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Dr. Jerry Ellis, Owner/Optometrist accepts a check from Melissa McDaniel, Marketing President of First Horizon Bank after winning Second Place in First Horizon Bank’s Back to Business Contest. The $10,000 prize will purchase the RightEye Reading EyeQ equipment that will help identify the root causes of reading problems in children. Progressive Eye Center entered First Horizon Bank’s “Back to Business” contest. The contest was open to for-profit business entities in several states…

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Cherokee Village Thunder on Thunderbird The Cherokee Village Firefighters will host their annual pancake breakfast Monday, July 4 from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Thunder on Thunderbird will be held beginning at 7:30 with a boat parade on Lake Thunderbird. Fireworks will follow at dark. Horseshoe Bend Chamber of Commerce Annual Fourth of July Events The Horseshoe Bend Chamber of Commerce will hold their Annual Fourth of July events beginning at 10 a.m.…

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Despite pandemic, Sharp County’s only locally owned newspaper, the Spring River Chronicle has increased subscriptions for the last three years, again proving the importance of targeted , researched local news to the Spring River area. As a result, the Chronicle was moved up to the “Medium Weekly” category by the Arkansas Press Association, based on circulation.This meant the small local newspaper had to compete against much larger circulation weeklies in larger cities…

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Fulton County Fair officials remind exhibitors that entries, including pageant and talent should be pre-registered by July 1.Pageants will be held before the fair opens on July 16 and 18. Entry forms are available online on the fair website at www.fultoncountyfair.orgAll Creative Arts exhibits will check in on Monday, July 18 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Livestock, including rabbits, will check in from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 20.The website has separate links…

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The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce will be holding a Blue Ribbon Welcome for Harmon Xtreme Clean LLC at noon on Thur., June 30. The photo will be taken behind the SRACC’s office at 119 E. Main Street in Hardy. Be sure to drive around to the back and the picture will be taken in front of the SRACC sign.Harmon Xtreme Clean is owned by Jeremy Harmon and offers power washing…

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