Months of hard work and planning paid off on Friday when dozens of students from across Carter County participated in the first annual Heart of a Champion Livestock Show. The event, a new feature of the Carter County Junior Livestock Show, invited special needs students from between the ages of third and 12th grade to get experience handling and showing livestock with a little help from an experienced livestock show person called a buddy.
It’s safe to say the Ardmore High School baseball team kept the home fans on the edge of their seats during Friday’s home opener. The Tigers took care of business though, as they defeated Sulphur in exciting fashion with a 5-4 walk-off win to give Chad Rogers his first victory as head coach.
When Maitreyi Roy first came to Bartram’s Gardens a decade ago, it was a hidden gem along the banks of the Schuylkill River in southwestern Philadelphia: 50 acres of verdant fields and trees surrounding a historic home and garden whose roots reached back three centuries. h The only thing missing was people. h As the new executive director, Roy had her work cut out for her. Initial surveys found that many neighboring residents, who are predominantly Black, didn’t even realize Bartram’s was a public park. It took time and further engagement to learn what kinds of programming and services they needed to begin using the space. h Within a few years, an estimated 100,000 people were coming to Bartram’s annually to walk, boat, fish and watch birds, a threefold to fourfold increase. Attendance continued to grow steadily through 2020, when Roy shuttered many programs to keep visitors safe from COVID-19.
No. 13 Tennessee 78, No. 14 Arkansas 74: Freshman guard Zakai Zeigler, whose family was left homeless by a fire in New York City last weekend, made two key free throws in the final seconds to help host Tennessee (23-7, 14-4 SEC) hold off Arkansas (24-7, 13-5) on Saturday.
No. 3 North Carolina State 70, No. 21 Virginia Tech 55: Elissa Cunane had 20 points and 13 rebounds and North Carolina State (28-3) used a strong second half to pull away from Virginia Tech (23-9) on Saturday in Greensboro, N.C., and return to the ACC tournament championship game.
MILAN – European governments are moving against Russian oligarchs to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to back down on his war in Ukraine, seizing superyachts and other luxury properties from billionaires on sanctions lists.
KABUL, Afghanistan – The Taliban’s acting interior minister – designated a terrorist by the U.S. – said in a rare public appearance Saturday security police guilty of misconduct in Afghanistan were being penalized after a string of abuse allegations.
BEIJING – New U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns has arrived to take up his post in Beijing amid heightened tensions between China and the United States over Taiwan, trade, human rights and the war in Ukraine.
ROME – The head of the Polish bishops’ conference has done what Pope Francis has so far avoided doing: He publicly condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and urged the head of the Russian Orthodox Church to use his influence with Vladimir Putin to demand an end to the war and for Russian soldiers to stand down.
HEALDTON - Funeral services for Patsy Ruth (Witt) Porterfield, 81, of Healdton are scheduled for 2:00 PM Monday, March 7,2022 at the Bethel Baptist Church of Healdton with Rev. Ron Elmore officiating and grandson, Chad Porterfield providing the eulogy. Interment will follow at Mount Olive Cemetery of Healdton. Services are under the direction and care of Alexander Gray Funeral Home of Healdton.