Stories by Annette Beard

Police Chief values good character in police officers Police officers are not just peace keepers, according to Pea Ridge Police Chief Lynn Hahn, who recently honored several of his officers for saving a life and for completing additional training. Lifesa... June 6, 2023

Brown promoted to lieutenant A long-time volunteer with the Pea Ridge Fire-EMS Department, has recently been promoted to lieutenant, according to Fire Chief Clint Bowen. Lt. Tyler Brown joined the Pea Ridge Fire Department around... June 6, 2023

Young driver injured A teen-aged driver was injured as a result of a two-vehicle collision just before 8 a.m. Friday, June 1, in front of Pea Ridge High School. The 16-year-old male was westbound on West Pickens Road behi... June 6, 2023

Highways discussed; Mayor works with ArDOT Two of the main thoroughfares through the city of Pea Ridge are state highways. Those two highways, Arkansas Highway 94 (Curtis Avenue and West Pickens Road) and Arkansas Highway 72 (Slack Street, Nor... June 6, 2023

Having fun while learning basketball at camp Having fun and learning basketball skills, hundreds of first- through seventh-grade boys and girls attended the Lil 'Hawks Basketball Camps last week. Former Blackhawks joined the many junior and seni... June 6, 2023

Making melodies individually harmoniously Even before dawn, when the sunrise is just a hope, the symphony of birds begins. This morning, before 5:30, several birds joined their songs to welcome the new day. A wood thrush, Eastern wood-pewee, ... June 6, 2023

Two Lady ’Hawks to play for college Two Lady Blackhawk softball seniors signed letters of intent Monday, May 22,to continue their softball careers at college.Ashley Earley signed to play softball at the University of Arkansas at Mountai... May 31, 2023

The Class of 2035 graduates kindergarten Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMESChildren paraded through the auditorium and up to the steps to the stage of the Performing Arts Center at Pea Ridge High School for the kindergarten graduation ceremony Fr... May 31, 2023

Lions Club gives to first graders Giving every child a book about firefighting, Lions Club members Lori Rogers, Renee Broussard and Cody Wilkerson visited the first-grade classroom of Amber Bowen Friday, May 26, in Pea Ridge Primary S... May 31, 2023

Slow down, enjoy loved ones, make memories Memorial Day has come and gone. Graves are adorned with flowers, wreaths and flags. School has been dismissed. Summer maintenance programs begin in earnest. Teachers enjoy vacations or second jobs. Po... May 31, 2023

King to coach bowling John E. King has been approved as the coach for the bowling team. Four of five School Board members met in a special School Board meeting Thursday, May 25, to address personnel issues and hear a recom... May 31, 2023

Grant for City Park designed to improve accessibility Thanks to an $80,000 grant, the Pea Ridge City Park will get a face lift making it more accessible to more people.The grant from Project for Public Spaces, Social Impact Partnerships, in conjunction w... May 24, 2023

Council accepts appeal of rezone A rezone request tabled at the April Planning Commission meeting and denied at the May Planning Commission, was appealed to the City Council which, after two different motions, approved the appeal.Rea... May 24, 2023

Be the difference you want to see in others When bemoaning negative events in culture, someone commented that we can't change the culture. That statement, which sounded futile and hopeless, was met with "Then what's the point?" The wise man res... May 24, 2023

Police save man’s life Called to the scene of an unconscious person just before 10 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, Pea Ridge police officers Sgt. Todd Cornwell and Officer Levi Wallace reacted quickly saving the man's life. Officer... May 24, 2023

Soccer wins celebrated Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES Pea Ridge Mayor Nathan See passed out first-place trophies and second-place medals to soccer players Saturday during the awards ceremony after a morning of tournaments fo... May 24, 2023

Cheering them on to State finals Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES The Lady Blackhawk softball team with coaches Josh Reynolds (far right), Elzie Yoder and Peyton Wright (far left) prepared to get on the bus Thursday afternoon for the tr... May 24, 2023

Heckman wins election Receiving 54.22% of the 86 votes cast, Ryan Heckman was elected to represent the residents of Zone 1, Pea Ridge School District, on the Pea Ridge School Board. Heckman, who served from 2015 to 2020 be... May 17, 2023

OPINION: Hometown feel continues despite growth In case you haven't noticed, Pea Ridge has grown, changed. The population of the city, the school and the surrounding area has grown with thousands more people here than there were just a couple of de... May 17, 2023

Summer lunch program will not be offered Free lunches at school will not be available this year as the Pea Ridge School District student participation in free and reduced lunches as decreased from 46% to 32%, according to assistant superinte... May 17, 2023

Softball seniors miss graduation Courtesy photograph Ashley Earley and Gracie McGarrah, two of the three seniors of the Lady Blackhawks softball team, received their diplomas while on the softball field in Cabot just before the quart... May 17, 2023

Seniors encouraged to choose life "The reality of life is this -- Scripture makes it clear to us that there's one choice for us," said Thomas Guinee. "Seniors, let me make it clear, there's one choice for you in life -- the choice to ... May 17, 2023

Teachers pay increases Teachers at Pea Ridge schools will receive at least a $2,000 raise as School Board members approved the recommendation of superintendent Keith Martin. The minimum teacher salary for a bachelor's degre... May 17, 2023

Scholarships abounded Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES Graduating seniors received numerous scholarships to aid them in their future endeavors. Ten students received scholarships from the Ayden Cotton 24 Forever Memorial ($4,... May 17, 2023

