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2024 in Review

LITTLE ROCK – The legislature’s list of accomplishments in 2024 was highlighted by a $438 reduction in income taxes for Arkansas families and businesses. Individual income taxes for about 1.1 million Arkansas taxpayers will go down because the legislature lowered the top rate from 4.4 percent to 3.9 percent.
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Dixie Martin

Dixie Lee Williamson Martin, 86, Sherwood, October 26. Born in Bastrop, Lousiana, Martin held a degree in English from Louisiana Baptist College. A lifelong high school English and journalism teacher, she taught at Jacksonville High School early in her career and finished her career at Sylvan Hills High School, where she was the longtime faculty advisor to the student newspaper and yearbook staff. In addition to her duties at the high school she was invited to teach classes and workshops at UALR and Ball State University.
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Daniel Macon Brawner

Daniel Macon Brawner, 74, Wynne, October 21. A native of Eupora, Mississippi, Brawner was a graduate of Wynne High School and of Christian Brothers University… Login to continue reading Login…

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Peggy Barentine

Peggy June Barentine, 88, Jacksonville, June 1.The mother of APA Director of Operations Terri Cobb, Barentine married her high school sweetheart, Buford Barentine on May 27, 1955. She retired from Dillard’s Department Store after working many years in mortgage banking and was a former member of the North Little Rock chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
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OMSD Board tables B-P proposal

The December board meeting of the Ozark Mountain School District was held at the Western Grove School where the board reviewed many different issues and proposals. Superintendent Jeff Lewis presented issues of personnel, petition for transfer of students, an AR DOT right-of-way at the Western Grove school location, E-Rate funding, and grants that were issued being the Professional Learning Grant, $18,000, McKinney-Vento Homeless Grant, $15,000, and the High Impact Tutoring Grant, $28,234 with the total grant money of $61,234.
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Extension Corner

Arkansas’ net farm income is projected to decline for the second straight year, a fall cushioned slightly by lower input costs, the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center said in its latest report. The center, working with agricultural economists from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said in its “Fall 2024 Arkansas Farm Income Outlook” that Arkansas’ 2024 net farm income is expected to drop by 10 percent from 2023 levels and reach $2.96 billion.
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Police Beat:

Arrested: Patterson, Andrew James W / M / 31 years Harrison, AR Arrested: 12/22/2024 2:32:00 A.M. Charges: FAILURE TO APPEAR MISDEMEANOR HOLD FOR BOONE CO Bond: $295.00; $355.00 Court Date Court Name 01/27/2025 09:00 Burdine, Brittney Leann W / F / 30 years Harrison, AR Arrested: 12/22/2024 1:31:00 A.M.
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MC JP Elect’s attend AAC Seminar

The Association of Arkansas Counties (AAC) held their seminar for all new Justice of the Peace elects from across the State of Arkansas at the AAC Headquarters in Little Rock on Friday, December 13. 134 new Justices of the peace of the 150 newly elected justices were attending the seminar, with five of the seven Marion County new elected justices attending.
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