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Tinsel and Tutus @ Reynolds Performance Hall — 12/12/13
12/12 — The Conway Symphony Orchestra entertained with Christmas music, including highlights from The Nutcracker performed by the Arkansas Festival Ballet.
Every parent, sister and brother in our region is saddened this week by the tragic Woodmore Elementary School bus accident Monday that killed at least five children and put a dozen more in the hospital – six in critical condition.
Altogether, 37 children were on the speeding bus heading home from school when it rolled over into a telephone pole and a tree on Talley Road, splitting in half. In those frightful seconds, the lives of those youngsters and their families – along with that of the driver and his family – changed.
It took hours for emergency crews to remove all of the trapped children. The driver, 24-year-old Johnthony Walker, was charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
Three fourth-graders, one first-grader and one kindergartner lost their lives: Fourth-grader Cordayja Jones, 9, loved being a big sister and was a kind-hearted girl, family members said. Zoie Nash, also a fourth-grader and 9, made good grades and was on a dance team. She loved playing softball. One of her brothers was injured in the crash but survived. The other children also had their own special stories and loves and talents. Now they are gone in all but memory.