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Huckabee Sanders visits Yellville

Sarah Huckabee Sanders visited Marion County on Tuesday, April 5, around 5:30 p.m. to rally support for her campaign to become the next Governor of the State of Arkansas. Huckabee Sanders addressed a crowd of approximately 300 people to a crowd in the parking lot outside of Black Sheep BBQ restaurant.

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Beals for MC Sheriff

Hello, my name is Dustin Beals, and I’d like to tell you about myself and explain why I am a strong candidate for your next Sheriff of Marion County. A 1991 graduate of Yellville-Summit, I joined the United States Marine Corps- where I spent four of the most memorable years of my life.

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AG Rutledge Urges TikTok and Snapchat to Give Parents More Control

LITTLE ROCK – This week, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge and a coalition of 44 attorneys general urged TikTok and Snapchat to give parents the ability to monitor their children’s social media usage and protect their children from online threats through parental control apps. These apps would empower parents to ensure that social media platforms are a safe space for their children.

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Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan Announces Milestone with Arkansas 529 Plan

Little Rock – The Arkansas 529 Education Savings Plan, established in 1999, is getting a new name to reflect the plan’s ever-evolving benefits more accurately for Arkansans. It will now be called the Arkansas Brighter Future 529 plan, Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan, whose office administers the program, announced today.

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Womack Awarded the Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award

Washington, D.C. — Tonight, Congressman Steve Womack (AR-3) was announced as the recipient of the “Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award” from the Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce. The Dick Trammel Good Neighbor Award - the Rogers community’s highest honor - was first awarded in 1974. The award is presented each year to individuals who have contributed to the betterment of Rogers and the region.

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Honoring my grandmother . . .

March is Women’s History Month and as I’m writing this column it’s ending. It seems appropriate to discuss the life of my paternal grandma, Charlotte Fleming, who passed from this life on March 18 and lived a century’s worth of history. They say that with the passing of our elders along with them goes a library of history. This could be said of my grandmother. She was one of 11 children growing up during the Depression, and as a young wife, raised her young children alone during World War II while her husband fought in the war. She was a twin and she and my grandpa would also be parents to a set of twins. She was a strong woman who learned to stand up for herself at an early age. She and her husband, Roy were a part of what has been called the “Greatest Generation”. They each possessed the type of character that sadly, seems rare today. They had a solid sense of integrity and robust work ethics.

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Dr. Malachi McCurdy Joins WRGSC

Fayetteville, Ark. — Malachi McCurdy, M.D., recently joined the Washington Regional General Surgery Clinic where he provides laparoscopic, robotic and open general surgical services alongside Jeffrey Bell, M.D., Jon Berry, M.D., Gareth Eck, M.D., Brian Pottorf, M.D., Stephen Wood, M.D., Brittany Huls, APRN and Kaylie Slaughter, APRN.

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