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Walmart announces $9.5 million in grants

Walmart and the Walmart Foundation announced Monday (Feb. 6) they would release $9.5 million in grants to organizations that promote healthy eating habits. The funding will support nutrition education programs,…

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Teen Activity – TTW Headphone Colorization

This year’s Teen Tech Week theme is “Geek Out @ Your Library.”  So bring your favorite headphones and join us as we make our technology more colorful!  This is a…

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Teen Activity – TTW Headphone Colorization

This year’s Teen Tech Week theme is “Geek Out @ Your Library.”  So bring your favorite headphones and join us as we make our technology more colorful!  This is a…

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General thoughts

And now for a few notes on the news about the 188th Fighter Wing in Fort Smith losing its A-10 planes and mission by mid-2013, and instead receiving what may…

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Empty Bowls

The 3rd annual Empty Bowls event will take place Thursday, February 16th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm in the Van Buren High School commons. For the price of your $15 ticket…

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Elvis fever continues

The Million Dollar Quartet’s Elvis impersonator, Cody Slaughter of Harrison, isn’t the only entertainer helping us relive those memories of The King. While Slaughter’s role in the Million Dollar Quartet…

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Damn Yankees!

The Urban Dictionary describes a “damn yankee” as someone who moves south because of the warmer climate and friendly people, and decides to stay, (as opposed to regular yankees who…

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Tyson CEO: ‘Time to turn it on’

Tyson Foods executives say the future is bright for nation’s largest meat company, who remains laser focused on returning shareholder profits in 2012. That was the central message shared with…

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Adam & Eats: Las Fresas

This week’s adventure was inspired by an email from a reader. I was asked my opinion about a Mexican restaurant in Van Buren that I had never heard of. So,…

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Sheriff Hollenbeck to seek re-election

Sebastian County Sheriff Bill Hollenbeck announced Thursday (Feb. 2) he will seek another two-year term. Hollenbeck, the only Democrat to win a top Sebastian County post in the 2010 election,…