Month: January 2016

 

Greystone Community has proudly welcomed a new business to the neighborhood. Trenton and Michelle Shipley opened the doors to the public, for the grand opening of their new Greystone Pharmacy, located off Highway 5 in the Greystone Medical Plaza.

The couple has lived in the Greystone Community since 2010, right after Trenton graduated from Pharmacy School. Now just five years later, Trenton said he was ready to do something more for his family. Moreover, what better way to serve the community then to have a pharmacy that offers convenience and is affordable?

Trenton notes that he hopes to be a great business for the residents of Greystone and the nearby communities. “We’re really excited, and very thankful for this opportunity.”

Trenton also admits that having his own business allows him to spend more time at home with his wife, and their 11-month old son Ezra Duke.

Trenton said he chose, Greystone as the perfect location for his pharmaceutical business because of it’s convenience to the residents. “There’s nothing on this side of town and there’s two big communities, Magness Creek and Greystone; just the convenience factor; people not having to go in town to get their prescriptions.” Shipley insists he wants to be a part of the community as a business owner and not just another resident.

The Greystone Pharmacy offer full prescription services as well as over the counter medicines and food items.

The Shipleys insists their goal is to please their customers as much as possible.“We’re taking suggestions on anything that would be convenient for us to carry for people in the Magness Creek and Greystone area so people don’t have to go into town. They can just swing by here and pick it up. We also have a drive through.”

Mrs. Shipley admits she is excited about serving the people in her community. “This is the absolute perfect location, for us to reach our patients, our community, our friends. This is exactly where we want to be.” She adds that living across the street from their business makes it even more convenient. Mrs. Shipley, a native of Arkansas grew up in Cabot and played basketball all throughout her school years. Upon graduating high school, she attended ULAR and received her degree in Sociology. She taught school for a few years before deciding to go into business with her husband. Nevertheless, Michelle admits it is really their son, Ezra Duke that inspires them. “We started doing all of this so that we could see him more.”

Local resident, Frankie Glover said she is looking forward to having the convenience of the pharmacy. “I am super excited about having the pharmacy here because it is so close to my house. And they also deliver.”

Christy Bryant, a former co-worker and friend of the Shipleys says they are a very special couple. “I’m excited for the faith leap they are taking. I feel like God has truly blessed them. He has shown favor over them because they are good people.”

Monique Clark says she considers the Shipleys a part of her family. “I’m excited because God allowed us to be friends with them. I am very happy tts. The lobby and Drive-Thru are open Monday through Fridays 8AM until 6PM. Saturday the Drive-Thru is open 9am until 12 PM.o be here. We’re looking for better and brighter days ahead for them.”

Other services that Greystone Pharmacy provides include: local deliveries, counseling services, medication reviews, and full immunization shots. The lobby and Drive-Thru are open Monday through Fridays 8AM until 6PM. Saturday the Drive-Thru is open 9am until 12 PM.

 

The Cabot Public Library received its’ official welcome to the community on Saturday, when Ann Parker and Branch Manager Tammie Evans cut the red satin ribbon, making the formal welcome to residents of Cabot. According to Evans, Ann Parker played a major role in making this project a success.

“She is the first librarian who started pretty much the advancement for the library from where it was on Grant Street. She was the one who talked to the Mayor as soon as he came on board. She explained to him how badly we needed a new facility, and that Cabot was growing, the community was growing, and our facility just wasn’t adequate and we needed to do something about it.” And that, according to Evans, is what got the wheels in motion for what is now the new Cabot Public Library.

Cabot Mayor, Bill Cypert said he was pleased at the outcome of the new library and he thinks it is a great asset to the community.

“I think it’s a great thing for Lonoke County, a tremendous asset to the community and a benefit to a good number of our citizens. It’s an honor to have this happening today in Cabot, Arkansas.”

Other participants on hand included Senator Eddie Joe Williams, County Judge, Doug Erwin, and Eddie Cook, the Director of Operations for the City of Cabot, who said he was thrilled to see how many showed up in spite of the weather. “The rain is going to keep people down but I am so happy who showed up today.”

Cook also notes that, since the opening of the new library in August, seventeen thousand people have visited the facility. “That’ll tell you where the library is going. It’s a good, good library for the area.”

