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Marion County Library Update

The Marion County Library wants to let you know, there is not an opening date, but the library is offering curbside service. “We are in the building, answering phones and responding to emails; along with dealing with the damage of the flood.”, said Dana Scott, library director.
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Express Scripts has come Back to Arkansas Independent Pharmacies

JONESBORO – After announcing in September it would be ending contracts with thousands of community pharmacies, Express Scripts, the Pharmaceutical Benefit Manager (PBM) for TRICARE, has partially reversed course. It delivered a letter Friday to some independent pharmacies in Arkansas asking them to re-join its network. The Express Scripts letter attributes the change to its inability to reach agreement with Kroger to join the Express Scripps network.
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Arkansas’ Lung Cancer Challenge

LITTLE ROCK - November often feels like a busy month with the focus on upcoming holidays, travel and seasonal cheer, but it is also a month of reflection and thoughtful planning at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. November is National Lung Cancer Awareness Month — prime time to raise awareness about the No. 1 cancer killer in Arkansas.
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Special Meeting for MCQC

Thursday, November 17, the Marion County Quorum Court (MCQC) met for a Special Meeting at 6 p.m., in the Marion County Courthouse to discuss ordinances for elections, a vehicle for the coroner and windows at the health department. Justices Marty Nickels, Mike Scrima, Talon Vancuren, Rick White, Wesley Shipman, James Underwood and Claudia Brigham were in attendance along with John Massey, Marion County Judge.
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Thankfulness

We can’t help but be thankful that it was such a mild fall, but I refuse to be happy about the cold that has whacked us in November. But then, I am happy to see a good number of ducks arriving from up north as of yet. I can’t see how anyone would not be happy about that!! On Thanksgiving Day, we all gather to give thanks for our health and happiness, and there is an awful lot to be thankful about. But few people are thankful for flocks of ducks, like I am. If we just had more water in the Ozarks right now I would just be as tickled as a coon dog with a panful of burnt biscuits!
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