Holiday closures are announced Monday is Labor Day. All federal, state, city and county offices will be closed for the holiday.

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I’ve been a regular customer of Health Depot for more than 30 years.

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By Robbie Neiswanger Arkansas News Bureau • rneiswanger@arkansasnews.com FAYETTEVILLE — Arkansas senior De’Anthony Curtis didn’t really think he’d get a chance to carry the football again. The former running back and wide receiver figured those days were over when Arkansas moved him to cornerback. But after Knile Davis went down with a season-ending injury in early August, Curtis knew [...]

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Chapter 5099 AARP Volunteers will host the AARP Driver Safety Program class from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Sept. 16 at the Miller Branch Library, 8701 S. 28th St.

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Old Fort Days Dandies tryouts will begin at 10 a.m. Saturday at Harper Stadium at Kay Rogers Park, 4317 N. 50th St.

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Wii Fit ‘n’ Healthy Drop-in Fun is scheduled from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. Tuesdays in September at Dewey’s Café at the Fort Smith Public Library, 3201 Rogers Ave.

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Entries in sewing, amateur photography, art, craft or needlework, quilting, canning and food preservation are being accepted in the Creative Arts Division of the Arkansas-Oklahoma State Fair.

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Informational meetings on a March trip to Ireland will begin at 6 p.m. Tuesday and Sept. 7 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith.

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The Arkansas Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association (ARTOTA) will host a morning of free programs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 17 at Lake Dardanelle State Park in Russellville.

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Don’t know about you, but my scan of morning headlines was disheartening this morning. * LOATHING THE POOR: There’s New York Times commentary on the Republican war on the poor. It is now safe — and presumably popular among voters — to talk of extracting higher taxes from the poor and disabled to protect low tax [...]

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