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18-05-2025
- Science
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Missouri family heirloom identified as rare Native American artifact
FAYETTEVILLE, AR – What started as a family heirloom in a Missouri home has now been identified as one of the rarest pre-contact Native American artifacts ever brought to the University of Arkansas Museum. An ancient seed bag, believed to be several hundred, if not thousands, of years old, was officially donated on May 5 to the University of Arkansas Museum by a southwest Missouri family. Archaeologists describe it as one of the best-preserved organic artifacts ever to emerge from the region. 'It was just really exciting to see because, like I'd mentioned earlier, those kinds of organic remains are very, very rare,' Mel Zabecki, Arkansas state archaeologist, said. 'I was surprised and just excited to see something new and very, very well preserved. It was just beautifully preserved, it looked like it was made yesterday.' The ancient seed bag was originally discovered in the Missouri Ozarks near a bluff shelf—small natural caves in rock formations, in the 1960s by a Dry Hollow resident, Andy Juel. The rare artifact had been preserved in a glass jar for over six decades and was passed down to his granddaughter, Jess Mayberry, before being donated to the museum. In an email, Mayberry wrote, 'I adored this bag growing up, and when I noticed the seeds starting to fall out, I feared that we weren't doing our best to preserve it. And if we didn't act, we could lose it.' Community servant, father of seven among victims killed in St. Louis storms Mayberry wanted to donate the bag to the University of Arkansas Museum, even though it was found in Missouri, 'due to its heavy research in fibers, native artifacts, and the fact the bag was found closer to its campus and the shelters in which the university has study.' 'I've only been here at the survey for 10 years, and even people that have been here for 35 years say, 'Wow, that is the nicest thing that's come through,'' Zabecki said. According to Mayberry's husband, Matt Hoemann, the woven bag still contained ancient seeds and several stone tools, and is believed to be a rare example of pre-contact Native American craftsmanship. Experts say it likely came from a period when bluff shelters were actively used by Indigenous communities in the Ozarks, potentially placing its age anywhere between 500 and 2,000 years. According to Zabecki, bluff shelters provide the ideal dry and stable conditions needed to preserve delicate organic materials that would normally decay in the region's humid climate. After comparing it to records and artifacts stored at the museum, researchers believe the Missouri bag could be culturally connected to the Osage tribe. Although the bag has been donated to the museum, Zabecki explains that it is being held temporarily while the museum works to contact the Osage tribe to determine how they would like to proceed with the artifact. 'It feels as if I return something that was lost,' Mayberry wrote. 'Although I always enjoyed looking at the bag in the glass jar, it is nothing compared to the feeling I get knowing I return something that could piece together some history or complete a story.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
04-04-2025
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Registered sex offender sentenced for possessing child porn
ST. LOUIS – A registered sex offender from High Ridge, Missouri, appeared in federal court on Thursday and was sentenced for selling child pornography online. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Patrick Mayberry, 46, pleaded guilty in November 2024 to one count of possession of child pornography as a prior offender. Mayberry admitted receiving more than $2,000 by selling child sexual abuse material that he'd obtained on the dark web. He kept multiple videos of the illicit content on his Google MEGA cloud-storage account. Missouri has a new richest billionaire, according to Forbes The investigation began after the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children received an online tip that Mayberry had uploaded CSAM to the account. Mayberry was on probation at the time of this offense. He was convicted in 2021 of one count of failure to register as a sex offender with the Jefferson County Circuit Court. In 2008, Mayberry was convicted on one count of attempting to procure child pornography for seeking nude photos of a 9-year-old. And in 2003, he was convicted in Oklahoma of second-degree rape of a victim under 16. A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Mayberry to 17 years in federal prison. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-03-2025
- Entertainment
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Bill aims to appoint ‘The Andy Griffith Show' as the TV show of North Carolina
The Andy Griffith Show is synonymous with North Carolina, and now lawmakers want to make it official. House Bill 557 would make The Andy Griffith Show the official TV show of the state. ALSO READ: 'Andy Griffith Show' reenergizes real-life Mayberry in North Carolina According to the Independent Tribune, the bills read like a biography of Griffith and his time in the Carolinas since his birth in Mount Airy in 1926. The bill also cites the show's popularity and longevity. The bill has passed its first reading and is now in committee. VIDEO: 'Andy Griffith Show' actress Maggie Peterson dead at 81
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- General
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Farming, fighting, forged into steel: We shall not see their like again
