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’Tis the season for safe celebrations; Entergy Arkansas wishes you bright lights, safe holiday nights
For many, this is the time of year when after “unstuffing” the turkey it’s time to unstuff the attic … by pulling out holiday decorations that signal the start of the next celebratory season. As you decorate for the holidays, keep safety first and foremost …
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Couple to celebrate 50th anniversary
CABOT — Bill and Mary Ann Menard of Cabot will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday. Mary Ann Brown and Bill Menard were married Nov. 24, 1962, at Levy Baptist Church in North Little Rock. The Rev. Harry Hunt officiated. They both graduated from Batesville …
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Electrical update class offered
The University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville is offering a program to electricians that will analyze the major changes to the 2011 National Electric Code from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 8, according to a news release. Instructor Joseph Wages will teach the …
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Angel Tree has 1,000 names
The Angel Tree has approximately 1,000 names of children needing Christmas gifts. The names may be picked up at the United Way office inside the Southside branch of First Community Bank, the main branch of First Community Bank, the main branch of Citizens Bank, Liberty …
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First Church of Nazarene to host Dr. Roberta Bustin
Dr. Roberta Bustin will speak at 6 p.m. Sunday at First Church of the Nazarene. Bustin has served in Sighisoara, Romania, for the past 14 years. She retired from Lyon College, where she was professor of chemistry. She also spent many years working with NASA. …
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Habitat family finds blessings
A sturdy floor that won’t fall through with the slightest step. Less clutter, more space. A full-time job when more than two years ago unemployment was reality. A husband and father who is lucky to be alive after pancreatic cancer. The Ralph and Lisa Lewis family …
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Midland Elementary students tell what they are thankful for
As many gather Thursday for Thanksgiving, several students in Robbie Moore’s first-grade class at Midland Elementary in Floral share in their own words what they are thankful for this holiday. I am tafl for my boin and tafl for sery and foeh and Im …
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None hurt in fire – Arson ruled out as cause
HARDY — A fire destroyed an eight-room apartment complex near the north entrance to Cherokee Village on Tuesday morning, leaving only one room standing, said Hardy Police Chief Ernie Rose. “No one was hurt,” he said. “The fire was called in to 911 at 5:18 …
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Bank announces two promotions
Karen Shaw The Citizens Bank has announced two promotions that will allow the bank to fortify its position as an independent community bank, more intensively focused on future expansion, and also strengthen its financial reporting and planning capabilities, according to a news release. Greg Shaver …
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State lottery revenues down; scholarship levels may drop
LITTLE ROCK — Legislators were told Tuesday that lottery-funded scholarship amounts could take a dive for future recipients as the state-run gambling operation isn’t pulling in as much money as expected. Higher Education Department Interim Director Shane Broadway explained that if scholarships are kept at …
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Two arrested with meth
WALNUT RIDGE — Officers with the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office arrested Shelly Summitt, 48, of Walnut Ridge and Anna Doyle, 40, of Black Rock on Tuesday for possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine “ice”) and possession of drug paraphernalia, said Sheriff Jody Dotson. “The arrest …
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Offices closed for holiday
All Independence County government offices will close Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday, according to a news release. The Thursday trash and recycling routes will not run in the southeast quadrant of the county (east of Highway 167 and south of the White River). …
