Recollections

50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic-Scene Vol. 9 No. 16 Wednesday, April 17, 1974

For the first time in the history of Pea Ridge Public Schools, the entire Pea Ridge School system now is “A” rated.

In a session that lasted less than 30 minutes Thursday night, the Pea Ridge City Council read, corrected and then re-read the minutes of the last meeting; heard the mayor scan the month’s financial statements; heard a brief discussion of street work and sewer tax, voted to finance a special census here; approved the paying of bills; and heard a discussion on the sewer tax.

40 Years Ago The TIMES of Pea Ridge Country

Vol. 19 No. 16 Wednesday, April 18, 1984

The consensus coming out of last week’s meeting here on priorities for county roads seemed to be that improvement of State Hwy. 265 is most important to this part of the county.

In its efforts to establish firm funding for operations, the Volunteer Ambulance Service of Northeast Benton County board of directors Monday night discussed the possibility of establishing an ambulance service improvement district to provide a tax base.

30 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 29 No. 16 Wednesday, April 21, 1994

Rehiring of all the certified teachers was approved by the Pea Ridge School Board at last Thursday night’s meeting.

The Moving Wall, a halfsize replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be in Rogers May 1-7.

Charles Vinson of Pea Ridge helped to run CCC camps in the mid-1930s. For most of you, who weren’t alive then, CCC stands for the Civilian Conservation Corps. It put more than 300,000 young, single men to work when they could not find work and provided money for their families.

20 Years Ago The TIMES of Northeast Benton County Vol. 39 No. 16 Wednesday, April 21, 2004

Connecting with kids who are just like them is as much of summer camp as flying Frisbees and water balloons. Team Diabetes is a small group in northwest Arkansas that provides a free and fun day camp.

The two candidates for Benton County judge offered rival visions Friday for the office they seek. County Judge Gary D. Black and challenger Leo E. Lynch both addressed the regular meeting of the Republican Men of Benton County.