I looked around the round wooden table at my district, some of us meeting only six months before. We gave each other reassuring smiles, and I could see the encouragement in the girl’s eyes sitting across from me as I turned my microphone on and began to speak to Senator John Boozman, sitting a...

   In our world, mass consumption, immediate satisfaction, and a busy lifestyle tend to sweep under the rug the real and pressing problem of homelessness. In Texarkana, an estimated 1,680 women are homeless and struggling daily to stay on their feet. Responding to this problem, one  of our own has been on the sidelin...

One lucky teacher will kiss a pig during halftime at the powder puff game on March 16th. The “Kiss the Pig” fundraiser  is to help raise money for the senior prom. Students will donate money in the box of the teacher they want to see kiss a pig. The pig is from a family farm in Hope. The te...

   Students don't have to be in Tammy Turk’s class for long to know that you’re being taught by a classy and cultured woman. Ms. Turk has an obvious passion for the written word, and this is evident when she discusses stories such as “Nightwatch” and “Salvation.¨    Ms. Turk chose to become a teacher beca...