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Candidates speak up as primary election nears

Richard Irby, Editor

Early voting for the May 22 Arkansas Primary Election began on May 7 -- so it's now or never for candidates in six contested races in Fulton County, and candidates for the legislature. On Thursday, May 3, the Fulton County... >>
Civil War Re-Enactment at Lunenburg

Photo by Richard Irby

Union and Confederate combatants were eyeball to eyeball as they fought in the Lunenburg community of Izard County in January of 1864. Reenactors demonstrated the harsh realities of the Civil War by recreating the Lunenburg... >>
The News - News Briefs - Week of May 9, 2012

Salem Farmer's Market to open May 12 Saturday, May 12 is the date for the first Salem Farmer's Market on the Salem square. Vendors plan to be open from 7 a.m. to one p.m. Pickren Street, at the west edge of the square, will... >>
Homecoming Committee resolves controversy

Richard Irby, Editor

Fulton County's Homecoming Day parade is ready to roll on Saturday, May 26, after the Homecoming Committee removed a roadblock -- resolving differences over who the Parade Grand Marshal would be. On Friday, May 4, a proposal... >>
Salem Conservationist wins Regional award

Kelly Shrable, district conservationist in the Salem Field Service Center, has been named the winner of a multi-state USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) award. Shrable received the 2012 NRCS Earth Team... >>

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Mammoth Spring State Championship Celebration

State Champion Mammoth Spring Bear Team Captain's Houston Cooper and Mason Brown presented the State 1A Basketball Championship trophy to Mr. Turnbough for the school and the community. After speaches, an auction of donated items was held. Funds...

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