I know it's a mistake posting photos of Dad, because everyone's gonna look at him, then at me, and wonder "What happened? How'd the gene pool get so diluted?" But I'm proud to be even a sliver of this great man, so I'll share this glamour shot anyway. By the fact he's sporting stripes, he must have been 21 or 22. Dad grew up in Kennedy, Lamar County, an hour from Tuscaloosa as the drunken crow flies. As with so many spots, it's basically there to stop cartographers going mad over acres of blank space. It's so small, the cow is hunchbacked. It's so small, the sign has "Now entering Kennedy, Pop. Never More Than 500" on both sides. It's so small, they saw Mayberry as raucous. Seriously, it's so small, Kennedy has just one church. What I'm saying is you can't get there from here, though you can leave there for here ― Tuscaloosa, and the University of Alabama ― a popular pastime. Dad and his twin, Lloyd, were both sharp as tacks ― about 30% to 40% of any down-home phrasing I use came from Troy ― and could have thrived anywhere. Instead of starting a sprawling two-county fight, as they, by legend, did in teen years, or playing football with matching faces and mirrored numbers ― 86 and 68 ― or coming home between 11 and 12 ― not wishing to lie to the Rev. John Greenwood Cobb or his second wife, their mom, Mrs. Evie, the boys named shrubs flanking the porch 11 and 12 ― they'd sometimes scrape up the scratch to roll into the big city. Yep: Millport, or Reform (pronounced, as fellow Alabamians know, REE-form), each more than doubling Kennedy's population. Tuscaloosa was practically Vegas, how Dad hinted about the crimson provocations and wily lures of the Druid City, population then about 48,000. If the Reverend had known our seemingly sacrilegious nickname, the boys probably would have been barred, so to speak, even though Tuscaloosa ran dry from Prohibition until the 1950s. Dad and pals knew how to drive down to Nick's before it was in its current Sticks, when it was still across the line in a wet county. And they could drive, despite slim monetary pickin's, sixth and seventh of a passel of farm kids, because they ran a business fixing up old cars. Look there. And you thought your relatives looked cool in archaic photos. Boom goes the Cobb dynamite. Dad was top of his class, and would have been even in an actual metropolis. My brothers and I were fortunate to get his brains, his mostly even temperament, his ability to laugh at himself, his sense of decency. My two-years-older brother Scotty and I frequently topped all the standardized test scores. We began with massive potential, and again, please don't compare us, but also again, thanks Dad. What we didn't have was his background, which created discipline, drive. We will not see their like again. That's not to say there can't be good folks, or that current service people are not noble, heroic and worthy. And it's not saying there aren't myriad ways to serve. We ― meaning me ― just don't have what they had: Hard times, forging them into steel. Oh, wait. I just remembered D.C., where an unelected, likely illegal immigrant with a nasty habit of saluting froths forward a gaggle of microcephalic basement-boys hacking at, among other good things, services benefitting veterans. Different kinds of hard, like a callus. Like scars. Dad went to war as a buck private, got promoted to PFC, corporal, then field-promoted to sergeant. Came home on a golden wound, and after long rehab, graduated from UA summa cum laude. When I'd ask ― as a callow kid, visiting Mrs. Evie's, where Dad stored his foot locker, the scratchy wool uniform weighted with badges and ribbons, the copy of Silver Screen magazine in which he's "fed the happy way" by film star Adrian Booth/Lorna Gray ― about being G.I. Joe, he'd fall unusually somber, remembering leading fellow young men who also wanted to build a future. More: With an epidemic of loneliness, third places become more than mere fun | MARK HUGHES COBB When I was 20 and 21, the only thing I could lead was a ruckus; the only folks who looked to me were soon-to-be-exes wondering when I might settle down; the only thing I carried was poor-decision regret. A lot of the young folks weren't as lucky as Troy, who left behind blood and a small chunk of his upper right calf, on a cold blasted hill halfway around the world. Many never left. Back then, folks understood sacrifice. Today we have mad dogs, a ravening pack champing to throw folks out of work, slash jobs and agencies, while in reality, dodging regulations for their failing companies, and avoiding jail. Efficiency: When you throw the baby out WITH the dirty water, less mess! Yay? I hear Dad, still. I hear him in my own voice, though his was softer, more Bill Clinton in appeasement mode. People ask me why, having grown up in Alabama, I don't have an accent. Or "accck-seee-ent." Mostly because Dad didn't. He sharpened or sanded, or both, consonants and vowels, better to get along, better to present, as a modern businessman must, as big city. More: False economy: Fruitless social-notions won't answer complex questions | MARK HUGHES COBB I hear him in my godchild E.A., in shared explosive laughs ― which sound basically like the same person, only in baritone and alto ― during Alice in Wonderland hijinks, last weekend at Haven. I hear him railing against the voodoo economics of a man he'd voted for, first time around. I hear him wishing Shirley Chisholm would become president, because hers was the best speech he'd heard at any convention. I hear him saying he didn't trust that Bill, the one that was his sorta-soundalike, but had to admit the guy was actually doing the job. I hear him hard-pressed to find anything amusing, anything sane about the current D.C. crop. I hear his leadership, to all those hoping for a golden future: Stop whining. Get up. Go to work. Do something. Reach Mark Hughes Cobb at This article originally appeared on The Tuscaloosa News: Potential isn't enough: Stop whining, get to work | MARK HUGHES COBB
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- General
