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The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the 2023Arkansas Century Farm Program. This program recognizes Arkansas families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years. Online and print-able applications are available at ag-riculture.arkansas.gov/arkansasdepartmentofagricultureservices/arkansascenturyfarmprogram/.There is no cost to apply. “Arkansas Century Farm families have persevered challenges for at least ten decades and have contributed greatly in making Arkansas agriculture the success story that it is…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Sharp County Sheriff Shane Russell wasted no time in making positive changes for the future of the Sharp County Sheriff’s Department. Former Sheriff Mark Counts hired Russell, as chief deputy following the resignation of Aaron Presser. Russell went to work for the sheriff’s department on Oct. 1. The extra two months have given Russell an opportunity to take part in planning the budget for his impending office,…

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By: Guest Writer, Melissa Klinger, Mountain Home, Arkansas I am following the Highland School District millage election with intense interest, even though Iam not a citizen of your community. You see, our community, Mountain Home, is enduring the same thing- a failed millage election last August, and it now appears, a second upcoming millage election in May. The similarities in tactics and strategies by the school districts are eerie. They include using…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Old Man Winter’s icy breath exhaled hard on Spring River Country Tues. Jan. 24, dropping as much as 10 inches of very wet snow on the area. The snow began falling much earlier than predicted and by 6p.m., most of the area had al-ready witnessed huge cottonlike snowflakes coming down in mass. Within two hours roads became treacherous despite the above freezing temperatures. By around 11 that…

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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The much anticipated second hearing on a potential settlement agreement for residents of the Ozark Acres Sub-urban Improvement District ended without an approval by Circuit Judge Rob Ratton on Jan. 27. Several took the stand in the nearly two hour hearing but, due to several motions having been filed with the court in objection to the settlement, a judgment was not finalized. Due to Ratton’s agreement based…

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