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Fayetteville — Cattle grazing pastures with high soil-test phosphorus may be getting enough of the nutrient from the grass to eliminate the need for a phosphorus feed additive, according to Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station research.

The Flippin School District, the Flippin School Board, the students, and parents and the Flippin Superintendent would like to say Thank You and we appreciate all the staff does to make the schools a better place.

LITTLE ROCK - Members of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) and the Arkansas Department of Energy & Environment (E&E) will gather for a media event at 10 a.m. Friday, April 8 at ARDOT’s Equipment and Procurement building to showcase the new, lower emissions trucks purchased using State Agency Fleet Emissions Reduction (SAFER) Grant funding.

The Marion County Republican Committee will meet Thursday, April 14, 2022, upstairs in the Marion County Courthouse at 7:00 p.m. The public and members are invited to attend.

William Dale Fries Jr., born November 15, 1928, died at 93 on April 1, 2022. William was best known by his stage name C. W. McCall, was an American singer who wrote truck-themed outlaw country songs. He was also an activist and politician.

The Capitol Arts and Grounds Commission Meeting will be held Tuesday, April 12, 2022, 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Arkansas State Capitol, Room 171, 500 Woodlane Street, Little Rock.

Will Smith, facing possible expulsion or suspension after he assaulted Chris Rock during last Sunday’s Oscars telecast, has instead resigned from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. The resignation comes as the actor was pressured by members of the Academy and of the media.

The women of Mountain Home Moose Lodge will hold a pot roast dinner fundraiser on Friday, April 8th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The menu includes scrumptious pot roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, carrots, roll, dessert and a beverage.

LITTLE ROCK – In recognition of National Arbor Day, the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division is hosting giveaways of bare root seedlings at various locations across the state each Friday from March 18 through April 29.