COMMUNITY EVENTS
Meet and Greet By Rosie Davenport Meet your local North Central Arkansas Team with Operation Christmas Child on July 16, 2022, at Holy Smokes BBQ in Mountain Home from 12 p.m. – 1 p.m.
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Nuisances of Summer
Summer is here. Have you thought about some of the issues that was a problem to us last year and want to address this year? One of those nuisances might be sandburs. We may be thinking about them now as we are barefoot in the yard and encounter those painful burrs.
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Research has shown that 90 percent of a person’s brain develops in the first five years of life. That is why a child’s experiences and relationships during that time are critically important.
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Fayetteville — Arkansas cattle producers are being urged to check their herds for unusual ticks and take measures to prevent transmission of theileriosis or other tick-related diseases. The warnings follow the recent finding of additional Asian longhorned ticks in northwest Arkansas by scientists with the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
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Little Rock – The Arkansas School Safety Commission is meeting frequently to have an initial report ready for the governor and legislators by August 1. The commission has been charged with updating its original report, which was issued in November of 2018.
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Veterans Fair at the Fairgrounds Submitted by Kit Mason, Sr. Living Operations Manager, Good Samaritan Society On July 16, Baxter County Veteran Benefits Fair is scheduled at 10 a.m.
Read MoreNEWS BREIFSIndependence Day at Arkansas State Parks
Today I’d like to talk about the Fourth of July, or Independence Day, in Arkansas, the state with enough lakes, rivers, hiking trails, and outdoor festivals to accommodate 3 million Arkansans and visitors as we celebrate the 246 years of our Nation’s independence. And of particular importance, is our beautiful state parks.
Read MoreIndependence Day at Arkansas State ParksBylines, Blues, & BBQ; Tri-State Press Convention 2022, Memphis, TN Part Two; Presentation of Awards
Arkansas Press Association Board of Directors; Ellen Kreth, President, Lori Freeze, First Vice President, Eliza Gaines, Second Vice President, Rusty Turner, Immediate Past President, Tom White, Britt Talent, Kelly Fruendensprung, John Robert Schirmer, Jennifer Allen.
Read MoreBylines, Blues, & BBQ; Tri-State Press Convention 2022, Memphis, TN Part Two; Presentation of AwardsBeat the heat with Batterton and Edwards on stage at YMOTS
YMOTS welcomes to the stage on the Square in Yellville Saturday, July 2. Batterton and Edwards are an Americana music duo from north central Arkansas.
Read MoreBeat the heat with Batterton and Edwards on stage at YMOTSSpooky Mule Scares Jesse–March 5, 1897
Jesse Wickersham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Wickersham came very near getting fatally hurt last Friday evening. Jesse was attending school here, and as he had a considerable distance to come, he always rode one of his father’s large mules.
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