Local Digest
Little Miss Arkansas Pageant to be held May 26
The Little Miss Arkansas Pageant will be held May 26 at the Hotel Hot Springs in Hot Springs. The deadline to enter is May 18.
The pageant is open to any Arkansas girl up to age 17. There are five age divisions with a winner and two alternates in each. There is also photogenic and talent competition. The contestants compete in casual wear and pageant dress.
Forms can be printed from Littlemissarkansas.com.
For more information, visit Littlemissarkansas.com or call Barbara Johnson at 501-318-7876. Anyone can also write the Little Miss Arkansas Pageant at 267 North Lake Cove, Hot Springs, AR 71901.
Special event set for Saturday for Autism Awareness Month
A special event Saturday in Smackover invites parents of any “special needs” children to attend and share resources in an effort to form a network for providers and parents.
From 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, at 109 W. 8th St. in Smackover, each organization present will make a presentation of 10 minutes or less to help share information about available resources for parents, caregivers and children.
Anone planning to attend or send a representative is asked to RSVP as lunch will be provided. To RSVP or for more information, contact Betty Morgan at bettymorgan41@yahoo.com or 870-818-3486.
Local election forum to be held Monday
The Union County NAACP and the El Dorado-Union County Chamber of Commerce will hold a candidates forum Monday at the SouthArk College Library Auditorium.
The forum will focus on two races, starting at 6:30 p.m. with the Democratic primary for Union County tax collector, which is a race between incumbent Paula Beard and challenger Karen Scott. Because there is no Republican candidate, the race will be decided in the May 22 primary.
Immediately following will be the Republican candidates for El Dorado mayor: incumbent Frank Hash and challengers Bill Luther and Chris Lutman. The winner of the May 22 primary will face Democrat Veronica Creer-Smith in the November general election.