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p.m., at Cypress Avenue Baptist Church, 1241 Cypress Ave, in Marion. Young people ages 12 and up can join the cadet program. Adults are needed to support the cadet program and emergency service operations. For more information contact Lt. Col. Larry Webster at 870-225-6849 or at hornets 99compsq@aol.com.
Fire Safety Day
West Memphis Fire Department Safety Day is Saturday, Nov. 2, at Tilden Rodgers Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a free family-friendly event packed with fun and valuable safety information. Bounce houses, food trucks, live music, and more.
Holiday Sanitation Schedule
In observance of Veterans Day, the City of West Memphis will adjust its sanitation services for the week of Monday, November 11th: No service on Monday, Nov. 11, Monday and Tuesday routes will both be serviced on Tuesday, Nov. 12. City of West Memphis offices will be closed on Monday, Nov. 11, to honor Veterans Day. All emergency services will continue to operate as usual. For after-hours utility outages, please contact West Memphis Utilities at (870) 735-3355, option 2.
Movie Night on the Square
Get into the holiday spirit with “The Grinch,” the feature presentation at Movie Night on the Square, on Saturday, Nov. 9, beginning at 6 p.m.
Free admission, free popcorn, free hot cocoa and a candy station for everyone. Presented by Moms of Marion in partnership with First Marion, Crye-Leike Real Estate, the Boys & Girls Club of Crittenden County and Marion A& P.
West Memphis Christmas Parade
The 72nd annual West Memphis Christmas Parade will be Tuesday, Dec. 3, beginning at 7 p.m. Presented by the West Memphis Chamber of Commerce. The deadline to enter is Friday, Nov. 29. The Entry Fee is $25. Parade lineup begins at 5 p.m., in the Lehr Arena parking lot, 500 W.
Broadway, and route ends at the West Memphis Christian School parking lot, 1101 N.
Missouri St. For more information, contact the West Memphis Chamber at (870) 735-1134 or info@ westmemphischamber. com.
Mingle & Jingle
The 4th annual Mingle & Jingle Christmas tree lighting festival will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Courthouse Square in Marion. Christmas music, live Nativity animals, vendors and food trucks, letters to Santa and pictures with Santa, the big Greenway tractor, a kiddie train, a bigger and better snow machine and more. For more information about this event, email Moms of Marion at momsofmarionar @gmail.com.
Tornado Siren Testing
The West Memphis Office of Emergency Management will conduct periodic tests of the city’s tornado siren warning system on Saturdays at noon. These sirens are located at: Tilden Rodgers Park, the J.W. Rich Girls Club, South Avalon at the VFW, 10th Street at Jackson, Goodwin at Garden Drive and MLK Drive at Beatty Street. For questions or concerns, contact the City of West Memphis OEM. at 870-702-5159.
Crittenden County Museum
Displays on history of Crittenden County in Earle in the former Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot, 1112 Main St. Open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday. No admission fee. Donations gladly accepted.
High School Completion Program
Arkansas residents ages 21 and older who do not have a high school diploma can now finish school online for free through a new program from Graduation Alliance called the Arkansas Adult Diploma Program. Graduates earn an accredited high school diploma.
According to a press release, Graduation Alliance can offer this program for free through a state-funded initiative administered by the Arkansas Department of Education Division of Career and Technical Education. To qualify for the program, applicants must be an Arkansas resident, 21 or older, have access to a computer and the internet, have completed at least some of 10th grade, and have not completed a GED or another high school equivalency diploma. For more information, visit arkansasdiploma .com or call 501-512-1417.
