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Former President Bill Clinton Eulogizes

July 20, 2022

On Thursday, July 14, former President Bill Clinton delivered the eulogy for one of his oldest friends and former State Auditor and State treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher. Clinton landed in Jonesboro to attend the funeral in Paragould in the middle of the day at the Mitchell Funeral Home.

July 20, 2022

Mountain Home – Baxter Regional Medical Center was recently named one of the Best Places to Work in Arkansas for the fourth year in a row. This ninth annual program was created by Arkansas Business and Workforce Research Group.

July 20, 2022

On Tuesday, July 12 the Marion County Quorum Court (MCQC) met to discuss ordinances concerning purchasing equipment, establishing a fund and communications for MC. Justices Brady Madden, James Underwood, Claudia Brigham, Joyce McCalla, Rick White, Talon Vancuren, Marty Nickels and Mike Scrima were in attendance for the meeting along with John Massey, MC Judge, and John Russo, MC Attorney.

July 20, 2022

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge joined a coalition of 20 state attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to hear Lowery v. Joffe. The case stems from a 2010 class action lawsuit related to Google’s Street View cars collecting millions of consumers’ private data without consumers’ knowledge.

July 20, 2022

Scientists conducting research on tick-transmitted cattle diseases in Arkansas have turned up new samples of the invasive Asian longhorned tick. The Asian longhorned tick, also known as a bush tick, was found in May by Elizabeth Smith, extension entomology program tech for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, who was collecting ticks from cattle at the Savoy Research Complex.

July 20, 2022

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 16.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.09/g today, according to Gas-Buddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 41.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.24/g higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 10.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.54 per gallon.

July 20, 2022

Every four years, the National Intelligence Council provides a forecast of the world for the next 20 years. In March 2021, they released the latest National Intelligence Forecast. As we could have predicted, the next 20 years looks turbulent. It appears we are living in the best of times, and we need to enjoy our way of life while we can. The future of the world will hinge on whether we allow technology and social media to unite us or divide us. So far as a society we are failing in the area of unification. The freedom that the internet allows has spurred some to create division and hate. And I don’t think many of us want to know the evils going on behind the scenes or underground on the World Wide Web.

July 20, 2022

On Thursday, July 14, the Yellville-Summit School Board met in the Yellville-Summit Administration Building to prepare for the 2022-23 school year by approving the school calendar, update EFT process, and renewing contracts.

July 20, 2022

A sharp, sudden blast from both barrels of a twelve gauge shotgun shatter the calm, tranquill stillness of this city last Monday morning and, within minutes the shocking news reverberated throughout Yellville that Park Gaines had been shot and killed.

July 20, 2022

Little Rock – Two interest groups submitted petitions to the Secretary of State seeking to have two proposed constitutional amendments placed on the November general election ballot. One would legalize marijuana and the other would remove Pope County as a possible site for a gambling casino.

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Former President Bill Clinton Eulogizes

BRMC Named One of Arkansas’ Best Places to Work

MCQC Approves Ord. for MC

Rutledge Asks SCOTUS to Protect Consumers

Cattleticks

Gas Prices drop 5-weeks straight

Social trust . . .

YSSB meets to prepare for 2022-23

PARK GAINES WELFARE DIRECTOR, SHOT TO DEATH MONDAY MORNING

State Capitol Week in Review