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A robust agriculture industry starts with a strong and healthy workforce. However, due to a labor shortage, American farmers are increasingly turning to overseas workers to fill positions on the farm.
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Saturday, June 24, The Red, White and Blue Festival ended with a BANG!
Saturday, June 24, The Red, White and Blue Festival ended with a BANG! The annual festival held at Arkansas State University- Mountain Home ended with a spectacular display of fireworks to amaze the masses of people that were in attendance. People travel from all areas in Northern Arkansas to attend to Ooh and Ahh as the bombs burst in the sky.
Calico Rock Lions fireworks & more on July 3
The Calico Rock Lions club will once again bring the community and surrounding area their annual Fourth of July Rayvon Cantrell Fireworks Extravaganza on Monday (July 3) evening, at dusk in Earl King Park off state highway 56 in Calico Rock. The event never fails to entertain all those who attend, young and old alike.
Flippin Chamber of Commerce Business of the Year 2022: Spirt Cars and Trinity Street Rods
Calley Cash, Mary Jane Erwin, Stacie Goldsmith, Roberta Switzer, Bob Knight, Josh Kaminski, Greg Hopper, Heith Hogan and Shane Gardner are pictured from left to right. .
Weekend Weather
Friday-Mostly Sunny with a high near 106 degrees and a low of 72 decrees with a slight chance of rain. Saturday- Scattered storms with a high of 93 degrees and a low near 72 degrees.
Franks new CSB President
by Robert Lyons The Cotter School Board met Thursday, June 22, at 7 p.m. to discuss board reorganization, financial reports and student transfers for the Cotter School District (CSD). Allen Franks, Luke Walker, Jimmy Morgan, Cameron Ross and Russel Duggins were in attendance along with James Jones, superintendent.
BH Physician Partners Recognized as a National Leader
MOUNTAIN HOME - Baxter Physician Partners was recently recognized as a National Leader in Prevention and Wellness at the 2023 Signify Health Symposium. Baxter Physician Partners (BPP), an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) comprised of 315 physicians and two hospitals (Baxter Health and North Arkansas Regional Medical Center), received this recognition due to over 60% of their Medicare patients completing an annual wellness visit over the last year.
Landscape around the fountain at the Universityof Arkansas at Little Rock campus
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Weekend Weather
Friday- Partly cloudy with a high near 88 degrees and a low of 66 decrees with a slight chance of rain. Saturday- Scattered storms with a high of 92 degrees and a low near 70 degrees.
Shana Peek Named to Spring 2023 Chancellor’s List at UA Little Rock
LITTLE ROCK - Shana Peek, of Pyatt, has been named to the Spring 2023 Chancellor’s List at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. UA Little Rock recognizes superior academic performance at the end of each semester.