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Eight finalists named for Carroll County's teacher of the year
Eight teachers were announced as finalists for Carroll County's teacher of the year, at a recognition ceremony Wednesday evening hosted by the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce. They include: Leslie Bollinger, mentor teacher at Cranberry Station Elementary School Jerome Georgiana, physical education teacher at Crossroads Middle School Amy Glascock, fifth grade teacher at Winfield Elementary School Jennifer Goffena, mathematics resource teacher at Shiloh Middle School Kristy Groomes, sixth grade science teacher at North Carroll Middle School Todd Hartshorn, social studies teacher at Manchester Valley High School Margaret Mayberry, a social studies teacher at Winters Mill High School Jami Robinson, English and math teacher at Runnymede Elementary School A panel of judges from the chamber of commerce and the education community selected the eight finalists from among 806 teachers nominated by students, families, friends or peers, Superintendent Cynthia McCabe told the audience. Each of the finalists will receive $500 from the chamber. The chamber also awarded $500 scholarships to three other teachers to continue their education. 'Tonight, we recognize you for making a difference in the lives of your students,' McCabe said. 'You are all outstanding ambassadors for our profession, and you answer the call every day to help build the future of our students.' Mayberry, 38, of Hampstead, said she is grateful to be among the eight finalists, but was shocked when she heard her name called. 'We work really hard all year long,' Mayberry said, 'and we don't do it for any kind of recognition … but it's definitely nice to have. It's definitely nice to be able to get together with a bunch of other really incredible educators, and to be acknowledged, and to celebrate one another. It's not something we do very often, so it's nice to be able to do it.' Mayberry has been a high school teacher for two years, after more than a decade as a middle school teacher. She said she likes to build rapport with students, making the classroom a welcoming learning environment, and encourage a love of learning. Groomes, 47, of Hampstead, said she was surprised to be named a finalist. 'It's just an absolute honor,' Groomes said. 'Whatever we can do to better the education for our kids, as long as we make sure that they're engaged and having fun, that's what it's all about for me, learning what needs to be learned.' Groomes said she has a relaxed teaching style, which involves meeting students where they are and making lessons as engaging and enjoyable as possible. Scholarship recipient Andrea Taylor, 49, a first-grade teacher at Runnymede Elementary, is pursuing a Master of Science in counseling with a school counseling specialization from McDaniel College. Taylor said she is motivated to continue learning to better serve her students. 'I'm very passionate about relationships with children and meeting the needs of the whole child,' Taylor said, 'so I try to take that into the classroom as much as I can. The school counseling program has been fantastic, and I'm really excited to move on to the next phase.' Taylor has been teaching for the last 15 years, and children have changed in that time. She said her students face more serious mental health challenges than children have in the past. 'Our children are struggling,' Taylor said. 'I can't teach effectively if they're not with me, and the only way to make sure that they're with me is that their needs are met, their basic needs as well as their mental health needs.' Kaetlin Wienholt, an English teacher at South Carroll High School, and Victoria 'Tori' Wolfe, a Title I resource teacher at Cranberry Station Elementary School, also received $500 scholarships. Five adult members of the Carroll Education Coalition and three children welcomed attendees with signs meant to encourage educators, said Lisa Maisano, a Sykesville parent and the organization's co-founder. The coalition formed to advocate for more funding for Carroll County Public Schools, amid budget plans that would renegotiate contracts that promised cost-of-living raises for employees and eliminate 92 staff positions. 'We just want the school system to know that we support them,' Maisano said, 'and we support all of our educators, and everyone who works in the schools and helps provide our students' education. They're all valued, and they're all appreciated, and we want to make sure that they hear that message loud and clear.' Board of Education President Tara Battaglia said the awards ceremony is a fantastic opportunity to celebrate the school system staff and what they mean to the community. 'There is a lot of advocacy,' Battaglia said, 'and I appreciate their advocacy, but I think they just want to really feel appreciated, and this is a great opportunity to make sure they feel that.' Chamber of commerce President Mike McMullin said the Outstanding Teachers Awards is among his favorite annual events. 'We have a lot of pride in you,' McMullin told the crowd, 'and we know that people move to this area [because of the schools] because of what you guys do. You guys help drive what happens, from from being able to sell your home for a decent amount and businesses coming here, so thank you so much.' The Carroll County teacher of the year will be announced at an employee appreciation ceremony on April 30 and will be eligible for Maryland teacher of the year. Have a news tip? Contact Thomas Goodwin Smith at thsmith@ Show Caption1 of 14 Winters Mill sophomore Clare Lawson sings the National Anthem during the Outstanding Teachers Award Ceremony, presented by Carroll County Public Schools and the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, at Winters Mill High School on Wednesday. (Brian Krista/Staff) Expand
