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By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Mother Nature awakened Spring River area residents on March 3 with claps of thunder and lightning as she dumped around four inches of rain on the area over-night, swelling rivers, creeks and causing low water crossings to flood. In the early morning hours, residents living in several areas in the Spring River’s flood zone in Hardy were advised to voluntarily evacuate their homes. Hardy Police Chief Scott…

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Whether we like it or not, this time of year, predictions of Old Man Winter rearing his icy head sent consumers to grocery stores to stock up for what might have been a repeat of the Great Ice Storm of 2009, just days after its 13th anniversary. While grocery items were dwindling prior to the winter weather, the icy forecast did little to help with that as the masses purchased items for…

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