Lawrence County Cooperative Extension Service

Sorry everyone! We’ve decided to cancel our activities due to the weather forecast. Hope everyone has a safe and dry Halloween!

It is time once again that time where we are offering our countywide Brucellosis vaccinations. The vaccinations will take place on Monday November 9th with a back up day on November 13th in case of rain. These vaccinations are for replacement heifers between the ages of 4-12 months. There is no cost to the producer to participate in this program. If you wish to have your cattle vaccinated please call the Lawrence County Extension Office at 870-886-3741

Join us Thursday, November 5th at 6pm at the Lawrence County Library. We will be part of the Library's November calendar and going over Winter Gardening.

Cardboard Boat Regatta is THIS SATURDAY!! Registration starts at 1pm, followed by boat inspections and captain's meeting. Races will start at 2 pm! If you'd like to register for the instant category, we have spots available! Just contact us before Saturday to get signed up. We hope to see you there!

Don't forget to add 4-H on your list of places to stop on Halloween!! Our Fall Festival will be held from 5-7:30! We'll have games & activities, lots of goodies, and a petting zoo! Hope to see you there!

4-H Shooting Sports members, here is the practice dates for this month! We will be starting .22 r***e this month and will discuss the winter time options at these upcoming practices. Stay tuned for more info on practices, hunter's ed opportunities, and the start of archery!

Due to chances of rain and wind on Saturday, we are postponing our Cardboard Race Regatta to October 24 at 1pm! We still have a few openings if you'd like to submit a late registration, just call us!

Don't forget it's time to update your enrollment in ZSuite! Log into your account and update just a few things and you're ready to go for another year of 4-H in 2027!

The 2026 Arkansas Voter Guides are in! These guides provide non-biased explanations for all four issues in this year's election. The guides are available at the Lawrence County Extension Office, Lawrence County Courthouse, Lawrence County Library, Lynn Library, Imboden Library, and Portia City Hall. I am including a link that you can follow that will take you to the Public Policy page where you can download the guide. The guide is also available by scanning the QR code on the voter guide cover that is pictured here.
This year there is a special issue here in Lawrence County regarding a proposed increase in the current property tax rate to benefit the county road department. The UA Division of Agriculture Public Policy Center prepared a fact sheet for this issue specifically for the residents of Lawrence County.

These voter guides are a tremendous asset when determining how you want to cast your vote. They include what a "For" or "Against" vote means, quotes from supporters and those in opposition, and how this would affect your tax bill among other things.

October 5th is the last day to register to vote in this election. Early voting starts on October 19th with the General Election taking place on November 3rd. The following link will take you to the page where you can download the voter guide.
https://uaex.uada.edu/business-communities/voter-education/state-ballot-issues.aspx