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Sign law open to public comment
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
BERRYVILLE -- A public hearing has been scheduled for 6:15 p.m. Thursday at Berryville City Hall to allow public comment on proposed changes to the city's sign ordinance. Members of Berryville's Planning and Zoning Commission set the date when they met last month. They will host their regular monthly meeting at the conclusion of the public hearing...
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The early show (Local News ~ 07/06/10)
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First new home permit for year issued in HI
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
HOLIDAY ISLAND -- With new construction ground to a halt in Holiday Island this year, the Holiday Island Planning Commission finally issued its first new home permit Friday. Contractor Ralph Lemme applied for a permit to build a 2,280-square-foot house at 49 Bandy Drive for property owners Jim and Donna Sartores. Permit #2234 was approved for 180 days...
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Electricity rates to drop 22%
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
LITTLE ROCK -- Starting July 1, Entergy Arkansas, Inc. residential customers will see a 22 percent decrease in electricity rates compared to July 2009. The lower rates will result in a $24 savings on a bill for 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity. The rate decrease is a result of lower fuel costs, both current and as projected through the end of 2010...
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Foundation to award grants to health improvement programs
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
LITTLE ROCK -- The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is accepting applications for grants ranging from $5,000 to $150,000 to fund health improvement programs in Arkansas. The foundation awards more than $1 million in grants annually to nonprofit or governmental organizations and programs to positively affect the health of Arkansans. In its first eight years of operation, the foundation has awarded more than $10 million to 162 health improvement programs in Arkansas...
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ES Historical Museum seeking new members
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
July is Membership Month at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. The museum is at a crossroads in planning for its future and is facing many important issues such as funding, membership, and the building, all affecting its mission and value to the community...
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Charles Edwin Lindt
(Obituary ~ 07/06/10)
Charles Edwin Lindt, a resident of Berryville, AR, was born September 12, 1925 in Kingman, KS, a son of Otto H. and Mabel (Clovis) Lindt. He departed this life Wednesday, June 30, 2010 in Springfield, MO at the age of 84. Mr. Lindt was a member of Freeman Heights Baptist Church in Berryville. He was also a member of the St. John's Berryville Auxiliary. He worked as the Public Works Superintendent for the City of Berryville for many years...
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Donna Jean (Rousey) Lee (Obituary ~ 07/06/10)
Donna Jean (Rousey) Lee departed this life Friday, July 2, 2010 in her home in Berryville, AR at the age of 72. Donna Lee was born July 7, 1937 in Alex, OK to Burdett and Anna (Plaxco) Rousey. She worked at the Berryville garment factory and at Berryville Healthcare. She was a devoted mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a faithful member of the Berryville Church of the Nazarene... -
Winniefrede Scitern
(Obituary ~ 07/06/10)
Winniefrede Scitern, a resident of Alpena, AR, was born August 28, 1920 in Blair, OK, a daughter of Callie C.C. and Cora Alma (Ballard) Chance. She departed this life Thursday, July 1, 2010 in Berryville, at the age of 89. Ms. Scitern was a homemaker and a member of the Church of Christ in Green Forest...
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Stories found only in our July 6, 2010 print or e-edition
(Local News ~ 07/06/10)
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