June 2023

City of Hardy and A&P Commissioners air concerns; clear up miscommunications

The Hardy Advertising and Promotions Commission (A&P) held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the civic center. Chairman Tracie Moore called the meeting to order with Commissioners Amanda Smith, Vicki Strickland, Phillip Horrell, Laura Smith and Ginni Kauffman present. In the audience were Hardy Mayor Ethan Barnes, Recorder/Treasurer Darlene Wilson, Councilmen Tony Berry and Junior Wise, former Councilman and A&P Chairman Jeff Munroe, former A&P Commissioner Amanda Garland, Village Inn owner Nimmi Desai, Stonehouse Inn owner Will Kauffman and myself.

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Gerald Daniel

Gerald Daniel, 86 of Viola, Ark., died May 28 in Mountain Home, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Doty Family Funeral Service in Salem, Ark.

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Susan “Sue” Elaine Martin

August 29, 1959 - January 22, 2023 Susan “Sue” Elaine Martin, age 63, passed away in her home in Ash Flat on January 22, 2023 with her loving husband Brian Martin by her side. Susan was born on August 29, 1959 and was the only child of Wilma and Lester Stout.

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Memorial Day 2023 in Salem

The 2023 Memorial Day ceremony by the Salem VFW Post 9777 was held where Auxiliary members Sunny Brees-Martinez read the names of Fulton County men that gave their lives for our country. According to Aemi Thompson with the auxiliary, Brees-Martinez’s father lost his life in Vietnam, but was not from Fulton County.

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