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New election laws in effect July 28
LITTLE ROCK – In the regular session of 2021 the legislature approved at least 25 new election laws that will go into effect on July 28. Some of the new laws will affect poll workers, […]
Month: July 2021
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Livestock report
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 7/15/2021 – Final AUCTION This Week Last Reported 7/8/2021 Last Year Total Receipts: 1,399 944 737 Feeder Cattle: 1,247(89.1%) 836(88.6%) 605(82.1%) Slaughter Cattle: 132(9.4%) 93(9.9%) […]
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One winner at Emmet City Council meeting
EMMET – July’s meeting of the Emmet City Council began with a drawing. Granted, this is unusual, but a group of volunteers worked to raise money to help purchase a new backhoe for the city. […]
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HCSO incident reports
HCSO INCIDENT REPORT July 10-July 15, 2021 Date Incident Address Community 07/10/2021 Animal Complaint 600 Block Highway 174 Hope 07/10/2021 Medical Emergency Highway 29 South Spring Hill 07/10/2021 Domestic Dispute Hempstead 238 Blevins 07/10/2021 Domestic […]
Obituaries
Larry McDonald
Larry McDonald, Mr. Excitement, went home to be with the Lord July 13, 2021; now he’s excited to be safe in the arms of Jesus. He was a member of Trinity Baptist in Texarkana. Born […]
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Artists Meet with Public on Proposed Art Project
Photographer Paul Hester and sculptor David Griggs met with 25-30 area residents Wednesday, July 14th, to hear comments and ideas for a proposed public art project being considered by the Southwest Arkansas Arts Council. The […]
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Big Boy returning to Prescott
PRESCOTT – The Big Boy No. 4014 will be in Prescott August 25th for an overnight stay. Arrival time is scheduled for August 25th 3:45 Departure time is scheduled for August 26th 8:00am Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. […]
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Financial problems plague county
PRESCOTT – Following a public hearing concerning the Oak Grove Community Center, members of the Nevada County Quorum Court were told of financial problems the county is facing. This was at the court’s July meeting […]
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Public hearing closes grant, opens application for new one
PRESCOTT – About 20 people from the Oak Grove community gathered at the Nevada County Courthouse Tuesday for a public hearing. The hearing was two-fold in nature, with the first part being to close out […]
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Pedestrian Killed
NASHVILLE – A Nashville woman is dead after being hit by a car Tuesday night. According to the preliminary report by the Arkansas State Police, a 2017 Ford Focus was traveling north on U.S. Highway […]
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Recipient 2021 William & Mattie Bazzelle Scholarship
Malaijah McClenton was the recipient of the 2021 William & Mattie Bazzelle Scholarship. William and Mattie Bazzelle were educators in the former Oak Grove School District. The $1000 scholarship is awarded annually to a […]
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Driver’s license tests can be scheduled
Arkansans who are about to begin the process of obtaining their driver’s license will soon be able to reserve a specific date and time to take the written test. The scheduling tool is currently limited […]