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by Dawn Moffet and Robert Lyons Bull Shoals: Bull Shoals Mayor *David L. Nixon will seek re-election.

Olivia Newton-John passed away peacefully at her Ranch in Southern California on August 8, 2022, surrounded by family and friends. After a long struggle with breast cancer. Newton-John is survived by her husband, John Easterling, and daughter Chloe Rose Lattanzi. Olivia Newton-John was born on September 26, 1948, Cambridge, United Kingdom. She was a British-Australian singer, actress, and activist. She was a four-time Grammy Award winner whose music career included five number one hits and another ten Top Ten.

Average gasoline prices in Arkansas have fallen 14.0 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.43/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 1,826 stations in Arkansas. Prices in Arkansas are 70.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 57.7 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 14.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.27 per gallon.

Little Rock – Gubernatorial nominee Chris Jones issued the below statement today in support of the Arkansas Marijuana Legalization Initiative which is set to appear on the November 8, 2022 ballot. Jones himself is on the November 8 election ballot, running for governor against Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Donald Trump’s former spokesperson.

Breakfast: Monday: Cereal, yogurt, fruit cocktail, juice & milk variety Tuesday: Pancake on a stick, pears, juice & milk variety Wednesday: French toast sticks, fresh fruit, juice & milk variety Thursday: Buttermilk biscuit, turkey sausage, peaches, juice & milk variety Friday: Bacon & egg squares, mixed fruit, juice & milk variety Monday: Pizza, Sweet Waffle fries, corn, applesauce, milk variety Tuesday: Hamburger, curly fries, sandwich veggies, tropical fruit, milk variety, ketchup Wednesday: Beef Steak fingers, mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, peaches, hot rolls, milk variety Thursday: Chicken Strips, mac & cheese, green peas, tossed salad, fruit cocktail, milk variety Friday: Beef spaghetti, seasoned green beans, tossed salad, pears, Italian bread, milk variety, ranch dressing .

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued a statement following the U.S. Supreme Court’s judgment in Rutledge v. Little Rock Family Planning Services vacating a lower court order blocking Arkansas’s ban on abortions performed solely on the basis of a Down syndrome diagnosis and ordering Little Rock Family Planning Services to pay the State of Arkansas for filing costs associated with seeking Supreme Court review.