UA Cossatot has released the fall 2019 schedule of classes for the upcoming semester. Classes are set to begin on Monday, August 12, 2019, and are available for students to take in various formats. Courses at UA Cossatot will be available in-class, online, through audiovisual arrangement, and offered for eight …
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The 47th annual Dierks Pine Tree Festival will take place this Friday and Saturday at the Dierks City Park. Despite recent flood damage, the festival will continue as planned according to Dierks Chamber Director Jerry Mounts. Mounts says the festival will include several vendors, games, bounce houses, and much more. …
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The deadline to nominate someone for the 2019 Farm Service Agency county committee election is this Thursday. August 1st is the last day to file nomination forms. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency encourages all farmers, ranchers and FSA program participants to take part in the Little River …
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The Mineral Springs School Board met in special session on Monday, July 29. Board members approved several policies, in order to allow handbooks to be printed before student registration is held. There were no significant changes made to the student handbooks or procedure manuals. Interim Superintendent Curtis Turner did make …
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The number of Arkansas children in foster care has fallen by more than 700 since reaching an all-time high in 2016. A recent report by the Department of Human Services Division of Children and Family Services outlines progress made and areas for improvement. According to data, the number of children …
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Sometimes, a vacationing tip pays off in a big way. Josh Lanik, a 36-year-old schoolteacher from Hebron, Nebraska, recently visited Crater of Diamonds State Park on a family vacation, after learning about Arkansas’s diamond site from a coworker who once lived in The Natural State. After spending about two hours …
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Around 60 people attended the Save Camp Albert Pike Rally on Saturday to make a plea to the U.S. Forest Service to reopen the site to overnight camping. The visitors from Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas shared stories of family vacations and memories of visiting the site in their youth. Marty …
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Information provided by Mark Keith. The Hempstead County Quorum Court met Thursday July 25th. The meeting opened with an address from Terrie James of the Hempstead County office of the Cooperative Extension Service. She noted that her office will not be moving to the new courthouse but hopes to move …
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An ATV accident on Wednesday in Pike County resulted in the death of one individual. According to the Arkansas State Police, two people under the age of 18 were riding a 2004 Polaris Ranger on Stone Ridge Drive near Lake Greeson. The accident occurred when the driver negotiated a right …
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The Nashville School Board hired Kyle Slayton to serve as Nashville Junior High School’s assistant principal during a special meeting on Thursday, July 25. Superintendent Doug Graham said Slayton’s duties would still include head baseball coach, however he will not serve as an assistant football coach. Slayton has 22 years …
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