🌱 What WBU’s new trustees and BRTC partnership mean for Walnut Ridge

Good morning to you Walnut Ridge! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What WBU’s new trustees and BRTC partnership mean for Walnut Ridge
• How two midnight landings made Walnut Ridge a Beatles destination
• Walnut Ridge mourns the passing of Joyce Yvette Brandon

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 49 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and not as cool, temps: high: 57, low: 29.
• Saturday: Some sun, then clouds; cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 20 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• WBU Board Welcomes New Members (neareport.com) — Williams Baptist University in Walnut Ridge has seated seven new trustees, granted tenure and promotion to English professor Dr. Trevor Babcock, and moved toward a workforce‑training partnership with nearby Black River Technical College. Trustees also celebrated recent athletic honors, highlighting how the campus is shaping both education and regional opportunities for Walnut Ridge residents.
   

• Arkansas Backstories: The Beatles (aymag.com) — Walnut Ridge’s brief brush with Beatlemania still shapes the town’s identity, from late‑night airport sightings in 1964 to today’s Abbey Road‑inspired sculpture and Beatles at the Ridge festivals downtown. This Arkansas Backstories column explains how those fleeting visits turned into a lasting tourism draw and local point of pride.
   

• Joyce Yvette Brandon (talkbusiness.net) — Walnut Ridge readers are remembering Joyce Yvette Brandon, born there in 1959, who recently passed away at 66 after battling colon cancer. Her obituary honors her deep love for family, her educational achievements, and the strong bonds she maintained with relatives and close friends across Arkansas.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Mobile Mammograms
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  9:00 am
• American Red Cross Blood Drive
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  10:00 am
• GBB - JR vs Forrest City - Away
  Westside Cons. Sch Dist (Craigh) Jonesboro, AR 72404
  4:30 pm
• 7G, 7B, JG, JB @ Nettleton
  Valley View School District Jonesboro, AR 72404
  5:00 pm
• Paragould Rams vs Greene County Tech Golden Eagles
  Paragould High School , 1701 W Court St , Paragould
  5:00 pm
• Holiday Make & Take: Hand Soaps & Body Scrubs
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  6:00 pm
• Snowman Horseshoe Welding Workshop!
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  6:00 pm
• Made to Mingle: Holiday Grazing Boxes
  Paragould, AR Calendar Paragould, AR 72450
  6:30 pm
• WMS - Choir & Band Concert - FAC
  Westside Cons. Sch Dist (Craigh) Jonesboro, AR 72404
  6:30 pm

Friday December 12

• 7G, SG vs Trumann
  Valley View School District Jonesboro, AR 72404
  5:00 pm
• I.S. Parents Night Out
  International Studies Magnet Jonesboro, AR 72401
  5:30 pm
• Supper with Santa
  Jonesboro, AR Calendar , 118 Burke Ave , Jonesboro
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Walnut Ridge. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Walnut Ridge. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Walnut Ridge here.

🗞 Nearby News

Jonesboro

• Tate manufacturing facility celebrates ribbon cutting, announces expansion in Pocahontas (kait8.com)

Paragould

• Jonesboro health system will expand Medicaid services for high-risk pregnancies in Paragould (arkansasadvocate.com)
• Arkansas State basketball weekly press conference (12/10/25) (kait8.com)
• Remembering the deadly tornado outbreak in December of 2021 (wsiltv.com)

Ok Walnut Ridge! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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