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Fulton County Fair to feature truck pull, demolition derby
SALEM — The Fulton County Fair will feature two popular motor sports events. The Missouri-Arkansas Truck Pulling Association will bring the X-Factor Sled to Salem Friday for a sanctioned pull. The event will get under way at 7:30 p.m. in the Clayton-Plumlee-Walling Arena. For more …
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Canning club seeks members
The new club River Valley Canners, a part of the Extension Homemakers Council, will teach members how to can, dry, freeze and pickle food items. A small membership fee is required. The club meets at 7 p.m. every second Thursday of each month at Independence …
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Support group set to meet
The One Day at a Time support group will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Citizens Bank Annex, located across from the main bank on College Street in Batesville. This is a support group for families and friends of children and teenagers …
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Pocahontas couple marks 50th wedding anniversary
POCAHONTAS — Dr. Grant and Carol Killion will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the basement of Pyburn Street Church of Christ, located at 405 West Pyburn St. in Pocahontas. Cake and punch will be served. …
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Johnson, Tate to wed
JONESBORO — Larry and Leisa Bryan of Jonesboro have announced the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Jasmine Johnson, to Nathan Tate, son of Walter and Cathy Tate of Batesville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Leeman and Sandra Benton of Harrisburg. She attended …
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Stumbling along
Mitt Romney has to be more relieved than an Iowa corn farmer in the middle of a thunderstorm to be back on home soil. Arms wide. Head back. Wet face. Smile. Podium steps. National Anthem. The American electorate may harbor an ambivalent attitude towards the …
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Mystery of Mrs. Weathersby
When I purchased an old painting for the frame and not the picture, I couldn’t help but ponder about the artist. An old piece of paper the seller gave me piqued my interest to the point I felt I needed to learn more about the …
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Buying better raspberries
My children and I had been busy picking raspberries, enduring the heat of the sun. We finally felt we had enough to fill all of the orders so, sweaty and thirsty, we retreated to the cool of the house. We filled the flats and found …
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Redefining life: Our son’s stories
My son, Louie, 24, and another young man, Robert Ames, 23, are just a year apart, almost to the day but they share a common history. Both young men have had to fight for their lives at a young age while their mothers learned about …
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Southside to host three volleyball teams
SOUTHSIDE — The Southside Lady Southerners are scheduled to host Cave City, Cedar Ridge and Heber Springs in benefit volleyball scrimmages Monday at the Southerner basketball gymnasium, according to a news release from Southside Coach David Shilkitus. Beginning at 5:30 p.m., each team will play …
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Arkansas State reassigns athletic director Lee
JONESBORO (AP) — Arkansas State University is looking for a new athletic director. The university announced Tuesday that athletic director Dean Lee will move to an associate chancellor position in the school’s fundraising arm. Chancellor Tim Hudson says the school is conducting a national search …
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Local church slates sports camp
Batesville First Assembly of God is scheduled to host a sports camp for children in kindergarten through the sixth grade beginning Monday, according to a news release from the church. At MEGA Sports Camp, kids can choose between cheerleading, basketball and baseball, regardless of their …
