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the Greene County Health Unit located at 801 Goldsmith Road, Paragould, AR 72450.  No out-of-pocket expenses for Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, or uninsured individuals.

Belk - located at 2415 W. Kingshighway.

Arkansas Methodist Medical Center

Downtown Paragould.  Visit Plates on Pruett - Main Street Paragould (downtownparagould.com)  for more information.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Test your nature knowledge with a game of trivia around a campfire. Winner will get to take home a bundle of wood to further fuel your fire. Fun for the whole family. Meet at campfire circle across from the tent campsite.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Volunteers have been essential in creating and maintaining our state parks. Join park staff for a service day to recognize the centennial of Arkansas State Parks! Your service hours count towards the “100 Hours of Centennial Service” program and help you qualify for prizes! Projects may include trail maintenance, habitat restoration, and landscaping around our facilities (part of Keep Arkansas Beautiful). Please meet at the visitor Center to register and receive instruction on what section of the park is needing attention. This is a drop-in event. We’re happy to have you as long as you’d like! Meet at the Visitor Center.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Traditional confetti are made with plastics that are not environmentally friendly. Join a park interpreter to make an alternative version of confetti from leaves. Meet at campfire across from the tent campsites.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Snakes are important to the ecosystem, and many that live in Arkansas make Crowley’s Ridge State Park their home. Join a park interpreter to learn about the snakes of Arkansas and get a chance to meet one! Meet at the campfire circle across from the tent campsite.

Belk - located at 2415 W. Kingshighway.

Downtown Paragould.  Go to www.getdowntownfestival.com or visit Get Downtown Festival | Facebook for more details.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Read The Leaf Thief by Alice Hemming while strolling along Lake Ponder Trail. Instead of turning the page, simply walk to the page! This is a great way to incorporate literacy and physical activity as well as create an opportunity for family bonding. This story walk is a self-guided activity and will be on display from Friday, October 13 – Sunday, October 22. Lake Ponder Trail is a 0.5-mile, flat, paved, and ADA-accessible trail. Meet along Lake Ponder Trail.

 the Community Pavilion Meeting Room. Cost: $5 per person. Every spoonful of chili you savor will contribute to Project Hope, a remarkable organization that provides mammograms for women and men with no insurance or other means to pay. By offering this free life-saving service to women and men, they hope to help those potentially affected by breast cancer to get early screenings.

Entrance is limited to 300 people so come early and support this great organization! Let's come together as a community to enjoy fantastic food, create lasting memories, and make a difference in the lives of those in need. Your participation in the Chili Cookoff Fundraiser will help bring hope and positive change where it's needed most. For more information or to support the Chili Cookoff Fundraiser, email ablakeney@paragould.org.

Court/Pruett Street Parking Lot in Downtown Paragould

Downtown Paragould. Visit www.getdowntownfestival.com or go to Get Downtown Festival | Facebook for more details.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Various trees that grow in Crowley’s Ridge State Park are essential to the lives of animals, the enjoyment of park visitors, and the history of the park. What are some of the trees that grow here? Pick up a Tree ID scavenger hunt at the Visitor Center to guide your identification of some of these trees. Discover the connection between trees and people at the back of the scavenger hunt. Please remember to only pick the leaves off the ground and NEVER off the trees. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Experience the annular solar eclipse on your visit to Crowley’s Ridge State Park. According to timeanddate.com, “An annular solar eclipse happens when the Moon covers the Sun's center, leaving the Sun's visible outer edges to form a “ring of fire” or annulus around the Moon.” The annular solar eclipse will begin at 10:31 am, reach the maximum at 11:59 am, and end at 1:32 pm. Please exercise caution when viewing the solar eclipse. DO NOT look directly into the sun. Only use reputable eclipse viewing glasses or use the pinhole method to view the eclipse. 

