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Alesia Owen, Chairman of the Scholarship Committee has announced that the Mid-Marion County Rotary Club has awarded ten $1,000.00 scholarships this year to area high school graduates. The following are the recipients and the institutions they will be attending.

SEARCY, Arkansas –– Harding University’s sixth president, Dr. Mike Williams, begins his tenure Wednesday, June 1, 2022. He steps into this role ahead of the University’s centennial anniversary.

When Veterans’ loved ones want to pay respects at national cemeteries, they rely on tools like online directions, cemetery maps, and a grave locator – or they contact cemeteries directly for assistance. With nearly 4 million gravesites in VA’s National Cemetery Administration’s (NCA) system, it’s crucial to have reliable data networks as the backbone supporting capabilities on which VA staff and Veteran families rely.

Here is some good information on how to be a good parent. These are just some suggestions for you, after all no one knows your child and what works as a family better than you do. One thing is knowing how important it is for mother and father to be present in a child’s life. Take care of yourself as a parent. It also promotes intellectual curiosity, motivation, and desire to achieve.

Washington— After repeated calls from U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, to devise a plan empowering American agricultural producers to help address the global food crisis, the U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced expanded flexibilities within the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) for participants with expiring contracts.

Oklahoma City - This month, SONIC® Drive-In donated $1.5 million to help fund local education needs through DonorsChoose, a national nonprofit that allows individuals to donate directly to public school classroom requests submitted by teachers.

University of Arkansas – Fort Smith Chancellor, Dr. Terisa Riley, announced this week the appointment of Dr. Shadow JQ Robinson as the next provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs, effective July 1, 2022.