And they’re off to State! Annette Beard/Pea Ridge TIMES The Lady Blackhawk softball team was cheered on their way out of town going to the state tournament semi-finals as they drove by each school campus. Annette Beard/Pea Rid... May 17, 2023

Drive-through window added to Water Dept. office A window with drive-through drawer is being installed at the Pea Ridge Water Utilities office to provide better service for customers. There will be a concrete driveway to access the drive-through fro... May 9, 2023

City planner adds QR code to signs In an attempt to improve communication, QR codes are being added to signs placed on properties that will be the subject of public hearings "We want to make sure the information is available," accordin... May 9, 2023

Smoke fills house, fire confined to stove top Pea Ridge Police Officer Thomas Morris was first on the scene of a reported structure fire on John W. Montgomery Circle Monday afternoon about 2:20 and used the fire extinguisher in his patrol car to ... May 9, 2023

Community Center considered City Council members were scheduled to meet with city department heads and officials in a work study session Tuesday, May 9, to discuss the business items slated for the Tuesday, May 16 City Council m... May 9, 2023

Friends and competitors, girls grow together Softball athletes on the Legends National 16U team often find themselves on opposing teams during school softball season. For Lady Blackhawk sophomore Emory Bowlin, pitcher, that was an added challeng... May 9, 2023

Keller rezone request denied Planning Commission members unanimously denied a request to rezone two acres at 290 Hallack Lane from residential to commercial during the regular meeting Tuesday, May 2. Commission members Michael Wi... May 9, 2023

Parenting — both a privilege and a responsibility What is your attitude towards children? Listening to some people, one wonders how we've managed to increase the population. Terms like brat, rug rat, crumb snatcher, ankle biter, hellion and holy terr... May 9, 2023

Heckman, Yager both seek Zone 1 School Board seat Registered voters living in Zone 1 of the Pea Ridge School District will have an opportunity to select who they want to represent them from now through Tuesday, May 9. Early voting is available until ... May 2, 2023

Making the paths straight City Street Department employees Kurtis Wiltgen manned the back hoe as Sawyer Varner held the grader rod. Work began Monday on the project to straighten the sidewalk along North Curtis Avenue north of... May 2, 2023

Student expelled for 365 days By Annette Beard [email protected] A sixth-grade student was expelled for 365 days by the Pea Ridge School Board which approved the recommendation of school superintendent Keith Martin. The student... May 2, 2023

Arts — music, theater — entertain The Fine Arts Thing in the Spring was held Thursday, April 27, in several areas at the Pea Ridge High School. There were Elementary School, Middle School and Junior High choir performances held in the... May 2, 2023

Blood takes oath for City Council Matt Blood was appointed by the Pea Ridge City Council to fill the unexpired term of Merrill White, who moved out of state. Blood was one of a seven persons who applied for the seat. One dropped out l... April 25, 2023

Library exists to serve community "Our library is very important to our community," stated Mayor Nathan See this past March when introducing plans to change the governance of the library. With a long history of service to the communit... April 25, 2023

Equipment purchases approved; three rezonings OKd Several items of business were approved by City Council members at the regular monthly meeting Tuesday, April 18. City Council members approved the request of Police Chief Lynn Hahn to surplus two veh... April 25, 2023

Musical theater ensemble entertains Musical theater ensemble entertains April 25, 2023

Crash sends one to hospital Pea Ridge Police Det. Sgt. Justin Lawson and Pea Ridge Police Sgt. Thomas Morris search a vehicle involved in a collision about 2 p.m. Thursday, April 20. Emergency personnel from the Pea Ridge Fire-E... April 25, 2023

The Streets of Pea Ridge For the past couple of months, information from Billie Jines' 1996 booklet, "The Streets of Pea Ridge," has been published here. In 1995, under the leadership of Mayor Jackie Crabtree, Ordinance No. 2... April 25, 2023

Storytime is fun Children and their parents listened attentively as volunteer Leslie Vest read books during Story Time Wednesday, April 19, in the Pea Ridge Community Library. April 25, 2023

New drug take-back box in place A new drug-take-back box was installed at the Pea Ridge Police Department this past week. It was provided by Arkansas Take Back, an Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership, an initiative for opioid overd... April 25, 2023

Five of six candidates speak to Council Five of the six people seeking to be appointed to a vacant City Council seat spoke to the members of the City Council during the work session Tuesday, April 11. One of the original seven applicants, A... April 18, 2023

Bowling added to PRHS Bowling at the varsity level will be added to the Pea Ridge School system sports program, as School Board members approved the request at the regular meeting Monday, April 10. "We have an opportunity ... April 18, 2023

School adds ‘smart tags’ for bus riders This past week, Smart Tags were given to all students in the Pea Ridge School District. Some were attached to lanyards, some were attached to the students' backpacks. Those smart tags are for communic... April 18, 2023

In school all her life, Mrs. Ricketts to retire Andrea Ricketts has been going to Pea Ridge schools for half a century -- first as a student, then as a teacher. "I didn't really intend to teach at Pea Ridge," the long-time physical education teache... April 18, 2023

Choir performs for School Board The Pea Ridge High School Advanced Choir members performed for the Pea Ridge School Board at the beginning of its meeting on Monday, April 10, 2023. April 18, 2023

New preK class OKd Pre-kindergarten classes have been well attended at Pea Ridge schools since the inception of the school preparatory classes seven years ago. That program will be expanded as School Board members appro... April 18, 2023

Stories by Annette Beard

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