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ARA Commits $2 Million in Disaster Recovery Funds

LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas REALTORS Association (ARA) has pledged to provide $2 million in recovery funds to those impacted by the May 26 tornadoes. Through its nonprofit, Hearts & Homes of Arkansas, the ARA will offer up to $2,000 in disaster assistance per residence for housing-related costs, such as rent and mortgage payments. Since late May, Hearts & Homes has partnered with the REALTORS Relief Foundation to distribute $1.4 million in funding.
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Weekend Weather

Friday- Sunny with a High near 94 degrees and a low near 73 degrees. Saturday- Slight chance of rain with a high of 92 degrees and a low in the lower 70s. Sunday- Chance of rain with a high around 85 degrees and a low around 70 degrees. Next week: Partly cloudy through the early part of next week with highs in 80s and
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Sanders Orders Flags Half-Staff

LITTLE ROCK – Monday, June 24, 2024, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, governor, ordered flags to fly half-staff in remembrance for the mass shooting in Fordyce where a lone gunman entered the Mad Butcher grocery store fatally shooting four customers and injuring eight more and two law enforcement officers.
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Next Up at the Playhouse

Twin Lakes Playhouse’s third production of the 2024 season, We the People, will open Friday night, June 28. Directed by Dianne Pankau and Joanne Helms, this performance is a celebration of America with beautiful, patriotic music from America’s favorite anthems, along with poignant and uplifting original compositions. This Norman Rockwellesque review offers slices of life in America, woven together through a series of vignettes that are based on the Preamble to the United States Constitution.
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Annoucements

The Calico Rock Lions club will once again bring the community and surrounding area their annual 4th of July Rayvon Cantrell Fireworks Extravaganza on Wednesday (July 3rd) evening, at dusk in Earl King Park off state highway 56 in Calico Rock. The event never fails to entertain all those who attend, young and old alike.
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Before Storms Develop

This severe weather safety checklist is designed to give you a basic idea of what to do when severe. I heard there was a chance of severe storms today when I woke up, what should I do? Check the Hazardous Weather Outlook.
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