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Boozman Provisions to Strengthen Arkansas Water Resources Included in Legislation Headed to President’s Desk

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator John Boozman (RAR), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, applauded passage of legislation to improve the country’s water resources, which included provisions he championed to strengthen Arkansas water and wastewater projects.

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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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