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8:00 a.m. Fried Pics Fair Bldg.

The current administration is deaf to potential ramifications of its political actions and laws or regulations set by compliant legislators. The end result is sacrificed for the apparent appearance and appeasement of the base. What motive to manipulate the system to achieve their goal is never, ever revealed entirely. The most obvious (motives) are power, control and reelection, or positional upgrade.

Food Insecurity Amid the Economic Crisis

March 17, 2023

Linda “Granny” Wilson, 63 of Hampton, died Thursday, March 16, 2023. She was born November 10, 1959 in El Dorado to Frankie Lou Means and the late Allison “Babe” Means. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Kaye Hurst and her brother, Kevin “Bee” Means.

Julia Garland McManus Freeman, 81 of Thornton died Friday March 17, 2023. Born September 3, 1941 at Fordyce, she was a daughter of the late Roy McManus and Lorene Murry McManus.

Diane McKinnie, 71, died March 21, 2023. She was born July 19, 1951, in Little Rock, AR to Dr. Tom L. and Lib Dunn. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Bob Dunn; a grandson, Wyatt Earnest and a nephew, Joel Stringfellow.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today requested a Major Disaster Declaration from President Joe Biden to support ongoing recovery efforts in communities impacted by the severe winter weather in January and February of this year, which caused power outages, damage to infrastructure, and deaths.

MARCH 25

Thornton will kick off the Calhoun County Hogskin Holidays Festival on Saturday, April 1, 2023. The Festival is an annual event that was started several years ago, and Thornton was designated as the area to begin the kickoff. Its tradition is valued in the sense that it brings the entire community, surrounding areas and people from across Arkansas together for common purposes.

April 1-8, 2023 Hampton, Arkansas

“I’d like to make a toast!” said my friend at a happy family celebration. Without missing a beat, her 3-year-old nephew burst out, “Don’t we need to get the toaster first?”