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Lightin Ridge

During the archery season in September, a hunter killed a young buck just west of Highway 63 between Houston and Licking Missouri. It looked healthy but testing showed it to be infected with TSE, (Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy).

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Fleet Reserve to meet

The Fleet Reserve Association Branch 251 monthly meeting will be held on January18, 2025 at the American Legion Post 52, 717 Market Street, Mountain Home. We will be having a membership drive and inviting new perspective members to a Pizza Party in the American Legion Auxiliary Hall at 12 Noon.

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ATU announces fall 2024 President’s List and Dean’s List

Sam Strasner, Director of University Relations RUSSELLVILLE -- Arkansas Tech University has announced its President’s List and Dean’s List for undergraduate students on its Russellville campus for the fall 2024 semester. A student must record a 3.5 grade point average or higher and complete at least 12 hours of college-level coursework to be named to the Dean’s List.

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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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Carter dead at 100 years old

Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 100 years old.

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Weekend Weather

Friday- Partly cloudy with a high near 37 degrees and a low near 20 degrees. Saturday- Increasing clouds with a high near 38 degrees and a low around 18 degrees.

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Remembering those the Arkansas news industry lost in 2024; Holt and Barentine lead the list

In this special year-end issue of Arkansas Publisher Weekly, we remember those connected to APA and Arkansas journalism who died in 2024 and whose legacies will live on through the lives they touched. Many of the fallen journalists have helped set up the structure of Journalism in Arkansas. These journalists will be missed as well as their contributions.

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BH Welcomes Debra Wilhite, APRN, to Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic

Baxter Health is pleased to welcome Debra Wilhite, APRN, to Baxter Health Cardiovascular Clinic. She is a board-certified nurse practitioner practicing alongside Dr. Zaid Alirhayim, Dr. Michael Camp, Dr. Akihiro Kobayashi, Dr. Jamon Pruitt, Dr. Patrick Tobbia, Dr. Otis Warr, and nurse practitioners Denise Beeson and Leah Fountain.

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