Decoration Days will be May 19, 20, and 21. As many of you know, the cost of upkeep has increased over the years and in order to cover the cost of mowing, etc....
Kyle Evatt, the Region 2 Prevention Provider with the North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education (NAPHE) donated substance use/ misuse prevention materials to Boston Mountain Rural Health Center.
The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, May 11, 2023, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 pm. The public and members are invited to attend.
Sheriff Alexander met with FBI personnel from the Fayetteville Resident Agency (RA) to discuss training and other cooperative events between the two (2) agencies. He also met with a representative from Representative Crawford’s office to discuss possible federal funding for future projects involving the county.
Pictured here are Flippin Middle and High School students who currently have artwork competing in the Wildlife Forever State Fish Art Contest in Bear Lake, Minnesota. From left to right, Back row, Emma Cook, grade 8; Jayden Smith, grade7; Dylan Merrill grade 7; Kallie Darrigan, grade 7; Cameron Thomas, grade 9; Front row, left to right, Lily Brown, grade 7; Abi Washburn, grade 7; and Grace Johnston, grade 8.
May 8: 2 Monday Dinner at The Post from 4-6 p.m. Menu will include lasagna, salad, garlic bread, drink and dessert. $10 adults, Kids 5-12 $5 May 9, 16, 23, 30: Crafting at The Post every Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Arkansas law enforcement officers will soon be able to utilize cameras to enforce speed limits in highway and interstate work zones. Senate Bill 481 was signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and is now Act 707.
We have had another busy week at the Marion County Sheriff’s Department. We are working on developing systems and procedures for inmate medical care. As our current medical provider for the inmates has resigned, we are seeking to find a new medical provider. This is no small task and a very expensive endeavor.
Welcome back to my kitchen y’all. I sure hope everyone is having a great week! Since the weather has been so pretty and nice most of this last week, I figured we needed to have a potluck/grill season recipe. We’ve been spending more and more time outside and with the daylight lasting longer we have been grilling more throughout the week. So, this week’s recipe is Heather’s Smoked Cheesy Taters. This is a huge hit at any family get together or potluck we take it to and there is never enough. I usually triple this recipe for large get togethers and it never goes to waste.
To kick off the second year of “Growing Up Flippin,” I want to share another memory that my dad, Lyle Wood, wrote about in the 1998 edition of the Mountaineer. You may recall that he also used to share his memories of growing up in Flippin (of course, several decades before me).