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Anglers interested in improving Arkansas’s bass fishing are invited to provide input on the state’s latest Reservoir Black Bass Management Plan at a series of open-house events the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission will hold in August and September.

The Bull Shoals City Council met in regular session Thursday, July 28, with the meeting called to order by Mayor David Nixon at 6:30 p.m. Council members in attendance were Daryl Lindman, Joey Grede, Chuck Kinler, Dino Giannini, and Kirby Davenport representing a quorum, with only David McBee absent.

Mysteries are popular at Bull Shoals Library. One best-selling crime novelist is John Grisham, who is known for his popular legal thrillers.

Tony Dow, aka Wally Clever, older brother to Theodore “Beaver” Clever, has died following a recent Liver Cancer diagnosis. Dow’s management team had announced that he died on Tuesday, but later in the day it was said that the announcement was inaccurate and that he was still alive in hospice.

The NARMC Auxiliary met for their monthly meeting on July 19, 2022, in the First Floor Tower waiting room led by Auxiliary President, Carolyn Harp. Delbert McCutcheon, Director of Education, presented a program on HIPAA entitled “Violations – and How to avoid them”. Delbert discussed the importance of protecting the privacy of patients and health plan members as an Auxiliary volunteer.

An eleven month long Arkansas State Police undercover narcotics investigation in St. Francis County culminated with the arrest of 22 alleged drug dealers today. State troopers are continuing to search for 8 individuals who have evaded apprehension during the arrest operation that has been centered in Forrest City.