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DECATUR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Posted: November 18, 2009 6:09 p.m.Christmas Parade The annual Christmas parade will be held at 6 p.m., Dec. 11.
DECATUR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Posted: November 4, 2009 3:14 p.m.Revival Meetings The Decatur First Baptist Church will be holding revival meetings presented by Pastor Mitch Jackson on Nov. 7-11. The schedule of services will begin on Nov. 7 with a youth indoor olympics at 3 p.m., followed by a mini-concert at 6:30 p.m.
GIS honor rolls released
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:53 p.m.Gentry Intermediate School has released its honor rolls for the first nine weeks of the 2009-2010 school year.
Parents invited to take survey
Posted: November 4, 2009 2:53 p.m.Parents of Gentry students have been asked to participate in an online survey to gain insight into parents involvement in the schools and the education of their children.
Highfill Education Club meets
Posted: October 29, 2009 4:32 p.m.The Highfill Education Club met Oct. 19 at 1221 E. Main in Gentry
Cheerleaders win first competition
Posted: October 29, 2009 3:52 p.m.Gentry High School Cheerleaders opened up their competition season with a win Saturday at Bentonville High School.
Wet weather affecting area’s fall-born calves
Posted: October 29, 2009 3:20 p.m.The prolonged wet weather is causing calf scours to become a problem in fall-born calves, according to the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Scours is a broad, descriptive term referring to diarrhea. It’s not a specific disease with a specific cause, but rather a clinical sign of a disease complex with many possible causes.
Homespun advice from a veteran county agent
Rainy growing season begs question: Who will survive into 2010?
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:36 p.m.Forage producers continue to maneuver equipment between spastic rainfall patterns, cooler temperatures and the first killing frost in an attempt to salvage the last hay harvest. Other than frost, the other hurdles have been present all season, making this one of the most unusual years on record.
Winners named in the flower arranging contest at state fair
Posted: October 29, 2009 2:36 p.m.Adults and young people from across Arkansas gathered Oct. 10 in the Arts and Crafts Building at the Arkansas State Fair to compete in the Floral Express Flower Arranging Contest.
DECATUR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Posted: October 14, 2009 1:40 p.m.140th Anniversary The First Baptist Church will celebrate its 140th anniversary with a special program at 2 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25.
DECATUR COMMUNITY EVENTS
Posted: October 7, 2009 9:05 p.m.Decatur Public Schools Parent teacher conferences will be held district-wide from 4 to 7 p.m., Oct. 20 and 22. Schools will be closed on Oct. 23 for teacher inservice.
Schools prep for flu season:
Posted: October 7, 2009 8:47 p.m.Thousands of youngsters will have a chance to receive the flu vaccine as Arkansas funds vaccines for all students through their schools.
Special event planned to honor Cowin for service and sacrifice
Posted: September 30, 2009 4:45 p.m.The community is invited to a celebration of service to honor and recognize SSG Eric Cowin for his service to our country, his sacrifice and his return from Iraq.
Decatur Obituaries
Posted: September 23, 2009 3:57 p.m.Ronald Dale Boldra, 69, of Gentry, Ark., died Sept. 15, 2009, at his home.
Billups, Reed to wed
Posted: September 23, 2009 3:57 p.m.Chelsie Billups and Cory Reed, both of Colcord, Okla., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding on Oct. 10, 2009 at 4 p.m. at Landmark Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, Ark.