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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture (Department) is pleased to announce the grant recipients of the eighth annual Arkansas Farmers Market Promotion Program. This program, which is administered by the Department and funded by the Farm Credit Associations of Arkansas, provides funding assistance to build awareness for farmers markets and their vendors.

Storms raced across Marion County Saturday and pictured here is a fallen tree snapping power lines. The power lines lay across Hwy. 14 North of Sailor Hollow Terrace. Entergy was enroute to restore power and clear the scene.

Along the Ozark streams, a favorite place of mine nowadays, as it gets hot and muggy, there comes the cry of a strange type of crow, a kind of caw that sounds like the black rascal is choking on something or trying to gargle. When I take people down the river who aren’t familiar with the ‘fish crow’ they are puzzled by the call.

MOUNTAIN HOME – Baxter Health is proud to announce that Tammy Penka, MSN, RN, Director of Quality, has been named one of the Great 100 Nurses of Arkansas. This recognition honors exceptional nurses who have made a significant impact on the lives of their patients and their communities.

by Robert Lyons and April Martin Kambree Gibson signs a National Letter of Intent to further her education at the Springfield Campus of Missouri State University (MSU). Gibson received two scholarships from MSU one for an “out of state tuition waiver” and the “Academic Excellence Scholarship.” Gibson is excited about the potential opportunity to compete in any but plans to compete in mutli-events and field events.

Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Another busy week at Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter (HAH)! Be sure to follow us on Facebook to celebrate adoptions, thrift store sales, fundraisers, low cost spay and neuter clinics, and more! Before we get to our Pets of the Week, it seems to be a good time to remind everyone about how important it is to treat animals for fleas and ticks (especially this time of year). This came to the forefront, once again, last week when two tiny kittens were brought into the Shelter.