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Janelle L. Percival, 59, of Lakeview.

Bull Shoals City Council Workshop, Tuesday, July 16, at 6:30 p.m. at Bull Shoals City Hall.

The Baxter Health Auxiliary will be holding a 2-day Fundraiser. Anita’s Accessories Summer Sale, Monday, July 29, 7-5 and Tuesday, July 30, 7-3.

Friday- Slight chance of rain with a high near 83 degrees and a low near 61 degrees. Saturday- Mostly cloudy with a high of 85 degrees and a low in the lower 65.

– Arvest Bank has been named to TIME magazine’s inaugural list of America’s Best Mid-Size Companies 2024. The bank was one of three companies headquartered in Arkansas to make the list.

Flippin City Council Meeting, Thursday, July 25, at 6 p.m. in the Flippin City Hall Board Room.

Tommy F. Robinson, former Pulaski County and Congressman, passed away on July 10. Robinson was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marshall Service, served as the Director of Public Safety for the University for Medical Sciences, Jacksonville Police Chief, and the Arkansas Director of Public Safety.

k LITTLE ROCK - More than 870,000 Arkansas residents receive some type of health care through Medicaid, which is operated by the state Department of Human Services. The department has made public a variety of cost-cutting ideas and has been gathering input from people who would be affected by them.

(Part 3 of the Blue Jay Soup series) Recently, I had the pleasure of visiting with Mrs. Mable Hoar, born 1929 of Elk Creek; and her cousin - local historian, Mrs.