During its January meeting, the Marion County Arkansas Heritage Society (MCAHS) elected Janice Stanley Duffy to serve a five-year term (2023-2028) as Marion County Historian. In coordination with the MCAHS, the Marion County Judge and Marion County Quorum Court recognized and acknowledged her selection.
Carolyn D. Hoffman 36-year resident of Bull Shoals will be celebrating her 90th birthday April 29, 2023. She has touched more of you than we know, so, her family invites all who have been touched by her kindness and friendship to join us in the celebration detailed below.
Checkers and Gi-Gi look like Spring Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Checkers is a young, female rat terrier mix that was brought to the Shelter last week with three other dogs that were found dumped outside of Flippin. These dogs were found under the bridge at the Crooked Creek walk-in access.
By Friends of Veterans Air Force veteran Everette Long was born in Evansville Indiana in 1955 and was raised there. After he graduated high school, he joined the Air Force in 1973 and made a career out of it and retired in 1996.
The Marion County Airport Board, MCAB, currently has no plans to hold a board meeting during the month of April. The MCAB plans to keep the public aware of future meetings as the meetings are announced.
2022 Tax statements will be mailed out this week. We have converted to a new software program TaxPro, which is more secure.
The first spring dinner meeting of the Marion County Cattlemen’s Association will be held Thursday, April 20, at 6:30 in the Flippin cafeteria. Powell Feed will be sponsoring the meeting and the program will include Aaron Box of Elanco (cydectin wormer). All members and potential members are encouraged to attend.
Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will again host its annual charity bowl-athon to benefit the Peitz Cancer Support House. The fun, family event will be held on Saturday, May 6, at Driftwood Lanes beginning at 12:00 p.m.
The North Central Arkansas Military Service Sisters will be holding its April luncheon on Friday, April 28, 2023, at 12 Noon. The location will be Fujiama at 1001 Highway 62, Mountain Home.
Bridget White, ASP Safety Office Marijuana laws are changing constantly across the country. One thing that has not changed is the legalities behind impaired driving. Thursday, April 20, 2023, marks the unofficial marijuana “holiday,” and there will likely be an increase in marijuana use. To help keep drug-impaired drivers off the roads, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with Arkansas law enforcement to spread the message that drug-impaired driving is dangerous and illegal. NHTSA wants to remind all drivers: Drive High, Get a DWI.