March 2023

Sowing the Seeds of Leadership

Join leaders from around the state Saturday, March 18, for the Sowing the Seeds of Leadership Workshop. The workshop is scheduled to be held at the North Little Rock Justice Center. The address is 1 Justice Center Drive in North Little Rock. Anyone wishing to attend can plan for registration to begin a 9 a.m. and the workshop to be held from 9:30 a.m. till 3 p.m. Drinks will be provided, but you will need to bring your own lunch. This event will be provided by the Leadership Committee. The Committee consists of Patricia Murray, Carol Westergren and Lisa Evridge. The motto for the event is: Great Leader Focus on the Seeds not the Flowers. Save the date and plan to attend.
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Crooked Creek

What do the descriptions in the title mean? Do you have any or all on your property? If so, what should you do about them? These are questions that we should all be considering concerning plant species on our property. Native species Native species have evolved and occur naturally in a region, ecosystem or habitat.
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YSSB expels student 1-year

The Yellville-Summit School Board met for a special Board Meeting Monday, March 6, 2023, in the Administrative Building at 5:30 p.m. Jason Jones, Robin Lee, Nathan Rogers, Eleanor Davenport, Travis Doshier were in attendance, along with Wes Henderson, superintendent and David Wyatt, High School principal.
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Conservation Corner

FAYETTEVILLE — Managing feral swine — the land-damaging, disease-carrying wild hogs that roam throughout the country — starts with good data, according to Nana Tian, a forest economics researcher for the Arkansas Forest Resources Center. To serve as a baseline for feral swine damage assessments to private landowners and help guide management practices, the Arkansas Forest Resources Center in Monticello led a multi-state survey of 4,500 landowners to gauge economic damage to croplands, forestlands, pasturelands/livestock and their combinations.
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AGC ARKANSAS names new VP

Little Rock - Brad Spradlin has been named the Executive Vice President of AGC Arkansas, the Arkansas Chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America, located in Little Rock. Spradlin brings with him more than 20 years of experience in the construction industry.
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Letters to the Editor

I would like to start off by saying I am not a bot or a scammer. I am a married 33-year-old woman from Marion County, Arkansas. My oldest two sons are transgender, female to male, and my older one is gay.
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West, APRN, Joins WR Cardiovascular Clinic

Fayetteville — Desa Rae West, APRN, is now providing care for patients with heart rhythm abnormalities at Washington Regional Cardiovascular Clinic, part of the Walker Heart Institute. Before transitioning to her new role as an advanced practice provider, West served as an electrophysiology nurse in the Cardiovascular Clinic since 2022 and has five years of previous experience as a charge nurse and preceptor in Washington Regional Medical Center’s cardiac progressive unit.
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