Minnie Pearl (Ferguson) Rogers, 98, of Gepp, Ark., peacefully departed this life on July 17, 2022, in Mountain Home, Ark. Minnie was born to the late Edgar Dewitt Ferguson and Martha Ophelia (Shafer) Ferguson on July 6, 1924, in Conroe, Texas.
Doyle Lee Shrable born March 5, 1947, in West Plains, Mo., to Rudolph Jonathan (Doc) Shrable and Erceil M. (Phillips) Shrable. Doyle left this earthly life peacefully at his home in Viola with his wife Judy and beloved pug Ziggi by his side on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.
Pictured from left to right are 2022 Miss Sharp County Desiree Sawyer, Miss Rodeo Arkansas Molly Musick, 2022 Rodeo Queen Riley Trivitt and 2022 Junior Queen Reagan Counts. Students from Wee Care Day Care in Highland enjoy beating the heat on National Ice Cream Day.
Conservation plans for the future were the frontrunning topics at today’s meeting of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at its Little Rock Headquarters. In his report to the Commission, Director Austin Booth spoke about the agency’s newly developed strategic plan and annual report, which were both unveiled last night at a meeting with partner agencies and stakeholders.
In fall 2020 and spring 2021, we tagged and released 1,464 Largemouth Bass, 159 Spotted Bass, and 16 Smallmouth Bass over 20 days or nights of electrofishing sampling. To date, we have received reports of 749 Largemouth Bass, 58 Spotted Bass, and 10 Smallmouth Bass caught by anglers fishing Norfork Lake.
Week of July 18 and July 22 Star of the Week 1 Game Score Plus Handicap John Watts 189 July 18 Game Winners Pit 1 Bass and Hollis 181 Pit 2 Prusak and Weeks 167 Pit 3 Yanke and Lewis 165 July 22 Game Winners Pit 1 Lewis and Hollis 180 Pit 2 Gruger and Prusak 181 Pit 3 Yanke and Wattsn 192 .
Google and Facebook have enormous economic and political power in society – especially over the news industry. Many ask if they have played a role in the misinformation that erodes our free press and plagues our democracy. Google and Facebook have a duopoly of the distribution of digital news content, which drives people to their platforms where they make money. The platforms hoard critical data and use clever tactics, like reframing stories in rich previews, to keep users on their sites – siphoning off the advertising revenue that small and local publishers need and weakening their ability to be rewarded for their own content.
Highland looks ahead to 2024 eclipse for possible revenue opportunities Highland City Council met Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. at city hall.
The Cherokee Village (CV) Suburban Improvement District (SID) met Monday, July 18 at 6 p.m. at the CV North Golf Course. Commissioner Ron Page opened the meeting. Chairman Commissioner Tim Lee was absent. Commissioners David Nebel, Joe Kaiser and Susan Jett were all present, as well as General Manager (GM) Betsy Waugh. SID Attorney Grant Cox of Little Rock was live online via Zoom during the meeting and available to address questions.
John Lee Sloan, 90, died July 21 at Shepherds View Residential Care. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home in Thayer, Mo.