The Eddie Mae Herron Center’s traditional community celebration of Juneteenth will not be held in 2020 amid COVID19 safety concerns. The Center has been closed since March to comply with Arkansas’ social distancing rules. We would love to be able to celebrate with our friends and neighbors in the community at Juneteenth, but it is…
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The Eddie Mae Herron Center’s Annual Hog Butchering will take place Saturday, February 8th beginning at 8am at the Center at 1708 Archer Street in Pocahontas, AR. Every year, the Eddie Mae Herron Center holds a “Hog Butchering Demonstration” for the community. Afterwards, we’ll all have lunch together with some of the fresh meat. Those of…
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The Eddie Mae Herron Center/Museum will host its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Celebration Walk Monday January 20, 2020 10:00am – 1:00pm We will meet up at the Randolph County Courthouse, on the Marr Street side at 10:00am. From there, we will walk to the Eddie Mae Herron Center on Archer Street. At the…
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Sunday – December 8, 2019 2:00pm – 4:00pm Join us for Eddie Mae Herron Center’s Annual Christmas Open House. There will be singing, food, fun and door prizes. Family pictures with Santa Claus! ALL ARE WELCOME This year we are sponsoring the Randolph County Foster Child Donation…
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The 2019 Basketball Skills & Drills Development Program will be held on Saturday, October 26. Volunteers from Williams Baptist University and our community will be working with boys and girls grades 3rd through 7th. Price is $20 per player and $15 for additional siblings. 3rd through 7th-grade boys will meet 12 pm to 2 pm.…
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Celebrate the 100th Birthday of St. Mary’s AME Church Saturday, October 19th. The event will start at 1pm. Enjoy BBQ, fellowship and a performance by INS4NE. Constructed in 1919, St. Mary’s AME Church, now the home of the Eddie Mae Herron Center & Museum was once a one-room African American School. This event is sponsored…
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The Juneteenth Celebration will take place June 14th, at The Eddie Mae Herron Center, 1708 Archer Street, Pocahontas. More informationJuneteenth
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The EMHC will have their annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday celebration, January 21, 2019. Starting with a walk from the Randolph County Courthouse up West Marr street to Archer street to the Eddie Mae Herron Center. We will have a small program and will serve Chilli and Cake for lunch. Our special guest will…
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The Eddie Mae Herron Center will host their Annual Christmas Open House at 1708 Archer Street in Pocahontas. We ask everyone to bring a non-perishable item for Bridge of Hope Ministries. We will have a special guest, MD Williams 4th Grader, Ashtyn Bradley to sing. There will be refreshments and door prizes.
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The Eddie Mar Herron Center will be firing up their smokers to cook Baby Back Ribs, Boston Butt Roast and Turkey legs for pick up on Friday December 21. Ribs are $22.00 a rack; Roast are $25 and Turkey Legs are $9. Orders will be taken starting Nov 26 and we would prefer payment in…
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