
Looking at a blast from the past; many Marion County residents may remember a fire in 1984 that destroyed a downtown restaurant in Yellville. The Mountain Echo is scheduling a different memory for Marion County Residents each week. Some of these glimpses into our past will be theme based depending what is going on that week. Please, let us know if there is something in particular that you want to remember or pass down to the next generation.

Hebrews 11:6 KJV But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
MOUNTAIN HOME – Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital is reminding the community about the availability of its Swing Bed Unit; a specialized program designed for patients who are no longer in need of acute hospital care but still require skilled nursing and rehabilitation before safely returning home.
This week, members of the ALC Hospital, Medicaid, and Developmental Disabilities Study Subcommittee received a presentation on a new approach that could reshape how Arkansas delivers both workforce and social services.
Arvest Bank has made the 2025 Forbes America’s Best-in-State Employers list in Arkansas for the sixth straight year. It is the only banking and financial services company to make the list in the state.
Despite being stunned in the second straight game, this time by the Oklahoma Wildcatters tonight in Austin, the Arizona Ridge Riders hold claim to the top stop in the 2025 PBR Camping World Team Series standings by a game, while the race for second has tightened up with three teams boasting an 8-4 record.

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Seventy-five years ago, in November 1946, a brief article appeared in the Birmingham Star Gazette with an accompanying photo. Patients from the Birmingham VA Medical Center in Van Nuys, California beat the team of doctors they were playing in a game of wheelchair basketball by a score of 16-6.

By Representative Jason Nazarenko

DEVOTED---DILIGENT---DEDICATED