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As summer winds down and the excitement of a new school year builds, families across the state are planning for the added expense of back-to-school shopping. This year, consumers are expected to spend close to $600 per child on clothes, shoes, and school supplies.

Attention Citizens and Guests of Marion County, there will be an upcoming road closure to thru traffic for repairs. Where: Marion County Road 8060 from CCC Access to Jimmie’s Creek Bridge.

In 2022, for the second year in a row, U.S. drug overdose deaths exceeded 100,000.

The Little Bit Used Shop in Bull Shoals is having a sale to help the Bull Shoals Fire Department raise money for dive equipment, twoway radios, air packs and other necessary items needed for the department. The sale is scheduled August 7 -12 and will feature two bags of clothing for $7.00.

LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing his office will hold its inaugural Human Trafficking Summit in October and that registration is open: “Human trafficking is a reprehensible crime that preys on our most vulnerable Arkansans. It disregards human dignity, exploits the innocent and shatters lives.

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*MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE* SUGGESTED DONATION OF $4. IF YOU WOULD LIKE A SUBSTITUTE SALAD, PLEASE CALL BY 11 a.m. 870-453-8488 UNDER 60 AND CARRY OUT $7 **LUNCH SERVED MONDAY THRU FRIDAY 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.** Monday July 31: Beef & Noodle, Cabbage & Carrots, Wheat Roll, Strawberries w/ Topping Tuesday August 1: Scrambled Eggs, Turkey Sausage Patty, Spinach, Pancakes, Fried Apples Wednesday August 2: Turkey Tetrazzini, Tuscan Blend Vegetables, Wheat Roll, Fruit Medley Thursday August 3: Sweet & Sour Pork, Fluffy white rice, Vegetable Medley, Wheat Roll, Sherbet Friday August 4: Fried Fish w/bun, Pinto Beans, Creamy Coleslaw, Sugar Cookie

The Little Bit Used Shop in Bull Shoals is having a sale to help the Bull Shoals Fire Department raise money for dive equipment, twoway radios, air packs and other necessary items needed for the department. The sale is scheduled August 7 -12 and will feature two bags of clothing for $7.00.

Shade trees foster cooler temperatures underneath their leafy boughs, and that can translate to lower utility bills for homeowners, said Jim Robbins, extension horticulture specialist-ornamentals with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. “Shade trees that are properly located on your property can cut summer utility bills by 20 percent or More,” he said.