Since it was the weekend of Halloween, there were plenty of fun games and activities for the children, who came dressed in full costumes. Violet dressed as a Spider Princess showed off her Orange Jack-O-Lantern she colored on construction paper, while Zoe the Vampire Queen made her way into the Children’s Room to visit Clifford the big red dog, who posed for pictures with the children as they collected candy.

Local Author, James Fuller was on hand for the book signing of his two books, The Long Journey Home, a story about his ancestors and various other people in his life growing up in Alabama. Fuller said his second book, Train Them Up The Way They Should Go, is about raising children, God’s way.

“My idea is to start the day they are born. And even though they may not be able to recall some things, good or bad that they experience from the day they’re born, it’s going to affect them for the rest of their lives.”

Business is growing rapidly in the town of Cabot, Arkansas.

On their website, the City of Cabot, gives you ten reasons to live there. However, as one resident, Genny Fare says, she can add to that. “Not only is Cabot a beautiful place to live, it has one of the best, if not the best, school system in state.”

There are no other towns in Lonoke County with a population as large as Cabot, Arkansas. It is a suburb of Little Rock, with a population of 23,776.

Now with the rapid growth of small businesses, Cabot’s population is expected to continue to grow. In 2014, the city Chamber of Commerce welcomed eleven new businesses to the town. Now, one year later that number has matched.

In 1862, a deadly disease struck the town before it became, Cabot. An epidemic of Typhoid Fever, killed nearly 1500 soldiers. By 1873, people began settling in Cabot. For a long time, there was only one church and one bank in the town. However, by the 50’s and 60’s the small town began to grow, mainly due to the erection of the Little Rock Air Force Base.

The Cabot School District is among the top three favored school districts in the state of Arkansas. And it is committed to providing every student a safe and cultivating environment that promises to prepare him or her for this ever-changing world.

The Cabot Community Center offers many activities for the residents. It has a tennis court, swimming pool, walking trails, a public gymnasium along with a host of other amenities.

Greystone Country Club is a beautifully landscaped community of luxury styled homes nestled on and around two 18-hole golf courses. The club has a full service restaurant that serves the best beer and choice of the finest liquors and wines. The club is also open to the public.

The Cabot Public Library was recently remolded into a state of the art facility that offers several free services to the community.

Out of the eleven new businesses that opened in Cabot in 2015, five are restaurants. Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Grand Pa’s Bar-B-Que (now called Pa Pa’s Place), Pinoy Express, Tokyo, and Chef Shuttle.

The other businesses include, Cabot Church of Christ, Complete Family Counseling, Hope’s Pantry, Hypnosis Clinic, Global Eyecare, and Owen Orthodontics.

 

 

Saturday was a busy day for the residents of Greystone Community. The day started with the Semi-Annual Garage Sale where items went for record bargains. People came from all over Arkansas in hopes of finding items at great prices.

Andrea Callahan, of Little Rock said she was happy to make the drive for the bargains she got. “I bought a glass and brass coffee table for thirty dollars. Anywhere else it probably would have been a couple of hundred dollars”. Miss Callahan said she also found a nice wall mirror for her new home. “I know exactly where I’m going to hang it”, she said. Other shoppers left with a variety of items from household goods to toys.

“My daughter just asked for a doll house for Christmas”, said Trina Lewis, of Little Rock. Miss Lewis was pleased with the beautifully crafted dollhouse she purchased from Karen Wilkens of Greystone for $20.

The sale ended by noon leaving the sellers and buyers satisfied. In addition, as the crowd of happy buyers departed out of Greystone more cars arrived for the Couple’s Scramble and a night golfing.

Couples teamed up dressed in glowing dreadlocks, necklaces, and other glowing attire to play 18 holes.

“It was a lot of fun out there,” said Richard Johnson, General Manager of Greystone and coordinator of the event. “Everyone seems to be having a great time”.

After the games the golfers gathered back at the Nine’s Restaurant where they feasted from a Buffett styled menu that included fried catfish, creole chicken, beef tips, salad, rice, mashed potatoes, vegetables, rolls, and dessert.

Johnson said he wanted everyone to be a part of the event, even if they did not participate in the night golfing event. ” We decided to have the buffet and DJ Joe King provide music so everyone could come out and be a part of the event”, said Johnson. “I think we had a pretty good turnout”.