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1,319 marijuana plants seized (Local News ~ 08/24/10)
On Tuesday, Aug. 17, and Thursday, Aug. 19, the Carroll County Sheriff's Department assisted the Drug Enforcement Agency, the Arkansas National Guard, and the Arkansas State Police with a marijuana eradication program. Over a two-day period, 1,319 plants were seized throughout the county with a street value of approximately $15,000, said a CCSO spokesperson... -
Fair Parade part of weekend fun in BV
(Local News ~ 08/24/10)
BERRYVILLE -- Three big events are set to take place in Berryville this Saturday -- a free fishing derby, the annual Fair Parade and a special fire station dedication. It all begins with the Free Fishing Derby for youngsters age 15 and under, sponsored by the Berryville Police Department...
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Night school leads to investigator's degree (Local News ~ 08/24/10)
BERRYVILLE -- Ash Detherage, a husband, father and full-time investigator, recently graduated from Kaplan University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice. Detherage said it took him four years and approximately $50,000 to accomplish the task working on-line, at his home computer, usually in the evening hours after his three young children were put to bed... -
Stamps honored for volunteer contributions (Local News ~ 08/24/10)
Neta Sue Stamps of Berryville is a busy lady, devoting time and energy to many local projects. On July 22, Stamps joined a long list of Arkansans who, over the past 33 years, have received Community Service Awards from KARK-TV 4 in Little Rock, in conjunction with the State Department of Human Services Division of Volunteerism, the Office of Governor Mike Beebe, and title sponsor -- the Duncan Law Firm of Little Rock... -
Pickin' and grinnin' (Local News ~ 08/24/10)
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Youth soccer sign-ups continue
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/10)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- Sign-ups for the Eureka Springs Youth Soccer Club fall season will be held from 9-11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28 and Saturday, Sept. 4. Another sign-up period will be held from 3:30-5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The sign-up sessions will be held at the Eureka Springs Middle School cafeteria...
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Kids to compete in punt, pass & kick
(High School Sports ~ 08/24/10)
Young players will have the opportunity to exhibit their skills when the Eureka Springs Youth Sports Association hosts an NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 28, at the Eureka Springs School District track on Greenwood Hollow Road...
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Stories found only in our Aug. 24, 2010 print edition
(Local News ~ 08/24/10)
These and other stories can be read in our online e-edition or in our print edition for Aug. 24, 2010. Please click here to log in or sign up for an e-edition account. Quorum court approves board for rural water Volunteer department may disband...
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Opinion: Feed one, fix one
(Column ~ 08/24/10)
There was something wrong with this picture. I looked again at the photograph in the news clipping, thinking perhaps it was the beginning of another "shoe tree," like the much-photographed oak on Highway 187 where sundry sorts of old footwear had been lynched by the laces...
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Letter to the editor: Trash destroys county's beauty
(Letter to the Editor ~ 08/24/10)
Dear Editor, Some people have been in the Ozarks so long I guess they don't see its beauty and they leave junk and trash and it makes me mad and I tend to say so. I don't like the chicken factories and all the crap they spread on the fields that ends up in the rivers and lakes and I tend to say so. ...
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Column - 'In the middle': Military spending a driving force behind deficit
(Column ~ 08/24/10)
Is it possible some of our national legislators are waking up? The new catch phrase should be "It's military spending, stupid!" as a takeover from "It's the economy, stupid!" which those paying attention were saying long before the recession really took hold...
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