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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor For the second time in three months the voters in the Highland School District have answered the call to vote. This time in a Special Election on only the8.9 mill increase. Again, on Feb.14, they said no. The Special Election was held because administrators and the board stated there was misinformation presented during the General Election. Kara McEntire, Highland’s Student Services Director, Testing Coordinator, Federal Programs Coordinator…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor As with most dream careers the recipe for success is a tough one. It begins with with a little talent, adding cups of practice and perfection, a quart of perseverance and a two gallons of pure luck. Nothing is more true over the last decade of Thayer native Michael Tyler’s music career. Last week, just months after turning 30, and a decade after moving to Nashville, Tyler…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The amount of support that continues to come in for Cave City athlete Jacob Moore continued to astonish and humble him and his family Saturday night. Feb. 18 at the 3A-2 District Finals game at Cave City High School Gym, it was another round of tears as the love for human kind was exhibited yet again. Moore made his way onto the court via a walker, after…

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Alix Meacham, second generation owner of Meacham’s Family Restaurant in Ash Flat flips some food on the grill. Therestaurant has placed in the top four in the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. She hopes to honor late father, Troy, who es-tablished the restaurant in 1979. The overall winner will be announced March 6. Below, waitress Amy Wiles waits on longtime Meacham’s customers Sandra and Elbert Layne. They enjoyed the popular hamburger steaks…

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Numbers talk, we all know that. We also know that anyone can manipulate data and numerical percentages to further a plight or cause. Standardized testing measures in public schools help in determining possible inequities in general education. However, too often data is misused, interpreted to fit a particular agenda or misread in ways that perpetuate an inaccurate story. My name is Andrea Pendarvis and I am a proud English teacher at Highland…

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