NEWS BRIEFS

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WMFD Safety Day The West Memphis Fire Department is hosting a Fire Safety Day, Saturday, June 4, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., featuring bouncy houses...

Patriots softball racks up postseason honors

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Marion players earn all-state, all-conference recognition By CHUCK LIVINGSTON Marion School District Six Marion softball players earned posts...

227th COVID-19 death

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First coronavirusrelated fatality in county in months recorded ralphhardin@gmail.com Last week Crittenden County got a sobering reminder that t...

Excellent job explaining CRT. Sadly, ….

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Excellent job explaining CRT. Sadly, most people don’t realize some aspect has been taught for years. Only since the “woke” electorate made ...

At least move the stick

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The other day, I was writing about an old Disney documentary as part of a column. I think it was “Animals are Beautiful People” or “White Wi...

Don’t put yourself down

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Do you ever put yourself down with what you say to yourself? It’s not uncommon for people to put themselves down through negative self-talk. ...

Should my wife wait until age 70 to claim?

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I’m 74 and receiving my Social Security benefits. My wife is 68 and we are delaying her benefits until she’s 70. But I read an article about a...

BIBLE VERSE

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On This Day in: 1433 - Sigismund was crowned emperor of Rome. 1854 - The Kansas-Nebraska Act passed by the U.S. Congress. 1859 - The Philadel...

Hybrid tiger trout thriving in Arkansas

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Bull Shoals tailwater added 2,500 specimens in 2020 as experiment Arkansas Wildlife MAMMOTH SPRING – Tiger trout, a hybrid of brown trout and b...

June 11-13 Free Fishing Weekend in Arkansas

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Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes proclamation for Father’s Day Weekend AGFC Communications LITTLE ROCK – Thanks to a proclamation by Gov. Asa Hut...