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June 9, 1995

Morgan Chauntel Nick, a six-year-old girl, was presumably abducted from a parking lot in Alma (Crawford County). The fruitless effort to locate her led to her mother Colleen’s establishment of the Morgan Nick Foundation in 1996 in an effort to prevent abductions and to help families of other missing children. The Morgan Nick Alert is the Arkansas affiliate of the Amber Alert Program, an acronym for the “America’s Missing Broadcast Emergency Response” administered under the auspices of the Department of Justice. The program attempts to marshal the forces of all levels of law enforcement agencies and to engage the services of local radio, television stations, and other media.

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Williford Basketball; 1972

While football is the major fall sport in many of the larger Arkansas schools, basketball is king with many of the state’s smaller school districts. Shown here in 1972 are two of those small schools, Williford (white jerseys) and Biggers-Reyno, competing in the district tournament. This was the first Williford (Sharp County) team to go to the state basketball tournament. Both of the schools have been consolidated and no longer exist.

 

While football is the major fall sport in many of the larger Arkansas schools, basketball is king with many of the state’s smaller school districts. Shown here in 1972 are two of those small schools, Williford (white jerseys) and Biggers-Reyno, competing in the district tournament. This was the first Williford (Sharp County) team to go to the state basketball tournament. Both of the schools have been consolidated and no longer exist.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, quizzes, lesson plans, and more, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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