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First Arkansas Grown Conference and Expo to be Held

January 25, 2023

WHAT: The Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Arkansas Grown program will partner with several Arkansas agricultural associations and organizations to host the first Arkansas Grown Conference and Expo.

January 25, 2023

Cotter – The Cotter school board met to discuss superintendent’s contract, budget, district calendar and building progress for the district. Allen Franks, Luke Walker, Jimmy Morgan and Russel Duggins attended the meeting, along with school administrators.

January 25, 2023

StatePoint Media StatePoint - Even as they ride out inflationary pressures, supply chain disruptions and economic uncertainty, women owners and executives of small and mid-size majority-women-owned businesses have an optimistic outlook about the near-term future of their businesses, according to a recent survey. The PNC Bank survey found that women business owner (WBO) expectations for their own companies remain strong, with 41 percent feeling highly optimistic -- up from 29 percent in the fall of 2020 but down from 67 percent in the fall of 2021 -- while the share of those feeling pessimistic has held constant at just 1 percent.

January 25, 2023

Yellville-Summit School district intends to apply for funding to continue the 21st CCLC program. The Nita M. Lowey Arkansas 21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC) program supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment during non-school hours for children, particularly students who attend high-poverty schools.

January 25, 2023

They are coming, and believe me, nothing seems to slow them down. They are non-native birds known as black vultures… an evil plague on the Ozarks. Black Vultures are compact birds with broad wings short tails and powerful wing beats, with white patches beneath the wings and coal black heads.

January 25, 2023

YELLVILLE - The American Legion Post #61 of Yellville held its monthly meeting January 12, 2023. Meeting was called to order at 18:00 hours by Commander, Dustin Beals.

January 18, 2023

LITTLE ROCK – Local squadrons of Civil Air Patrol’s Arkansas Wing, from across the state will host an open house this Saturday, January 14. “We have units in all four corners of the state: Texarkana, Monticello, Jonesboro, and Rogers, as well as Fort Smith, Mountain Home, and West Memphis.

January 18, 2023

I am just going to say, right up front, I’m cheating again this week. It’s been a particularly busy and stressful week for me, so as the deadline was looming for this week’s article, I panicked! What would I write about? So, I’m going back to my Dad’s memories (which, again, are considerably before the 1960s I like to write about).

January 18, 2023

by Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter Year-end numbers are in for Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter and what a year 2022 was! In those twelve months, our all-volunteer organization took in/ rescued 641 dogs and 192 cats for a total of 833 animals! We processed adoptions for 134 dogs and 187 cats for a total of 321. Additionally, 448 dogs were transferred out of state where they would have better chances for being adopted.

January 18, 2023

Two state police commanders received recommendations for promotion to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel today during a meeting of the Arkansas State Police Commission. The recommendations were presented by Colonel Mike Hagar, State Police Director, and approved by the commissioners.

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