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Local News Comments May 16, 2013 3:44amFSA help
Van Buren County has been approved for the Emergency Conservation Program to help producers clean up pastures and repair or build fences that were damaged during the April 10...
Home burns down
Local News Comments May 16, 2013 1:36pmThe Barrens Community home of Tom and Gay Whillock was destroyed in a fire Saturday night. The couple was not home at the time. No people were injured, but the family dog died in the fire. Choctaw...
Crash at intersection
Local News Comments May 16, 2013 2:00pmThe driver of a pickup truck tried to pull out from Highway 9 onto Highway 65 at the intersection in Choctaw last Thursday and was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler, according to Arkansas State Police...
School Board votes to keep Shannon in job
Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:19amAfter seven hours and seven witnesses, the Clinton School Board unanimously rejected a recommendation to oust an employee from the position she has held for more than six years.
In April,...
Watson Smith shares 100 years of memories
Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:16amEditor’s Note: This article kicks off an occasional series featuring Van Buren County residents or landmarks. If you know someone you think would make a good subject for a profile, e-mail editor@...
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Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:17amHappy Mother’s Day
Heritage
Gov. Mike Beebe has proclaimed May as Arkansas Heritage Month and encourages Arkansans to celebrate the state’s history and culture. This year’s Heritage...
Griffin visits county
Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:20amU.S. Rep. Tim Griffin (second from left) joins County Judge Roger Hooper, Donnie Collins of Ozark Construction, and County Circuit Clerk Ester Blass at the site where the Botkinburg Foursquare...
Tick season has arrived
Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:46amArkansas has some of the highest levels of tickborne diseases of any state in the nation and another big year is expected. In 2012, over 900 cases of tickborne diseases (TBD) were reported to the...
Benefit set to help couple
Local News Comments May 09, 2013 2:32amBenefit set to help couple
A benefit singing has been set for 6 p.m. Saturday, May 11, to aid Bob and Shelia Gardner of Scotland.
Bob Gardner was injured on April 11 while cleaning up...
Paper’s cost to rise
Local News Comments May 01, 2013 11:59pmEffective next week, the single-copy price of the Van Buren County Democrat is increasing to 75 cents. The Democrat hasn’t had a single-copy increase in many years.
“Increases in the cost of...