RUSSELLVILLE - Eleven students have registered as contestants in the 67th Miss Arkansas Tech University competition. The event will take place Friday, February 10, at Witherspoon Auditorium.
The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, February 9, 2023, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 p.m. The public and members are invited to attend.
MOUNTAIN HOME - The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge will hold an oven fried chicken dinner fundraiser on Friday, February 10 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The menu includes scrumptious oven fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, dessert and a beverage.
MOUNTAIN VIEW - The Stone County Sesquicentennial Committee has announced that it will present a concert March 4 at 7 p.m., when The Cleverlys will appear at the Ozark Folk Center’s Ozark Highlands Theater in Mountain View. Tickets are $25 each (plus tax) and currently are on sale through the website StoneCounty150.com, or by calling 870-214-3220.
Auditor’s office has $444.1 million in unclaimed property LITTLE ROCK – Auditor of State Dennis Milligan, whose office administers the Great Arkansas Treasure Hunt, joins colleagues from around the country in celebrating Unclaimed Property Day today. Unclaimed Property Day was launched by the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators in 2021 to raise awareness of unclaimed property.
HARRISON - North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC) is proud to announce that Josh Bright has been promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In his role as Chief Operating Officer, Josh will provide day to day leadership and guidance to ensure the advancement of the mission and optimal effectiveness of NARMC across both inpatient and outpatient services.
FAYETTEVILLE — Joel “Cam” Mosley, MD, recently joined Washington Regional’s emergency department, where he specializes in treating patients with acute illnesses and injuries. He will also serve as the program director for the UAMS/Washington Regional emergency medicine residency program, which is currently being developed.
Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have risen 6.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 36.0 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 16.1 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 5.4 cents in the last week and stands at $4.65 per gallon.
CLEVELAND – As public libraries continue their mission to serve their communities, a major milestone was reached for the most popular ebook, audiobook, magazine and comics app for library patrons: one billion digital books borrowed in Libby, the library reading app. The Libby app, created by OverDrive, is used in over 22,000 public libraries and thousands of colleges, universities, corporate libraries and learning centers.
This week, the House passed the Strategic Production Response Act to ensure that the President has a plan to increase domestic production following any non-emergency draining of our Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR).