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Ruth Selected to Serve on OTN Steering Committee

UA Cossatot Director of Educational Resources and OER Specialist Relinda Ruth of Dierks was recently selected to serve on the Open Textbook Network (OTN) Steering Committee for a two-year term. “This is a great honor,” Ruth said. “I am excited to work with dedicated individuals who are devoted to making …

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NJHS FBLA Gift Baskets for Community

Nashville Junior High School FBLA recently made gift baskets for local community members in appreciation of their service. Kyler Conant, District IV ML President, delivered the baskets to the police department, the mayor’s office, the post office, the fire department, the hospital, HMH Rehab, and Home Health.

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Pike County 4H Photography Contest

Pike County 4-H member Alex Vaughn recently won all four categories of the County Ross Photography Contest. The annual Ross Foundation 4-H Photography Contest provides an opportunity for Arkansas 4-H’ers to exhibit their photography skills. Photo categories include color and black and white living and non-living. The contest is open …

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UA Cossatot Students are Earning While Learning

An internship program at Tyson Foods in Nashville has assisted UA Cossatot students in learning job skills and even full-time employment. UA Cossatot Marketing Coordinator Ben Renfrow says the partnership started in 2017. Paid internship positions in refrigeration and maintenance were made available year-round to any UA Cossatot student enrolled …

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Nashville City Park April Activities

The Nashville City Park has scheduled this year’s Easter egg hunt for Saturday, April 20th at 10 a.m. Park Director Mark Dale says this event lasts about five minutes. There will be over 6000 candy and toy filled eggs to find for ages 12 and under. The Easter bunny will …

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2019 Mine Creek Conservation District Scholarship

The Mine Creek Soil & Water Conservation District board of directors recently selected Barrett Jackson to receive a $500 scholarship. Mark Millwood, Chairman of the district board, says Jackson is a senior at Nashville high School, where he maintains a 4.0 grade point average. Jackson is a member of the, …

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Good Audit Report for HMH

Bill Couch, Partner with Welch, Couch CPA presented the results of Howard Memorial Hospital’s annual audit at Tuesday’s Board of Directors meeting. Couch said the hospital had a good year financially with no audit adjustments. Compared to nine other similar hospitals, HMH ranked first on productivity, second on revenue per …

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More Answers to Common Crater Questions

By Waymon Cox Greetings from Crater of Diamonds State Park! New visitors often have many questions their first time searching for diamonds. Here are answers to a few of the more common queries that we hear: What tools can I bring? Many visitors bring their own tools from home when …

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Two Arkansas Winners in Powerball Drawing

Saturday’s Powerball drawing included two $150,000 winners from Arkansas that correctly picked four white ball numbers and the Powerball number. One of the winners purchased a ticket from a convenience store in Hope and the other was purchased in West Helena. Information on the winners has not been released. There …

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Temporary Office for Pike County Tax Collector During Office Renovations

Work has started this week on the Pike County Tax Collector’s office in the courthouse at Murfreesboro. While work is underway, the collector’s temporary office can be found in the front left office of the building. The project has included a complete restoration of the courthouse’s offices with new flooring …

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