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Owiti crowned Mr. WBC

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Monday, February 11th, 2013, 4:27pm
Owiti crowned Mr. WBC

 

Meet the new Mr. Williams Baptist College.

David Owiti of Nyeri, Kenya, was crowned Friday, February 8, in the Southerland-Mabee Center on the Walnut Ridge campus.

Nicholas Scarbrough of Batesville was voted Mr. Congeniality by his fellow contestants. 

Trenton Neeley of Strawberry was presented the talent award. 

The runners-up were Jeff Morris of Bono, Brandt McDonald of Drasco and Bobby Wheeler, Jr. of Marion.

Nine contestants took part in the competition. 

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Grippo named Assoc. Dean of Sciences and Mathematics

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Saturday, February 9th, 2013, 1:01am
Grippo named Assoc. Dean of Sciences and Mathematics

 

An associate professor is now a dean at Arkansas State University.

Dr. Anne Grippo, who has woked in the Department of Biological Sciences at ASU since 1995, is an associate dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics.

Dean of the college, Dr. John Pratte, says Grippo will be very involved with the students.

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Cardiologist joins St. Bernards Heart and Vascular

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 1:10pm
Cardiologist joins St. Bernards Heart and Vascular

 

St. Bernards Heart and Vascular (formerly Cardiology Associates) welcomes Dr. Anil Kumar to its staff.

According to a news release from St. Bernards Healthcare, the cardiologist comes to Jonesboro following a fellowship at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA.  Before that he spent three years serving an internal medicine residency at New York Medical College, South Shore Medical Center of Westchester in New Rochelle, NY.

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Josephine Anne Beatty

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Thursday, February 7th, 2013, 9:00am
Josephine Anne Beatty

 

Josephine Anne Beatty, 69, of Jonesboro was welcomed into Heaven on Monday, February 4, 2013, after courageously battling pancreatic cancer.

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Dian Richie Burns

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013, 4:45pm
Dian Richie Burns

 

Dian Richie Burns, 66 of Salem, VA died Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Jonesboro Healthcare Center in Jonesboro.

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Share the love: Submit your Valentine's Day greetings

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, 1:43pm
Share the love: Submit your Valentine's Day greetings

 

Love is in the air.

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner.  So now is the perfect time to let your beloveds know your true feelings by sharing a special Valentine’s greeting.

Just send a photo and the following information to YourRegion8@kait8.com:

  • Your name:
  • Your hometown:
  • Your Valentine’s name(s):
  • Special message: 
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ASU Debate Team, MissCo student continue winning streak

Submitted by Patricia D. Davis, Community Web Producer
Thursday, January 31st, 2013, 3:01pm
ASU Debate Team, MissCo student continue winning streak

 

The Arkansas State Debate Team, including team member Ken Corbit of Leachville, continue to dominate the competition.

Recently the team competed at the University of Tennessee Volunteer Classic in Knoxville and brought home top honors in both the parliamentary (team) and public (individual) debate divisions.

In team debate, Corbin and Micah Christensen of Cheyenne, Wyoming, completed an undefeated tournament with a 2-1 decision over Morehouse College in the final round of parliamentary debate.

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