently stuck on the tracks at the junction of Annie
Street and Hwy 67 in front of
Little's Service Station in Hoxie. The driver of the pickup saw the train
approaching before being hit
and wisely left the vehicle before he was involved in the accident as well.
Hwy
67 Snake - June 13, 2008
Friday, June 13, 2008, turned out to be a unlucky day for what appeared
to be a water snake
that had escaped the flood waters from Village Creek, the closest body of
continual water, and
had found it's way to Hwy 67 South just one block from Main Street. The serpent
was dispatched
by a local citizen with help and the watchful eye of a Walnut Ridge Policeman,
who had earlier
attempted to kill the snake with his patrol car to little avail.
World
War II Re-enactment - June 21, 2008
Lake Charles State Park, near Lynn, hosted a World War II Re-enactment
Saturday afternoon, June 21, 2008.
A list of WWII KIA's was read to the crowd prior to a "Swing Dance" exibition.
Along with the re-enactment
the participants brought their collections of weapons, field gear, hospital
gear and clothing of the period to show
to those who were in attendance. The re-enactment lasted close to a half hour
and was loud and informative
for those of us that have no experience with battle.
Lawrence
County Amateur Radio Club's Field Day - June 29, 2008
The LCARC participated in Field Day Saturday afternoon, June 29, 2008
at their clubhouse at the Walnut Ridge Airport.
Field day is a world wide event where amateur radio operators, or hams,
make contact with other hams using minimum
equipment with Morse code, packet, single side band and other various communication
modes including some stations
operating QRP or with minimal power, some as low as a half watt. This
is also practice should there be the need for
communications in the event of a disruption of power or normal services
that we've all become reliant on.
Field day also allows clubs and individuals to gain awards and national
recognition from QST, a amature radio publication.
Nighttime
Resturants - June 29, 2008
Just driving around in the resturant area of Walnut Ridge, I took a few
photos of a few of
the estiblishments all lit up with their night time lights.
June
29, 2008 Sunsets
Just a couple sunset images that I thought was note worthy.
Iron
Mountain Festival - Oct 25, 2008
The Iron Mountain Festival was held Saturday, October 25, 2008 down town
Walnut Ridge.
Friends and family gathered to enjoy the attractions and events that were
planned for all to enjoy.
The day started out with a board break by the Tang Soo Doo karate studio with
donations
given to the Lawrence County Food Bank. Other attractions were scheduled throughout
the day.
2008
Foothills Celebration - Nov 1, 2008
Gathering of friends and family down town Black Rock Saturday and Sunday,
November 1st and 2nd, 2008,
at the 2008 Foothills Celebration.
If there's any image that needs further editing, please drop me a email
with the file name, ie e006.4598.jpg,
and I'll enhance it for printing. Most images are print ready now other
than those that may be a bit dark
that needs attention but due to the vast number of images, most images have
not received the individual
attention that is standard for posted images.
Single
Vehicle Accident - Nov 6, 2008
Thursday afternoon, November 6, 2008, a single vehicle accident had
the Walnut Ridge Rescue and
Sedgwick Volunteer Fire Department on scene. It appeared that the Ford F150
left the road into the
right hand ditch as it was traveling North on Highway 63 South of Sedgwick.
The Ford hit a culvert
which caused the truck to over turn and flip coming to rest on it's wheels.
The driver was transported
by air to the hospital.
Walnut
Ridge Hazmat Drill - Nov 25, 2008
Tuesday morning, November 25, 2008, the Walnut Ridge
Hazmat, Walnut Ridge Fire Department,
Walnut Ridge Police Department, Lawrence Memorial Hospital, Medic One Ambulance,
Arkansas Excellent Transport and Darrell Steel Trucking all participated
in a hazmat drill produced
by the Lawrence County Office Of Emergency Services. The drill's story was
that a transport truck
carrying hazardous material had been involved in a traffic accident which
allowed diesel as well as a
unknown substance to leak from the truck. There were over five injuries
with varying state of involvement
in the accident, portrayed by employees of Lawrence Memorial Hospital and
Lawrence Hall Nursing Home.
The drill was deemed a success after all involved were either dismissed
from the scene or the
hospital following the drill's closure.
Walnut
Ridge Christmas Parade - Dec 2, 2008
Tuesday evening, December 2, 2008, the Walnut Ridge
Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual
Christmas Parade down town Walnut Ridge. There were several emergency vehicles
from
Walnut Ridge and surrounding towns as well as ambulances, fire trucks, rescue
and hazmat vehicles
along with horses and commercial vehicles that were presented in the parade.
A few vehicles and floats are absent from the album due
to over heating of my flash.
Black
Rock Christmas Parade - Dec 6, 2008
Saturday afternoon, December 6, 2008, Black Rock put on their annual Christmas
Parade.
Besides antique cars and trucks, Santa and other expected attractions were
presented.
Santa also stayed around long enough to hear every child's wishes as well
as a few of the "older kids".
Hoxie
Christmas Parade - Dec 6, 2008
Saturday evening, December 6, 2008, Hoxie presented
their 2008 Christmas Parade. Emergency vehicles,
bands, floats and horses all were paraded for the crowd that lined Highway
67 in the parade's path.
Lynn's
Christmas Parade - Dec 13, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008, Lynn's Christmas Parade
started just after 1 PM much to the delight of the crowd that
had gathered along the parade route down town Lynn and to the Hillcrest
High School campus. Floats, emergency
vehicles, the K9 Search and Rescue and other parade participants enjoyed
the afternoon.
Transport
- Automobile Accident Hwy 63 & Hwy 63B - Dec 17, 2008
Wednesday evening, December 17, 2008, the Hoxie Volenteer
Fire Department, Walnut Ridge Rescue Truck and
Fire Department and the AET and Medic 1 Ambulances were called shortly before
eleven PM to a transport/automobile
accident just South of the junction of Hwy 63B and Hwy 63 North of Hoxie.
The automobile lost control on ice on the
bridge and skidded into the path of a South bound automobile hauler. No
major injuries were sustained by either the
transport truck driver nor the driver or passengers in the automobile. Only
one individual was transported to
Lawrence Memorial Hospital to be checked over.