Opinion

To the Board of Trustees, I have made the decision to resign from the Marion County Library Board of Trustees, effective August 30, 2024. I began my service on January 1, 2022.

Ephesians 3:17-19 So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all fullness of God.

Robert Lyons, Editor Politics nowadays is one of the most out of control things in our everyday life. First, time has improved the way people act while campaigning on the local level.

Earlier this year, I filed to become a Democratic candidate for Marion County Quorum Court Justice of the Peace, District 3. I had served several years ago as JP of another district and felt like I could serve my current district well.

As we approach Labor Day, it’s crucial to highlight a significant initiative aimed at making our roads safer. From August 16 through September 2, including the Labor Day holiday weekend, the U.S.

Arkansas LITTLE ROCK – The Arkansas Department of Transportation estimates that in 2027 and 2028 about $2.2 billion of new projects will be added to its list of highway improvements. That estimate comes from the department’s chief engineer for preconstruction, in an interview in the summer issue of the agency’s magazine.

Learns Act LITTLE ROCK – More than 3,000 families applied for Education Freedom Accounts during the first week of August, bringing the total number of applicants statewide to 15,365. The Internet portal for applications had been closed over the summer and reopened on July 29, when about 12,000 applications had been approved.

HARRISON – Buffalo National River will begin renovations to the Lower Tyler Bend River Access beginning Monday, August 12, 2024. The lower access point serves as the primary river access for the Tyler Bend Area.

Mountain Home Moose Lodge #1953 will hold a lasagna dinner fundraiser this coming Friday, August 16 from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. The menu includes a healthy slab of homemade lasagna, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage.

When you meet someone for the first time you will usually spend time getting to know them and that comes with questions. Where did you come from? Do you live here? Have you been here before? Where do you work? Do you have any kids? How many? Where are they? Who’s your mamma? Who’s your Daddy? So, if we are the one being interviewed when it comes to our past, we tend to embellish the best parts, perhaps to make a good first impression.