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Big Creek Remodel

Big Creek Golf & Country Club is undertaking a major kitchen remodel and expansion of the cooking areas. Chef John Kellogg has ordered a much larger, 10-burner Vulcan Range, a new char broiler, and new countertop griddles and fryers. This equipment was delivered last week. We also have a brandnew 10’X12’ walk-in freezer that was delivered last week.
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Rutledge Allocates Funds to Families of Fallen Law Enforcement Officers

Little Rock – Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced she is allocating $500,000 to the Law Enforcement Family Relief Trust Fund. The fund, established in Act 765 of 2021 under the Arkansas Department of Public Safety, is designated for families of fallen officers who are killed in the line of duty or those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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You and Your Child Are Invited!

Y-S School To: Yellville-Summit Kindergarten Registration! When: March 29, 2022, from 7:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Where: Yellville-Summit Central Office, (in the basement) Why: To register a child 5 years of age on or before August 1, 2022, for the upcoming school year! Please bring the following documents: Birth Certificate Immunization Record Social Security card Proof of EPSDT (well child) screening within the past 2 years Important Notes: Call the Marion County Health Office 870-449-4259 to make an appointment for immunizations if they are not complete.
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CherryRoad Media Acquires Nine Newspapers from Rust Communications

Parsippany, NJ - CherryRoad Media Inc. announced today it has purchased nine newspapers from Rust Communications, Inc. The newspapers are published in Arkansas and Missouri. Cribb, Cope & Potts, the oldest newspaper, and publication brokerage in the United States, represented Rust Communications in the transaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. This marks the latest acquisition for CherryRoad Media, which entered the newspaper industry in late 2020 with the purchase of the weekly Cook County (MN) News-Herald. It has since acquired fifty-two other titles, including four in Arkansas and four in Missouri, as well as two start up newspapers in Minnesota.
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Pasthing for Circuit Judge

Attorney Sam Pasthing is announcing his intent to be a candidate for District Judge serving Marion and Baxter Counties. He is running to succeed Judge Christopher Carter Sam has had a law practice in Yellville and Flippin for 21 years.
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Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H host SeaPerch Challenge

Little Rock- The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas and Arkansas 4-H will host the 2022 Arkansas SeaPerch Challenge, an underwater robotics competition, on Friday, March 11, at The Center at Bishop Park in Bryant. An estimated 165 students will represent 41 teams from 11 counties at the event. Event participation has grown by more than 400 percent since 2016.
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