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YSHS FBLA Students Compete

Four students from the Yellville-Summit High School FBLA Chapter competed at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in June. Elizabeth Smith competed in public speaking while Gracie Beaty, KJ Moore, and Kyleigh Still competed in sales presentation. They qualified to compete at the national level by placing in the top four of their respective events at the state level. While in Atlanta, these students attended sessions at the conference and competed in their events. Outside of the conference, the students had the opportunity to explore attractions in Atlanta including the Georgia Aquarium and the World of Coca-Cola.
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Yellville City Park Features

Robert Lyons, co-owner and editor of the Mountain Echo Newspaper The Yellville City Park has many great features to offer patrons from walking trails to a Splash Pad for children to cool off during the heat of the summer. The following are pictures to display some of the features the park has to offer.
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State of the MC Sheriff’s Office

Saturday, July 1, is the six-month mark since taking office as your Sheriff here at the Marion County Sheriff’s Office (MSCO). The time has certainly gone by quickly as each day seems to bring new challenges or new opportunities for learning. As an update, here are some highlights of what we have been working on: We are still in the process of solidifying a 2023 budget. There are many challenges from the cost of everything going up (as you well know), to maintaining a facility of this nature, as well as providing for the medical and daily needs of inmates. We have been digging into the details of these expenses and implementing processes and procedures to keep those costs down as much as possible.
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Arkansas

Little Rock– The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance is pleased to host USDAFNS Administrator Cindy Long on Thursday, July 13. Administrator Long›s visit to Arkansas aims to show support for the USDA-FNS Summer Food Service Program, which was enhanced by the passage of the Consolidated Appropriations Act (also referred to as the omnibus spending bill). During her visit, she will observe a newly authorized rural non-congregate summer meal site at Searcy School District and SNAP Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) programs at Our House in Little Rock.
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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 4.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.07/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 1.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 126.2 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.
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