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Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement alerting Arkansans of post-storm rebuilding scams and informing businesses that the prohibitions on price gouging in Act 367 of 1997 are now in effect after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s declaration of a state of emergency in Executive Order 24-07 issued on May 26: “My prayers continue for everyone affected by this weekend’s storms, especially those who lost loved ones. Arkansans always show kindness and compassion to others when storms strike our state.

The North Central Arkansas Military Service Sisters will be holding its April luncheon on Friday, May 31, 2024, at 12 Noon. The location will be Bamboo Garden, 332 E.

Cotter Public School Board of Education met for a special meeting May 23, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to discuss the roof repair for the High School Gymnasium. Board members attended the meeting to only discuss the repair of the Gym roof, Allen Franks, Luke Walker, Russel Duggins, and Cameron Ross and Jimmy Morgan. School Administrators and other guests were also in attendance.

Ozark Thunder is a newly formed band based out of Yellville, Arkansas. The band is made up of a few folks that have a lot of music experience playing with different bands over the years, and one new fella that is brand new to the live music scene. They play a mixture of old outlaw style country music, a few select newer country songs, and some good old southern rock.

LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today conferred degrees and certificates to 1,134 students in its five colleges and graduate school. UAMS awarded 175 degrees or certificates to students in the College of Medicine, 172 in the College of Nursing, 583 in the College of Health Professions, 78 in the College of Pharmacy, 86 in the Fay W.