April 2024

Flippin High and Flippin Middle Schools celebrated March and National Youth Art Month During the Month of March.

The Mountain Echo Congratulates the Students at Flippin High School and Flippin Middle School. These students have shown tremendous ability and skill continuing to bless their parents, the school and the community with new pictures. Thank you Flippin Schools for sending the pictures.
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Yellville-Summit Honor Roll

Yellville-Summit Elementary has released the list of Honor Roll students for the third quarter of the school year. The school and The Mountain Echo would like to congratulate each student on the list. The parents and school are proud of these students. Students earning all A’s for the third and fourth grade are listed first and followed by students with a 3.0 grade point average.
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CSB regorganizes

by Robert Lyons The Cotter School Board met Thursday, March 28, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss reorganization of the school board, school calendar for 2024-25 school year, technology project and other needs for the school like Health Special Risk insurance.
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Cotter Honor Roll

Cotter School District has released the list of Honor Roll students for the third quarter of the school year. The school and The Mountain Echo would like to congratulate each student on the list. The parents and school are proud of these students. Students earning all A’s for Elementary School and followed by the Junior High and High School grouped together are listed first and followed by students with a 3.0 grade point average.
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SCAM ALERT

Gregg L. Alexander, Sheriff Marion County Sheriff Gregg, Alexander is warning county residents the Sheriff’s Office has received citizen complaints of receiving a call from a person identifying themselves as a Marion County Deputy, and telling the resident they missed jury duty, and a warrant will be issued if an undisclosed fine isn’t paid.
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Public Announcement:

SPECIAL COUNTY CONVENTION The special meeting is scheduled to be held Thursday, March 28, 2024, at 6 p.m., in the Yellville Annex Courthouse. The purpose of this convention is to elect delegates from our County Committee to the Special District Convention where Delegates and Alternates to the National Convention will be elected.
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MC Police Beat March 24-March 31

Franklin, Timothy Vernon Arrested: 3/31/2024 12:45:00 AM Charges: Hold for Other Agency Cole, Clinton Royce Arrested: 3/29/2024 3:00:00 PM Charges: Failure to Comply w/Terms & Conditions Welch, Sherri Lynn Arrested: 3/27/2024 4:00:00 PM Charges: Permitting Child Abuse, Hold for Baxter Co Bond: $25,000.00 Hayworth, Tiffany Rayanne Arrested: 3/27/2024 1:23:00 PM Charges: Permitting Child Abuse Bond: $25,000.00 Rhoades, Dusty Allen Arrested: 3/26/2024 3:37:00 PM Charges: Hold for Baxter Co, Failure to Pay, Theft By Receiving less than $25,000 But Greater than $5000, Possession of Firearms by Certain Persons, Theft by Receiving $1,000.00 or Less, Fleeing, Hold for other Agency Bond: $400.00, $50,000.00 Lanham, James Leslie Arrested: 3/25/2024 6:04:00 PM Charges: 309 State Inmate Hatchett, Clayton Elliot Arrested: 3/24/2024 3:35:00 PM Charges: Possession of a Controlled Substance-Felony, Hold for Baxter Co Bond: $2,500.00 .
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Letters to the Editor

This is in response to the letter written by Bull Shoals City Councilman Dino Gianini that was published in the March 21, edition of the Mountain Echo. Anybody who knows Councilman Giannini certainly recognizes that he did not author the letter as he is not that literate.
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