The Learning Center of North Arkansas officially opened its new facility in Jasper Tuesday morning, March 5 (2024). The Newton County Chamber of Commerce, led by Director Toinette Madison, held a …
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1/1/25
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The Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education approved sending interested school staff members to take emergency response training last summer. The board had met earlier in 2024 with Kurt …
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D/MJ staff get emergency response training
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1/1/25
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Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and Phillips Media Group (PMG) announced at the end of 2024 they reached an agreement for CMG to acquire PMG’s 16 community newspapers spread across Arkansas, …
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1/1/25
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The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus …
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Staff Report
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1/1/25
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Dover School District is requesting to establish its own police department under Act 629 of 2019, according to the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The request appears on the …
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12/31/24
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The Newton County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will serve up its next fish fry on Friday, Jan. 3. Drive through or dine in from 2-5 p.m. at the center. For $11 the fish or chicken dinner …
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12/31/24
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The Jasper Pioneers Extension Homemakers Club met at the home of Marvin and Linda Fuson, Wednesday, Dec. 18, for a leisurely pot luck Christmas dinner from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Fusons furnished …
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By BETTY STIVERS
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12/31/24
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Recently, the Ozark Mountain School District notified patrons of the Bruno-Pyatt Elementary School that the school will hold kindergarten registration much earlier than normal for the 2025-26 school …
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Staff Report
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12/31/24
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The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus …
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12/31/24
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The Buffalo River Conservation Commission (BRCC) met via internet in a Zoom meeting Friday morning, Dec. 20. Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward said the meeting's main objective was to gather …
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Staff Report
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12/31/24
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Meeting for the last time in 2024, Dec. 19, the Jasper City Council received a run-down of projects completed or nearly completed during the year and which projects will be taking council members' …
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By JEFF DEZORT
Newton County Times
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12/31/24
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On Dec. 24, around 6:50 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) troopers stopped a white 2021 Ford F150 on Interstate 40 near the 165-mile marker in Lonoke County for a traffic violation. Troopers searched …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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One teenager was killed and two others were injured early Saturday, December 28, 2024, in an interstate shooting in North Little Rock. At approximately 3:45 a.m., Arkansas State Police responded to …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a high-speed pursuit and shooting that occurred on Dec. 27, at approximately 4:30 a.m. in Little …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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LITTLE ROCK – The legislature’s list of accomplishments in 2024 was highlighted by a $438 reduction in income taxes for Arkansas families and businesses. Individual income taxes for about …
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From SEN. BRYAN B. KING
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12/29/24
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LITTLE ROCK — A season of weather that enabled both early planting and harvest ended in record or near-record yields for several crops in Arkansas. But it wound up being overshadowed by low …
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By MARY HIGHTOWER
U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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12/28/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — Despite a decrease in the influence of highly pathogenic avian influenza — HPAI — on Arkansas’ poultry industry, restructuring and closing of plants have posed …
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By MADDIE JOHNSON
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
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12/28/24
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MONTICELLO — The Arkansas timber industry faced significant challenges at the start of 2024, including plant closures and natural disasters. However, the year concludes with optimism driven by …
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By TRACI RUSHING
U of A System Division of Agriculture – UAM College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources
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12/28/24
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FAYETTEVILLE — The decision not to hold a honey competition at the World Beekeeping Awards in 2025 is a symptom of a global problem that’s making life tough for beekeepers in the United …
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By MARY HIGHTOWER
U of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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12/28/24
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LITTLE ROCK — A new year often involves resolutions to improve health, form a new habit or change one’s behavior. To better achieve these changes, Brittney Schrick, extension associate …
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By REBEKAH HALL
U of A System Division of Agriculture
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12/28/24
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