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Arkansas Weekly Gas Price Update

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 10.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.65/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 44.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 25.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 14.1 cents in the last week and stands at $4.77 per gallon.

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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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