August 2024

DAVA to meet

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be meeting on Wednesday August 21, 2024. The location will be the Heinz-Willett Wellness Center at Good Samaritan Campus, 300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home.
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Arvest Offers Tips Teaching Children Money Management

It’s back to school time, which means parents are busy helping their children get back into learning mode. It’s also a great time to add a new lesson in their curriculum - one that will last a lifetime. Money management.According to a 2024 WalletHub study, Arkansas ranked last in financial literacy. The study analyzed financialeducation programs and consumer habits in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, ranking them based on three key dimensions: financial planning and habits, financial knowledge and education, and WalletHub’s proprietary WalletLiteracy Test score.
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Prevention is the Key

Recently, the Arkansas State Police (ASP) issued a reminder for parents to remain vigilant in recognizing and preventing online predators from targeting children. This summer alone, ASP has issued several Missing/ Endangered Advisories for missing children and teens, including five Amber Alerts since May.
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Before I Forget…

There are several Facebook pages that I monitor regularly, several of them to do with local history which, if you didn’t know by now, is a passion of mine. I got it from my Daddy.
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State Capitol Week

Learns Act LITTLE ROCK – More than 3,000 families applied for Education Freedom Accounts during the first week of August, bringing the total number of applicants statewide to 15,365. The Internet portal for applications had been closed over the summer and reopened on July 29, when about 12,000 applications had been approved.
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