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Gas Prices Drop to Lowest Level in 18 Months for Christmas Travelers, $2.99 Likely

by Patrick De Haan BOSTON - Those heading out on the road for the holidays will receive the gift they’ve been waiting for all year: lower gas prices. Holiday prices this year will be $1.83 per gallon lower than they were just six months ago, according to GasBuddy, the leading fuel savings platform saving North American drivers the most money on fuel. The national average price of gas is forecast to be $2.98 on Christmas Day, likely to drop below the critical $3 per gallon mark on or before Christmas Eve for the first time in nearly 600 days.

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VFW Student Writing Awards

Hoevel-Barnett VFW Post 1341 in Bull Shoals awarded 1st place post prizes for VFW Voice of Democracy and Patriot’s Pen contests. This year’s Voice of Democracy theme was “Why is the Veteran Important” and Patriot’s Pen theme was “My Pledge to Our Veterans.”

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VFW Teacher of the Year

Hoevel-Barnett VFW Post 1341 in Bull Shoals is honored to award Marlene Hada, the Family and Consumer Science Teacher at Yellville Summit High School, as VFW Post 1341’s Teacher of the Year 2021-2022.

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NARMC COVID Committee Wins Distinguished Service Award

Thursday, November 10 at the Arkansas Hospital Association Annual Meeting in Hot Springs, North Arkansas Regional Medical Center’s COVID committee comprised of Jennifer Sadler, M.D., Brent Rosson, M.D., and Brandon Hicks, M. D. were awarded the Arkansas Hospital Association “Distinguished Service Award” for their contribution and willingness to serve our community and the five counties totaling over 95,000 people that NARMC serves.

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Rutledge Recognizes MC Officer of the Year

LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today hosted the 20th annual Officer of the Year awards and recognition luncheon at the Benton Event Center, where she honored Arkansas State Police Trooper Matt Sanford as the Marion County Officer of the Year. “Trooper Sanford is a tireless servant who works to protect Arkansans,” said Attorney General Rutledge.

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