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– The Arkansas Game and Fish Foundation (AGFF) today announced its 2023 Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame inductees and the recipients of its Legacy Award and the Steve Smith Spirit of Giving Award. Honorees will be officially recognized during the Arkansas Outdoor Hall of Fame Banquet, slated for Saturday, August 26, 2023, at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 7.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.10/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 5.4 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 80.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 6.3 cents in the last week and stands at $4.01 per gallon. According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Arkansas was priced at $1.00/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of $2.99/g. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $1.00/g while the highest was $3.99/g, a difference of $2.99/g. The national average price of gasoline has fallen 7.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.50/g today. The national average is down 7.5 cents per gallon from a month ago and stands 80.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago, according to GasBuddy data compiled from more than 11 million weekly price reports covering over 150,000 gas stations across the country. Historical gasoline prices in Arkansas and the national average going back ten years: May 8, 2022: $3.90/g (U.S. Average: $4.31/g) May 8, 2021: $2.71/g (U.S. Average: $2.96/g) May 8, 2020: $1.47/g (U.S. Average: $1.83/g) May 8, 2019: $2.53/g (U.S. Average: $2.88/g) May 8, 2018: $2.53/g (U.S. Average: $2.82/g) May 8, 2017: $2.11/g (U.S. Average: $2.33/g) May 8, 2016: $1.99/g (U.S. Average: $2.21/g) May 8, 2015: $2.40/g (U.S. Average: $2.66/g) May 8, 2014: $3.41/g (U.S. Average: $3.67/g) May 8, 2013: $3.36/g (U.S. Average: $3.54/g) Neighboring areas and their current gas prices: Memphis- $3.20/g, down 7.8 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.27/g. Little Rock- $3.04/g, down 7.1 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.11/g. Shreveport- $3.00/g, down 7.9 cents per gallon from last week’s $3.08/g. “For the third straight week, consumers have been greeted by falling gasoline prices across a majority of the country, thanks to oil price

The May Meeting of the Twin Lakes Disabled American Veterans Chapter 30, Mountain Home will be held on Monday, May 15, 2023, at 2:30 p.m. The location of the meeting is the Meeting Room of the Mountain Home Police Department at 424 W.

May 13 - Kickin Kountry May 20 - Buckshot May 27 - Leslie Williams Band June 3 - Batterton and Edwards June 10 - Lan Law June 17 - Honkytonk Renovators June 24 - Jerry Hopper July 1 - Ozark Blues Revival July 8 - The Welcome Ridge Band July 15 - Jukebox Winos July 22 - Jerry Hopper July 29 - Open Date August 5 - Lan Law August 12 - Jukebox Winos August 19 - Honkytonk Renovators August 26 - Wayne Massengale Family September 2 - Carl Acuff Jr September 9 - Kickin Kountry

by Keesee Cemetery Board Keesee Decoration Day is Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Keesee Cemetery. There will be dinner on the grounds at 12:00 p.m.

The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 251 meeting is set for Saturday May 20, 2023, at American Legion Post 52, 717 Market Street, Mountain Home. Bring your bag/box lunch for Noon Social at the Post Auxiliary Room.

The Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary, Twin Lakes Unit 30 will be meeting on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Location will be the Heinz-Willett Wellness Center at Good Samaritan Campus, 300 Good Samaritan Drive, Mountain Home.

The North Central Arkansas Military Service Sisters will be holding its May luncheon on Friday May 26, 2023, at 12 Noon. Location will be The Cracked Egg at 1058 Highland Circle, Suite 8: Mountain Home.