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Ridgway Christian makes it to tourney
For first-year head coach Trent Young and Ridgway Christian, this season has been mostly about making the right adjustments.“Every coach…
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Panel endorses bill to create tiered lottery scholarships
LITTLE ROCK — The amounts of lottery-funded scholarships would increase as students advance through college under a bill that cleared…
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Digest For Thursday
LOCALDrew Central advances in tournamentSMACKOVER — The Drew Central girls basketball team defeated Fordyce 35-24 Wednesday to advance in the…
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Arkansas earns big road win
AUBURN, Ala. – Behind 20-point performances by sophomore BJ Young and junior Marshawn Powell the University of Arkansas basketball team…
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Foundations: hickory, stone, character
As most occasions of its kind do, the recent state of the union address provoked appraisals of the president’s communication…
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Valentine’s Day
Floral Designer Gwenda Simmons works on one of the many gifts at Shepherd Florist and Greenhouses on the eve of…
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The big business of punishment goes bust
Six decades ago President Dwight Eisenhower described our nation’s “military-industrial complex.” He bemoaned the influence that corporate interests were beginning…
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Mike Drewett was family man, friend
Editor, The Commercial:Family man, gentleman, outdoorsman, and sportsmanI am in total shock over the loss of my friend, Mike Drewett.…
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Stray dog over prom life-saving choice
Editor, The Commercial:On January 26, The Commercial had a letter to the editor from Lisa Grigg entitled “Call for responsible…
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Simmons Bank announces promotion of David Garner
Simmons First National Corp. recently announced the promotion of David W. Garner, senior vice president and controller to senior vice…