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Tired Iron holds annual spring show
GENTRY -- Once again, the old tractors and engines came back to life, and the blacksmith's shop had fires going and iron being pounded out into various tools a…
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Highfill sets speed limit, receives lands, adjusts police hours
HIGHFILL--At its April 9 meeting, the city council in Highfill set new speed limits, accepted land into the city, adjusted police department work hours, and ap…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGravette school district honors Teachers of the Year
GRAVETTE -- Teachers of the Year for the Gravette School District were welcomed and honored at the April 15 meeting of the school board. Ronda Hunter was chose…
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Altrusa donates for summer reading program
Members of the Bentonville/Bella Vista chapter of Altrusa International present a $500 check to the Gravette Public Library. Funds from the recent donation wil…
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Greater Gravette Chamber sponsors first Third Thursday event
Greater Gravette Chamber sponsors first Third Thursday event
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Springtown council hears updates, hires street worker
SPRINGTOWN -- According to the approved March 13 minutes of the Springtown Council, Durango Road was to be made passable by adding rock or SB2. As weather perm…
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Dr. Scott Stubbs is speaker for April Chamber meeting
GRAVETTE -- Scott Stubbs, D.D.S., a partner in Gravette Dental Associates, was the guest speaker for the April 17 meeting of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Co…
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Decatur bands to play final concert of school year
DECATUR -- The Decatur beginning, middle, and high school bands will perform their final concert of the 2023- 24 school year at 6:30 p.m. on April 30 in the Pe…
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Lady Lions shut out Lady Tigers in tournament opener
GRAVETTE -- The Lady Lions dominated Monday's opening district tournament game against Prairie Grove from the start, scoring seven runs in the first inning. Th…
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Subscriber ExclusiveSpring-fed stream, trails, among delights at Flint Creek preserve
SPRINGTOWN -- Flint Creek Headwaters Preserve is a quiet nature destination with a state highway running through the middle of it.
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Subscriber ExclusivePea Ridge girls edge Gentry in extra innings
GENTRY -- The Lady Blackhawks outlasted the Lady Pioneers in a thrilling 7-6 victory on April 16 in Gentry. The game remained a nail-biter until the final inni…
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District Tournament Schedule
DISTRICT 4A-1 BASEBALL TOURNEY
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Subscriber ExclusiveDecatur boys finish second in district meet
WESTSIDE -- When Desi Meek took over as volleyball coach in August 2023, little did she know that she would eventually take over a program that she helped put …
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Lions fall to Shiloh, Harrison, defeat West Fork
SHILOH CHRISTIAN 7, GRAVETTE 1
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Subscriber ExclusiveFarmington, Gravette look to play their way in
Two 4A-1 softball teams, Farmington and Gravette, which consistently finished in the top two spots going into district play, find themselves in the spoiler rol…
Opinion
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EDITORIAL: Weekend warriors and weight loss
Let's be honest -- we'd all like a flatter stomach, even if we definitely don't intend to participate in the crop top resurgence. But, for many of us, the prob…
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Local and regional banks can combat Wall Street
When I titled this column "Building Main Street, not Wall Street," I did so for many reasons, not the least of which was the stranglehold that Wall Street bank…
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From kites to potatoes to eights
Here we are with just a week left in April, the fourth month of the year, which has only two special calendar days.
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Hometown Events
American Legion post to meet on Saturday
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Earth Day!
Earth Day 2024
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OPINION: Decoding spring headaches
Between the increase in sunlight and the occasional storm, April isn't always nice to your noggin. And while we might be quick to blame seasonal allergies, the…
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EDITORIAL: Arts and culture drive financial rejuvenation
When communities look to revitalize, they often tend to overlook one of the most effective and efficient tools in their revitalization or rejuvenation toolbox,…
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RELIGION: Let the Son make you free
"They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I …
Religion
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Do you believe God’s words?
"And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not. Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me? He that is of God he…
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RELIGION: Are you a child of the devil?
"Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is n…
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RELIGION: Let the Son make you free
"They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free? Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I …
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RELIGION: Do you live by faith in the resurrection?
"The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre." John 20:1…
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religion: One word says it all!
"After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst. Now there was set a vessel full of vi…
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RELIGION: What is the truth that makes us free?
"Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; and ye shall know the truth, and the truth sh…
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RELIGION: Will you die in your sins?
"Then said Jesus again unto them, I go my way, and ye shall seek me, and shall die in your sins: whither I go, ye cannot come. Then said the Jews, Will he kill…
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RELIGION: Are you stumbling through life in darkness?
"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the Light of the world: he that followeth Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life." Joh…