Community News

The Salem Chamber of Commerce’s 73rd Fulton County Homecoming Festival is now accepting applications for festival food trucks and carnival vendors.  Homecoming Festival is scheduled for May 27-28. Applicants should visit the Fulton County Homecoming Festival Facebook page and comment on the post with an email address so the Chamber of Commerce may send out vendor applications.  Vendor spaces are limited, applications are on a first serve basis, priority given to previous…

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There’s a sense of community in our area that is strongly shaped by our libraries. For instance, bookending National Library Week, the Ash Flat City Library will host this year’s spring used book sale on Saturday, April 2, while Friends of Hardy Library will punctuate the end of the week with a special sale on Saturday, April 9. After all, one can never have too many books. Ever since Jayne A. Abele…

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The Sharp County Fair Association will host Junk -N- Jam on Sat. March 19 at the Sharp County Fairgrounds from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. The event will feature arts and crafts, and vendors selling a wide variety of homemade items, flea market items, crafts, jewelry and business booths. There will be something for everyone.  There will also be a concession stand available all day by the Sharp County Fair Fundraising Committee. …

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Spring River Art Gallery will be hosting a 50 percent off sale. The Spring River Art Gallery(SRAG), located at 300 East Main Street in Hardy, Ark. opened for the 2022 season on March 4.   SRAG has new art work, a couple of new artists, and a warm welcome for everyone who visits.  Come visit and enjoy a quiet walk through the gallery that is housed in a historic 107 year old…

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Gary Branscum Most know the circumstances surrounding Gary, Lenisa, Justin and Zach Branscum. Gary has been in and out the hospital since Jan. 6 with cardiac issues. He has been at St.Vincent in Little Rock all month and had open heart surgery on Feb. 14. Since that time, he has had multiple complications and been fighting for his life- he is still in ICU at this time  and his family has not…

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