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BH to hold Reception for Dr. Bruce White
- Baxter Health is pleased to invite the public, employees, volunteers, and medical staff to join us in celebrating and honoring Dr. Bruce White in his retirement at a public reception on Thursday, June 13from 4 to 6 p.m. at BH in the Lagerborg Dining Room.
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That Morning of Terrible Twisters in Rural Marion County May 26
Marion County Sheriff Gregg Alexander reports at least two (2) storm related fatalities in Marion County from the severe weather that tracked through the county in the early morning hours on Sunday. Details related to the identity of the fatalities are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Read MoreThat Morning of Terrible Twisters in Rural Marion County May 26CONSUMER ALERT: Post-Storm Rebuilding Scams and Price Gouging
Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement alerting Arkansans of post-storm rebuilding scams and informing businesses that the prohibitions on price gouging in Act 367 of 1997 are now in effect after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s declaration of a state of emergency in Executive Order 24-07 issued on May 26: “My prayers continue for everyone affected by this weekend’s storms, especially those who lost loved ones. Arkansans always show kindness and compassion to others when storms strike our state.
Read MoreCONSUMER ALERT: Post-Storm Rebuilding Scams and Price GougingMilitary Sisters meeting at Bamboo Garden
The North Central Arkansas Military Service Sisters will be holding its April luncheon on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 12 Noon. The location will be Bamboo Garden, 332 E.
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Marion County to Close Red Cross Emergency Care Center at Fairgrounds
Melissa Penn, Director of Marion County Office of Emergency Management, said Monday, May 27, the Red Cross emergency center at the Marion County Fairgrounds has now been closed. The fairgrounds location will be open as a rest center during the day from 8 a.m.
Read MoreMarion County to Close Red Cross Emergency Care Center at FairgroundsCSB discusses HS Gym
Cotter Public School Board of Education met for a special meeting May 23, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the roof repair for the High School Gymnasium. Board members attended the meeting to only discuss the repair of the Gym roof, Allen Franks, Luke Walker, Russel Duggins, and Cameron Ross and Jimmy Morgan. School Administrators and other guests were also in attendance.
Read MoreCSB discusses HS GymHomecoming at Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church
On June 2, 2024 Pleasant Ridge Methodist Church will be having their annual Homecoming immediately following church services. This event is for decorating loved ones graves at… Login to continue reading Login…
Lightin Ridge
John Hoskins and I became acquainted in the 1980s, when he was a regional supervisor for the Conservation Commission Enforcement division over southern Missouri. He came to my home in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in north Arkansas a couple of times.
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