Tammy Curtis

The Oak Ridge Boys will bring their “Front Porch Singin’ Tour” to Charlotte, Ark., as part of the annual FreedomFest at John 3:16 Ministries.“ July is the month the nation celebrates its freedom and independence, and it is also the month that the residents at John 3:16 celebrate their freedom from drug and alcohol addiction,” said camp founder and director Bryan Tuggle. Festivities get under-way Sat. July 1 with a barbecue dinner. Meal…

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Tammy Curtis, Publisher To most, vacation is a time of relaxation and escape from the everyday hustle and bustle life throws at us. While it is always fun, sadly, it is also short-lived. Like many, our vacation involves a long drive. By long, I mean about 20 hours. To my husband and son-in-law, when vacay is over the race is on... literally and figuratively as we beat a path to Arkansas for…

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The Arkansas Supreme Court last week, in a 5-2 decision, overturned a lower court’s order to pause the LEARNS Act. The decision clears the way for the Department of Education to resume implementing the governor’s signature education overhaul legislation. However, the lawsuit was returned to the lower court to continue hearing arguments about whether or not the legislature correctly passed what’s called an emergency clause, which made LEARNS become law as soon…

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Trey Steimel, Arkansas State Representative If you or someone you know is heading to college this fall, we want to remind you of an important deadline. July 1 is the last day to apply for the Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship. Since 2009, the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery has raised more than$1.2 billion in proceeds for scholarships. Those proceeds have funded720,000 college scholarships in Arkansas. Students applying for the upcoming year and expecting to…

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A piece by Cherokee Village author M. Rook Grimsley will be featured in Horror-Scope: A Zodiac Anthology, Volume 2, set to release on June 20,2023. Grimsley will appear in this horror anthology alongside thirty-five other horror authors, including Loki DeWitt from Mena, Ark. Edited by author H. Everend, the Horror-Scope anthologies feature short horror stories and poetry based on the twelve signs of the zodiac. Volume One was released earlier this year,…

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