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Jobe and Kayla Hurst of Mammoth Spring, Ark., are the parents of a baby boy, Wyatt Kayce Lee Hurst. He was born March 17, 2023, at 6:17 a.m. at Ozarks Healthcare. He weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and was 19 and 1/2 inches long. His siblings are Abel, 9, Elizabeth, 7, and Klayton, 6. His grandparents are Fredrick Zimmerman of Seymour, Mo., Samantha Sartin of Mountain Grove, Mo., Frank Hurst, and Malinda Stewart, both of Mammoth Spring.

Jimmy and Rosella Boothe will celebrate 65 years of marriage at an open house in their honor. Friends and family are welcome to join in this celebration on April 15, 2023 from 1 to 4 p.m. at Midway Baptist Church, 3264 East Main in Melbourne, AR.

The annual Arkansas Roots Music Festival is making a move this year. The event will be held on Saturday, April 1, at the Johnny Cash boyhood home, an Arkansas State University Heritage Site at Dyess. Live music begins at noon, ending at 5 p.m.

Many people make financial New Year’s resolutions, such as reducing their debts or contributing more to their retirement accounts — both of which are certainly worthy goals. But among those who planned to make a financial resolution for 2023, the primary reason was the desire to build an emergency savings fund, according to a December 2022 study by research firm Morning Consult.

Ozark-St. Francis National Forests’ officials are pleased to announce the seasonal reopening of Blanchard Springs Caverns on March 9.