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No. 8
Vol. 2
Historic Juneteenth celebration in Arkadelphia Henry Wilson Clark County NAACP
The Clark County NAACP held its second Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 19, at Feaster Park in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The day was filled with food, fun, and good fellowship. A panel discussion was held featuring Corporal Sam Hart of the State Police, Dr. Talisha Givan, Professor at Henderson
State University and Ms. Kasey Summerville, former Clark County Assessor. The entire program was a great success! The food for this year’s event was sponsored by Wal-Mart and Brookshire’s. A special thanks to the Juneteenth Committee Chair, Pastor Kyle Jones, and committee members Michael Evans, Jackie Matlock, Janice Turner, and Rosboro Hendrix. Thank you to Pastor
Johnny Harris for his support in this year’s celebration. We hope and pray that June 2022 will be an even greater success, since the United States President has made June 19 a federal holiday and that our local Black Pastor’s will get involved and help the Clark County NAACP with planning the 2022 Juneteenth Celebration.
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From farm to table Phoebe Darley Staff Reporter Just in time for the summer season, Arkadelphia has brought back the Clark County Farmers’ Market. The farmers’ market features local farm ers and crafters. You can buy items such as local meat and fresh vegetables and fruits. Erica Hughes from Terre Noire Farms has been a part of the market since 2018. They raise and sell their pork at the market. Based out of Arkadelphia, Hughes loves when the market opens back up in the summer.
The market does not just have food for sale, they also feature crafting vendors such as Henderson State University alum Stacie Hightower. Hightower brings her handmade soaps and other items made from natural ingredients from her business The Herb Square. Hughes and Hightower are just a couple of vendors at the Clark County Farmers’ Market. The market was founded in 2012 and they strive to offer the citizens of Clark County a place to buy local, healthy, and fresh produce and products. All of their
vendors must grow and make 100% of what they sell. The market features items such as vegetables, jams, jellies, soaps, baked goods, and a variety of meats. The C l a r k C o u n t y F a r mers’ Market prides itself on supporting local farmers and artisans and they are always looking for new vendors to participate. The market is open during the season, Wednesday and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon, located at Arkadelphia Central Park across from Henderson State University Recreation Center.
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This year’s Juneteenth holds special significance as it marks the first federally recognized occasion of the holiday.
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At the Juneteenth celebration in Feaster Park, there was food, games, awards and a discussion panel. The event was hosted by the Clark County NAACP.
Juneteenth celebration hosted by Clark County NAACP Tierra McCraney Staff Reporter
A celebration of Freedom indeed, on January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, declaring that all enslaved shall be free. Though the Emancipation Proclamation had been given as an executive decree, it did not reach the most western part of the Confederation of Texas until two years later, on June 19, 1865. In Galveston Bay, Texas, more than 250,000 enslaved Blacks in the state were freed by executive decree on the day known as Juneteenth. This day has been celebrated for over 150 years before becoming a national holiday on June 19 of this year. A bill that would establish a federal holiday on Juneteenth, marking the end of slavery in the United States, passed the House on Wednesday, paving the way for President Joe
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The Clark County Farmers’ Market was founded in 2012 and features locally sourced food and crafts.
Clark County COVID-19 memorial service
Biden to sign it into law. The Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom hosted by Clark County NAACP unit 6005, at Feaster Park was Super fun and insightful and participants were able to register to vote. The food that had been prepared for the occasion was terrific on that blazing summer afternoon. As the children played in the bouncy houses the adults took part in fellowship. The program started with an opening prayer and welcome. The story of Juneteenth was told and why it was so important in American history. The program continued with a song “Lift Every Voice and Sing” the National Negro Hymn Words by Weldon Jonhson. The song was followed by a panel discussion over Photo courtesy of Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home law enforcement, education, and more. An Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home hosted a memorial service for Clark County’s victims of COVID-19 Thursday, June 24. Clark award ceremony fin- County has lost over 30 people to the virus since the outbreak began. Speakers included Mayor Scott Byrd, Clark County Judge Troy Tucker, OBU Professor Byron Eubanks, and Mr. Jeff Smith, owner of Ruggles-Wilcox Funeral Home. ished off the event.
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