Crawford Announces Annual Art Competition
JONESBORO — Today, Representative Rick Crawford (AR-01) released the guidelines for his annual Congressional Art Competition for high school students (grades 9-12) in the First District of Arkansas.
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Norfork and Bull Shoals Lakes automate day use fee
MOUNTAIN HOME – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mountain Home Project Office would like to remind visitors that many of their parks and day use areas have transitioned to automated fee collection machines.
AGC ARKANSAS names new VP
Little Rock - Brad Spradlin has been named the Executive Vice President of AGC Arkansas, the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, located in Little Rock. Spradlin brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry.
Conservation Corner
FAYETTEVILLE — Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. To serve as a baseline for feral swine damage assessments to private landowners and help guide management practices, the Arkansas Forest Resources Center in Monticello led a multi-state survey of 4,500 landowners to gauge economic damage to croplands, forestlands, pasturelands/livestock and their combinations.
YSSB expels student 1-year
The Yellville-Summit School Board met for a special Board Meeting Monday, March 6, 2023, in the Administrative Building at 5:30 p.m. Jason Jones, Robin Lee, Nathan Rogers, Eleanor Davenport, Travis Doshier were in attendance, along with Wes Henderson, superintendent and David Wyatt, High School principal.
Crooked Creek
What do the descriptions in the title mean? Do you have any or all on your property? If so, what should you do about them? These are questions that we should all be considering concerning plant species on our property. Native species Native species have evolved and occur naturally in a region, ecosystem or habitat.
Pets of the Week
YELLVILLE - We know you think we say this every week...maybe we do... but it was another VERY busy week at Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter.
Sowing the Seeds of Leadership
Join leaders from around the state Saturday, March 18, for the Sowing the Seeds of Leadership Workshop. The workshop is scheduled to be held at the North Little Rock Justice Center. The address is 1 Justice Center Drive in North Little Rock. Anyone wishing to attend can plan for registration to begin a 9 a.m. and the workshop to be held from 9:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. Drinks will be provided, but you will need to bring your own lunch. This event will be provided by the Leadership Committee. The Committee consists of Patricia Murray, Carol Westergren and Lisa Evridge. The motto for the event is: Great Leader Focus on the Seeds not the Flowers. Save the date and plan to attend.
State Tourney Flippin v. Fouke
Lamar - Thursday, March 2, The Flippin Lady Bobcats traveled to Lamar High School to play in the first round of the 3A State Basketball Tournament against the Fouke Lady Panthers. Flippin entered the tournament game with a record of 24-10 on the basketball season including regular and playoff action.
Veteran of the Week
John Straight was a navy corpsman who served with the marines in Vietnam. John was born in 1944 in Quincy, Massachusetts.