Jackson County Office of Emergency Management and White River Women’s Shelter is hosting a Blessing Bag Donation Drive today December 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Please stop by 617 Second Street and drop off your donation for a Blessing Bag and grab lunch. Hotdogs, chips, and a drink are provided for everyone who donates. Items to donate include socks, hats & gloves, rain ponchos, blankets, lip balm, deodorant, granola bars, and Ziplock bags.
White River Area Agency on Aging is sponsoring the Silver Angel Tree for local seniors and disable adults who would not have Christmas without your generosity. Silver Angels are available in Newport at Merchants & Planters Bank (Hwy 367 N), iCare Pharmacy, and Norman and Baker Pharmacy. Gifts need to be returned to WRAAA (1200 AR 367) by Friday, December 17, at 3:00 p.m. Items will be delivered before Christmas.
The Sydney Claire Sutherland Foundation is having the 1st Annual SCS Pink Angel Tree Program. Pink Angel Trees will be located at Subway (Walmart Newport), Jackson County Courthouse, Dr. McKinny Office, and George Kell Motors. Please return UNWRAPPED gifts to George Kell Motors no later than Wednesday, December 15.
The Joe & Helen Harris Foundation and IMAD are having a joint fundraiser for the holidays this year. Smokin’ for the Holidays will offer two more opportunities to purchase smoked whole turkeys, turkey breasts, Boston butts, hams, turkey legs and cornbread dressing for Christmas and New Year’s Eve/Day!
For CHRISTMAS, you can order: Whole Smoked Turkeys ($45), Smoked Boston Butts ($35), Smoked Hams ($35), Smoked Turkey Breasts ($25) and 9x13 Pans of Cornbread Dressing ($25). Pick-up will be Thursday, December 23rd.
For NEW YEAR'S EVE/DAY, you can order: Smoked Hams ($35) and Smoked Turkey Legs ($15). Pick-up will be Thursday, December 30th.
You MUST pre-order for each holiday. All funds raised will be matched by the Arkansas Community Foundation. For orders or more information, please contact Michelle Johnson at (870) 503-3319.
The Newport Area Chamber of Commerce will host the first annual Holiday Festival of Trees. This friendly Christmas tree decorating competition is held for any youth group, business, church, or non-profit organization that would like to enter. Trees will be judged in three categories with awards given for the following: Most Comical, Most Traditional and Most Unique plus an overall Best Tree. Trees will be voted on by the public to determine the winners. Each $1 donation equals 1 vote. All donations to support the Chamber’s scholarship and Arkansas Scholars programs. Voting will begin Wednesday, December 1 during business hours at the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. Final judging will be on December 23 at noon. Return your form no later than November 30 to the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce https://files.constantcontact.com/5795d8ce001/54f48638-1246-423a-a9ad-bc3d6486d54a.pdf.
The Newport Christmas Parade is Thursday, December 9 beginning at 6:00 p.m. down Malcolm Avenue from Hwy. 69 to the Village Mall. Entry forms are now available here https://www.newportarcity.org/2021-newport-christmas-parade or at the Newport Area Chamber of Commerce. Entry is free! For more info, call (870) 523-3618.
Immediately following the Newport Christmas parade, drive thru to see the displays at the home of Dr. Patti Mullins at 4 Sue Circle. Hot chocolate and candy canes will be passed out. In addition, don’t forget to check out the drive thru displays along Newport Lake. Enter at the farmers market. More than 25 NEW displays have been added this year.
The Newport High School Theatre Department presents: Clue on Stage: High School Edition. Come enjoy a hilarious play based on the movie based on the board game. Six eccentric characters join a butler, maid, and cook in a murder mystery that asks the classic question: whodunnit? Mr. Boddy is dead and someone in the house murdered him. Was it Ms. Scarlet, Colonel Mustard, Mrs. Peacock, Professor Plum, Mrs. White, or Mr. Green? Or could it have been one of the staff? Shows will take place in the Newport High School Auditorium December 10 and December 11 at 6:30 p.m. and December 12 at 2:00 p.m. Tickets are $6 each and can be purchased on the Newport School District webpage. Please email david.norris@newportschools.org with any questions.
The Jackson County Community Theater is pleased to announce, "STEEL MAGNOLIAS"! Auditions for "Steel Magnolias" will be held January 5-6, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Newport. Please come with your own audition material and be prepared to read from the play's script. This is not a musical - you do not need to know how to sing. Performances for "Steel Magnolias" will be March 11-13, 2022 at the new Jane Parnell Performing Arts Hall located on Front Street in Downtown Newport. If you see yourself (or know of someone) who would be perfect to play the classic characters of Shelby, M'Lynn, Ouiser, Clairee, Truvy or Annelle, be sure to come audition for this truly Southern stage production. For more information contact David Norris at 870-351-4392.
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