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Newspaper Next invents first QR Code Audio Library
World’s First QR Code Audio Library Newspaper Next has developed the world’s first QR Code Audio Library. Conceptualized by company founder Jody Shackelford, this book will contain a wonderful selection of codes that will allow readers to listen to a collection of selected stories; eliminating the need of having to manually read through all the [...]
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NASCAR This Week
By Monte Dutton HOMESTEAD, Fla. — One isn’t actually the loneliest number. It’s zero. Zero was Tony Stewart’s margin in the closest championship battle in NASCAR history. Zero was no margin at all. Try to tell Carl Edwards that. Edwards finished second for the third week in a row, and as a result, he finished [...]
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Good News For Ash Flat Fire Station
By John Rourke The Ash Flat City Council received good news at the Ash Flat City Council meeting Oct 17 when Rob Driesel, Chairman of the Special Fire Department Committee, made his report to the council on possible options for a new fire station, after all bids were deemed to be financially infeasible last month. [...]
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Rebel Sports
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HHS Football Spring Practice Kicks Off
By E.B. Barnes Sports Writer The Highland Rebel Football teams began spring practice May 7, at the campus of Highland High School with 58 total athletes joining in on the preparations for the 2012 Rebel football season with Head Coach Spencer Hill returning for his second year in command after two conference championships and an [...]
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Rebel Baseball Falls to Brookland 5 – 2
By E.B. Barnes Sports Writer The Highland Rebel Baseball team traveled to Pocahontas, Ark. on April 26, to face the Brookland Bearcats in the first round of the 3-4A District Baseball Tournament. Highland fell to the Bearcats 5-2 after untimely errors. Highland traveled to Brookland in the beginning of the 2012 season when the Bearcats [...]
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Watch Out 4A Basketball, Here Comes Highland
By E.B. Barnes Sports Writer Two new faces will enter the Highland Athletic Program for the 2012-13 school year from a unanimous vote on April 25, at the Highland Central Office building when the board of directors at the Highland School District motioned to hire Carrie Satterfield-Redman as the Head Girls Basketball coach to replace [...]
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City News
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Missy Irvin – State Capitol Week In Review
From Missy Irvin Arkansas State Senator LITTLE ROCK – The state’s budget for Fiscal Year 2012 will grow slightly because of moderate growth in the Arkansas economy. The director of the state Finance and Administration Department notified legislators that an additional $39.4 million would be available for state agencies to spend between now and the [...]
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Grandparents, Beware of phone scam
From Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel LITTLE ROCK – Most grandparents would do anything to help a grandchild in need. Sadly, some unscrupulous people know that and take advantage of this generosity through what has become known as the “Grandparent Scam.” Attorney General Dustin McDaniel issued a consumer alert today to warn unsuspecting senior citizens [...]
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Missy Irvin – State Capitol Week In Review
From Missy Irvin Arkansas State Senator LITTLE ROCK – The state revenue report for April provided signals of an improving economy in Arkansas, specifically in the number of people working. State government collected $718.2 million in general revenue in April. That is generated almost entirely by state sales taxes and state income taxes. The amount [...]
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Blog Central
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From the Front – First Rains
From SFC Mike Eaton This morning the Soldiers of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade woke to a strange sensation that we had not seen in some time. The air was moist, crisp, and clean; no thin layer of dust floating all around. The ground had a thin layer of crust on top of the powder [...]
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Edward Jones : Financial Focus
From Steve Thompson You may not see it posted on your calendar, but Oct. 16 – 22 is National Save for Retirement Week. This annual event, endorsed by Congress, is designed to raise awareness about the importance of saving for retirement — so you may want to take some time this week to review your [...]
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Organizing Your Finances Can Pay Off – In Many Ways
From: Edward Jones A few years ago, the National Association of Professional Organizers designated the first week of October as Get Organized Week. And while you may have misplaced your notification of this event, it’s nonetheless a good time to see just how organized you are in the important areas of your life — such [...]
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Scholarships: Student achievements pay off
By Lauren Siebert Staff Writer The Highland High School Graduating Class of 2012 received a variety of scholarships during the high schools “Senior Scholar Recognition Ceremony” May 8, at the A.L. Hutson Memorial Center in Highland. The proof of the student’s achievements showed during the ceremony, where more than $2,000,000 in earned scholarships were handed [...]
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Farmers Market Springs to Life
By Lauren Siebert Staff Writer The Spring River Farmers Market will hold its grand opening Memorial Day weekend May 25 through 26, from 8-2, in Cherokee Village. According to Project Manager Jerry Adams, the idea for the market came after he and Cherokee Village Mayor, Lloyd Hefley, attended a Growing Healthy Communities Conference at the [...]
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Edward Jones Financial Focus
If you look hard enough, you can find many obscure holidays, but few of them can instantly capture people’s interest as much as Be a Millionaire Day, which is “celebrated” on May 20. While amassing a million dollars may not be as significant a milestone as it used to be, most of us would still [...]
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Behind the Tunes – Bentley excites Verizon crowd
From Charles Haymes Country Music Association Country music artist Dierks Bentley brought his 2012 Country and Cold Cans Tour to North Little Rock’s Verizon Arena on Sat., May 12. The concert was originally slated for the Riverfest Amphitheater in Little Rock. However, the threat of inclement weather forced the show to be moved. The change [...]
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Weeding Your Garden
By Jo Siebert Any plant you don’t have intentionally growing in your garden can be considered a weed. While some weeds can actually be beautiful, it’s a good idea to remove them from your garden because they can keep your desired plantings from reaching their potential by competing for nutrients, sun, space, and water resources. [...]
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