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Washington D.C.– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) released the following statement regarding the announcement that Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire: “I wish Justice Breyer well and thank him for his service to our country.

Many of the earliest pioneers of Marion County and the Ozarks were of black or mixed-race heritage. As early as 1830, David Hall, a free black man, settled his family in the White River valley in Marion County. They were successful farmers that lived in harmony with their neighbors.

Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold its monthly all-u-can-eat fried fish and shrimp dinner this coming Friday, February 4th from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Guests may order fried fish, fried shrimp or a combination plate which also includes hushpuppies, French fries, coleslaw, vegetable, roll, dessert and a beverage.

Hot Springs– U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR) called on the Biden administration to prioritize policies that reduce input costs, solve the supply chain crisis and improve the labor shortage at the Catfish Farmers of Arkansas convention in Hot Springs on Friday.

The world’s longest-lived family, (9 siblings, collective age 851) ate this soup every day of their lives. Now it’s your family’s turn: ½ cup dry garbanzo beans ½ cup dry white beans ½ cup dry pinto or red beans 1.5 cups 1-2” cubed potatoes ½ cup of pearl barley (not quick cook) Aprrox 4 cups of water or veg stock if you like it richer.

Hello friends and readers of the paper. I hope this week finds everyone in happiness and good health. As always life is busy and sometimes, I find myself going at a faster pace than I would like but as I tell my children this is what it is when you enter adult world. I remember about 15 years ago I went to my mom’s house and said, “I am tired of being an adult, wife, parent, I want to come back home, I just need a break”. My mom’s response was, “sweetheart you can’t just come back home you have a home of your own, with your family and sometimes you just have to take a day of and have some me time. It will all be better when you clear your head and get refreshed”. Well, it was good advice, and I took it and went back home and continued as I had for 14 years. What I would give to have one more good conversation with her, I still find myself needing her advice. As always Remember the Little Things, they are precious in our lives.