August 2023

By Cindy Wood Young Students in most area schools will be starting the new school year sometime this week. And, again, it’s causing me to stroll down the proverbial “memory lane.” I was one of those kids who could hardly wait each summer for school to get out so I would be free to spend the days having adventures, riding my beloved bike with my ride-or-die friend, Vickie, and more.

by Sherri Hinrichs, Executive Director Observed each year on August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day seeks to bring awareness to one of the world’s most urgent health crises…deaths from overdose, one that unfortunately is on the rise, especially since the beginning of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

August 18, 2023, at the Bull Shoals Theater of the Arts, The Flippin/Cotter Band will take the stage from 7 to 9 p.m. This is a free event.

August 21, Alan Holder will turn 70. Monte Wood will turn 70 on August 31.

The Marion County Airport Board meeting for August is scheduled for Monday, August 21 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the airport.