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  • Joined: February 27, 2024
  • Articles: 4252

RICK WHITE for JP 4

Conservative Republican Rick White has announced he is running for re-election as Justice of the Peace District-4, (Flippin). Rick has been serving as your JP since 2019.

Loretta Lynn Dies at Age 90

Loretta Lynn born as Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932 in Butcher Holler Kentucky, Passed away on October 4, 2022, in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Loretta Lynn was the eldest daughter and second child born to Clara Marie and Melvin Theodore Webb. Lynn and her siblings are of Irish descent. She was named after the film star Loretta Young.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

The Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Members Meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Pine Mountain VFD Training and Events Center, 10 MC 8004, Yellville.

“The Life and Times of the Pool Hall Kid” Part 1

Ol’ Bill and Ol’ Jim, both said it was the best outdoor story they had ever read. I was proud of it, the account of a young English Setter that had run off with a red wolf and had a litter of half-wolf puppies. I had written it right there at the pool hall one evening after school, in between racking balls and collecting money for my dad at the age of twelveand- a-half. Mrs. Murrell, one of my 8th grade teachers, who actually disliked me less than most of ‘em had given her English class the assignment of writing a story. She was going to read the best one out loud, and I was hoping it would be mine.

PETS OF THE WEEK

Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter The dog featured this week is one of these examples. Opal’s owners moved away and left her behind. The kind neighbors took her in and began feeding her before realizing she was pregnant. They cared for her until she had her 12 puppies. The pups got accepted into the Shelter’s puppy partner program and once weaned, were sent to a metropolitan city out-of-state to be adopted. Then Opal was brought to the Shelter so we can find her the perfect home.

PMVFD to hold Chili Supper Fundraiser

Pine Mountain Volunteer Fire Department is holding a Chili Dinner Fundraiser on Saturday, October 15, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. There will be multiple types of chili and cornbreads to sample. Tickets are $8 for adults and $4 for kids.

Letters to the Editor

Hello All I wanted to post my Opinion and not a rant to you All. I openly admit that I am a transplant from Illinois over 5 years ago to this area! I came here for its Natural Beauty and some of the Best People I have ever met! I arrived just after a corrupt governing body had depleted and destroyed the city structure to the point of bankruptcy! The city held 23 bank accounts and money was totally unaccounted for! Leaving the city open to corruption and theft!

Arvest Bank Ranked ‘Most Loved Workplaces’

FAYETTEVILLE – Arvest Bank has once again placed on Newsweek magazine’s Top 100 Most Loved Workplaces list, this year landing at Number 47. The ranking is a collaboration with the Best Practice Institute – a leadership development and benchmark research company – and is designed to honor businesses that put respect, caring and appreciation for their employees at the center of their business model.