Inside this week's issue

Judy Winn at her home

Judy Winn was selected as grand marshal for Saturday's Christmas parade, which starts at 2 p.m. Find out why she was chosen. Also read a story of unconventional love between two friends at Crittenden County Health and Rehabilitation who decided to tie the knot...at the center.

And, U.S. Census data released Tuesday shows that one in five Crittenden Countians is living in poverty, with a significant number of those living at 50 percent below the poverty line. Most alarmingly, almost 32 percent of children 18 and under are living in poverty, while three of five are on free or reduced meals at the schools.

Because of the economy and numbers like that, Community Christmas, the annual effort to provide gifts to underprivileged children and food to hungry families, is in jeopardy.