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LIGHTNIN’ RIDGE

I always figure the yellow leaves on the walnut trees tell me a lot about the upcoming fall. This year that yellowing foliage on the walnuts here on Lightnin’ Ridge is really late.
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Winning Perennials for Your Garden

After a busy summer of vacations, BBQ’s, and garden care, it is fun to turn our attention to planting. Fall is a great time to plant perennials and many garden centers are busy refreshing their supply of perennial plants. Consider including one or more of these winners when making your perennial plant selections this fall.
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Arkansan Joshua Ang Price Knighted by the Philippines

courtesy of Arkansas United Little Rock – On Saturday, August 20, Joshua Ang Price, former Pulaski County Election Commissioner and new Deputy Director of Arkansas United, was inducted into the Order of the Knights of Rizal, the official Order of Chivalry of the Republic of the Philippines, in Honolulu, Hawai’i. As the first county election commissioner and candidate for Secretary of State in Arkansas of Filipino-descent, Price was honored for his work in protecting voting access and advocating for equality and civil rights for Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) and minority communities in the state, as well as nationally.
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NEWS BREIFS

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be meeting on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Location will be the Heinz-Willett Wellness Center at Good Samaritan Campus, 300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home AR.
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Marion County

Wiggins, John - Booking Date: 09-04-2022 11:17 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCIES Belcher, Adam Ray - Booking Date: 9-01-2022 1:43 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Nodine, Kiley Cherie - Booking: 09-01-2022 - 8:45 a.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR Stice, Niellein Lia - Booking Date: 08-31-2022 - 7:31 p.m.; Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR; FAILURE TO APPEAR; HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY Lewis, Randall S. - Booking Date: 08-31-2022 3:27 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Williams, Steven Austin - Booking Date: 08-31-2022 - 2:39 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Davis, Akeem - Booking Date: 08-31-2022 - 1:44 p.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR DOC Rogers, Seth Andrew - Booking Date: 08-30-2022 - 1:24 p.m.; Charges: WHITE WARRANT Released: Crouch, Celinda Kay - Release Date: 09-03-2022 - 2:00 p.m.; Booking Date: 09-02-2022 - 8:06 a.m.; Charges: PUBLIC INTOXICATION DRINKING IN PUBLIC Merrill, Donald Jason - Booking Date: 08-29-2022 - 12:28 p.m.; Charges: CHARGES PENDING Delong, Vincent Paul - Release Date: 08-29-2022 - 6:07 p.m.; Booking Date: 08-23-2022 - 11:21 p.m.; Charges: POSS OF METH WITH INTENT TO DELIVERY; HOLD FOR OTHER AGENCY; POSS SCH II CONT SUB NOT METH INTENT DEL; POSS SCH VI CONT SUB WITH PURPOSE TO DEL; POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY CERTAIN PERSON; NO DRIVERS LICENSE SIMULTANEOUS POSSESSION OF DRUGS AND FIR; THEFT BY RECEIVING; POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY; POSSESSING INSTRUMENTS OF CRIME; NO PROOF OF INSURANCE Richardson, Jacobb - Release Date: 08-29-2022 - 5:43 p.m.; Booking Date: 08-29-2022 - 3:53 p.m.; Charges: DISORDERLY CONDUCT; HARRASSMENT Miller, Reba Diane - Release Date: 08-29-2022 3:44 p.m.; Booking Date: 06-25-2022 - 12:51 a.m.; Charges: HOLD FOR BAXTER COUNTY; THEFT OF PROPERTY; CRIMINAL TRESPASS; POSS SCH I OR II CONT SUB METH OR COCAIN; POSSESSION DRUG PARA FELONY; POSS OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA Ferrell, Brenna Marie - Release Date: 08-29-2022 - 1:32 p.m.; Booking Date: 08-29-2022 - 1:01 p.m.; Charges: AGGRAVATED ASSAULT Horton, Garrett Dale - Release Date: 08-29-2022 - 10:43 a.m.; Booking Date: 08-18-2022 - 11:17 p.m.; Charges: DOMESTIC BATTERY 3RD DEGREE; ENDANGERING THE WALFARE OF A MINOR 3RD; ENDANGERING THE WALFARE OF A MINOR 3RD .
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UAFS Announces Child Care Center

by Rachel Rodemann Putman, Associate Director for Strategic Communications FT. SMITH - The University of Arkansas – Fort Smith announced Tuesday, September 6, 2022, a partnership with the Arkansas Department of Human Services that will bring in more than $1 million to help the campus build and staff an early childhood education center.
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MC Ballot Draw

Ballot positions have been determined for all contested races in the upcoming November general election in Marion County. Marion County Election Commissioners Gary Schnoor, Scott Carter, and Jimmy Lynch held a public meeting to conduct the randomized drawing on Monday, August 29, at 10:00 a.m. in the Marion County Courthouse Annex Courtroom.
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