Check out the links below for further resources.

https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/annular-solar-eclipse.html

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/safety/

Crowley's Ridge State Park. The little things in life can lead you to big adventures at Crowley’s Ridge State Park! Join the park interpreter in a hunt for objects one inch or smaller in size as we hike along the 1.25-mile Dancing Rabbit Trail. Good walking/hiking shoes are recommended. Meet at the Visitor Center.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Nature can leave a lasting impression! After collecting some outdoor inspiration, join the park interpreter in creating sun-powered paper impressions of your favorite park memories with this craft activity. Meet at the Lake Ponder swim beach. 

Belk - located at 2415 W. Kingshighway.

presented by the Collins Theatre. For more information on all events and to purchase tickets, visit Magic on the Ridge Festival (collinstheatre.com).

Lake Frierson State Park Visitor Center. Visit Centennial Days of Service: Lake Frierson State Park | Arkansas State Parks for more information.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Various trees that grow in Crowley’s Ridge State Park are essential to the lives of animals, the enjoyment of park visitors, and the history of the park. What are some of the trees that grow here? Pick up a Tree ID scavenger hunt at the Visitor Center to guide your identification of some of these trees. Discover the connection between trees and people at the back of the scavenger hunt. Please remember to only pick the leaves off the ground and NEVER off the trees. Meet at the Visitor Center.

the Paragould Community Center at 3404 Linwood Drive. Keynote speaker will be Seth Dillon, CEO of The Babylon Bee. Event is sponsored by the Greene County Republican Committee. Tickets are available by visiting Lincoln Day Dinner: Greene County Republican Committee Tickets, Sat, Oct 21, 2023 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite or by calling 870-450-4715.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Birding is a great way to tune in to the sights and sounds of Crowley’s Ridge State Park. Join the park interpreter to learn more about birding and how you can get started with this fun hobby. After learning some tips and tricks, we will go birding on the 0.9-mile Spider Creek Trail. If you have binoculars, please bring them. Please wear hiking or tennis shoes. Meet at Spider Creek Trail trailhead.

the Collins Theatre - featuring the Edgar Loudermilk Band.

Belk - located at 2415 W. Kingshighway.

Downtown Paragould. Event will start at Centennial Park - at the corner of Emerson and Pruett Street. Enjoy a light meal with your paid admission at Skinny J's at the conclusion of the scavenger hunt. Cost is $50 per person. Payments can be made at Backroad Social.

the Collins Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Home | Act II Performing Arts (act2performingarts.org)

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Bats get a bad rep for being scary and vampiric. Join a park interpreter to help bats fix their bad reputation and learn how you can become a bat superhero. Meet at the campfire circle across from the tent campsite.

the Collins Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Home | Act II Performing Arts (act2performingarts.org)

the Paragould Community Center.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Snakes are important to the ecosystem, and many that live in Arkansas make Crowley’s Ridge State Park their home. Join a park interpreter to learn about the snakes of Arkansas and get a chance to meet one! Meet at the campfire circle across from the tent campsite.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Feel with your fingers the features of our furry friends. Join a park interpreter in finding out what animals live at Crowley’s Ridge State Park and what their fur feels like. This is a drop-in program. Feel free to stay as long as you wish. Meet at Lake Ponder swim beach.

Brown's Chapel Baptist Church located at 3800 S. Rockingchair.

Downtown Paragould

the Collins Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Home | Act II Performing Arts (act2performingarts.org)

Crowley's Ridge State Park. What’s more relaxing than a morning painting session? Come paint beautiful landscape pictures using materials found in nature. All materials will be provided. Meet at the campfire circle across from the tent campsite.

Crowley's Ridge State Park. Without modern cellular phones, communication 100 years ago looked very different than today. Join a park interpreter to discover how people used to communicate and get a chance at writing with a quill pen. This is a drop-in program. Feel free to stop by whenever you like. Meet at Lake Ponder swim beach.

the Collins Theatre. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit Home | Act II Performing Arts (act2performingarts.org)

Belk - located at 2415 W. Kingshighway.

the Paragould Community Center.

The Food Lot located at 2609 W Kingshighway.