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By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Jan. 26, 2022 An impending strike by railroad workers against Fort Worth, Tex. based Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway (BNSF) for a new attendance policy threatens to cripple the nation’s supply chain.  The railroad is ultimately responsible for the establishment of several cities in Spring River Country and can be traced back over a century and a half. The city of Hardy, which was established in 1883, was…

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The Fulton County Fair Association is now accepting vendors for the 17th Annual Spring Fairgrounds Flea Market on April 9  in Salem.  The flea market started 19 years ago and was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID, but fair officials hope to be able to have the event this year.  The Fulton County Fair has two buildings available and all precautions will be taken to have a safe environment for…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Publisher Jan. 26, 2022 After getting both a literal and proverbial taste of the pie at the 2019 Arkansas Pie Festival in Cherokee Village, Covid starved out the event for two long years. This year, it is back again and promises to be just as much fun when it returns to Cherokee Village’s Town Center on April 16.  What could be more fun than eating as much pie as…

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While accessing porn at local library By Tammy Curtis, Publisher Jan. 26, 2022 FROM COURT AND POLICE  DOCUMENTS A convicted sex offender was arrested for failure to register after viewing pornography from and chatting on a platform in the Viola Library on Jan. 7. Fulton County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Jake Smith was notified by Boyd Dailey that Lester Hendrix, 70 (a registered sex offender) was at the Viola Library using the…

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