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LITTLE ROCK – As the 2024-2025 school year begins, the state Education Department is making grants available to Arkansas school districts to help implement cell phone restrictions in the classroom. Prohibiting or restricting cell phone use by students is complex, because they can be necessary for learning and doing research.

Every Tuesday: Crafting at The Post from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

These past several months, I have visited with several elderly men concerning Mr. Paxton’s warning that another Great Depression is inevitable. I did not find it surprising that each one agreed wholeheartedly that this nation is indeed in very grave danger.

I spent a couple of days last week down in Arkansas White River country, ending up all the way down in Mountain View, restocking some of my outdoor books. While at Mountain View, I stopped in a woodcarver’s shop, and I haven’t seen anything like it since I first saw Peter Engler’s carvings at Silver Dollar City in 1968. The woodcarver’s name is Randall Head, and all around the grounds where is shop is found, there are huge carvings, many life-sized and spectacular. Eagles and wildlife carvings are everywhere, from songbirds to mountain lions. He is one of the most unusual people you will ever talk to and one of the most talented.

There once was a peculiar fellow Mr. Squirrel was his name He spent every day Storing acorns away Until quite wealthy he became One day while gathering more acorns Mr.

Hello everybody. This is the weekend that we have been waiting for and are excited about.

Shannon, Amanda Schroder and family earned the honor of being named the 2024 Marion County Farm Family by the Arkansas Farm Bureau and represent many generations farming families in Marion County, Arkansas.

The Marion County Clerk has started to receive applications from candidates pursuing positions on Marion County City Councils in the November General Election. Bull Shoals candidates are leading the way with early registrations for mayor and city council by residents.