Seventh-grade The Yellow Jackets ended their season in the swamp at Bald Knob. The rain poured and the wind blew from opening snap until final buzzer. Both teams fought hard in a great game. Leading the Jacket offense was quarterback Fielder Dufrene with 107 yards rushing and 50 yards passing. Out of the backfield came [...]

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Jones named top assessor Trina Jones, Van Buren County assessor, was awarded a plaque Oct. 14 by Hardie Reynolds, president of the Arkansas Chapter of International Association of Assessing Officers, at a luncheon in Hot Springs.

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The Shirley School Board rolled its regular meeting and annual public meeting into one before a small audience at the auditorium Monday.

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A long-awaited and happy event recently took place for three deserving children.

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There will be a Hunter Education Course from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 31 at the Clinton Fire Department on Highway 65B. Anyone born after Dec. 31, 1968, is required to have this free 10-hour course. For more information call Jay Hagans at 592-3984.

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On a cold and wet field, the Yellow Jacket offense started hot by taking a 7-0 lead in the first quarter over the undefeated Bald Knob Bulldogs at Jim Tomlinson Field, but in the end the fifth-rated Bulldogs defeated Clinton 34-13.

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The leaves are changing and there’s a nip in the air as autumn begins. This photograph was taken between Dennard and Leslie in northern Van Buren County.

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A woman lost consciousness and drove her car into the front of the Thriftway store in Clinton on Sunday, police said.

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A Clinton junior high school student was killed in a traffic accident Saturday morning.

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The Clinton City Council took a second vote Thursday on the ordinance increasing water rates, and this time around the ordinance failed, 4-2.

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