The Annual Charleston Booster Club Golf Tournament will be on Saturday, August 4th, at the Cherokee Creek Golf Course in Booneville. The tournament is a three man scramble. Entry fee is $90 in advance and $105 on the day of the tournament. Sign in begins at 7:30 am with Tee Off [...]

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The 2nd Annual Mule Drop is a fundraiser to support the South Franklin County Kiwanis Club. Tickets are $10.00 each and 50% of the total ticket sales goes to the winner. The funds raised are used to benefit the Kiwanis service projects that helps needy children in Charleston and the surrounding area. Tickets are on [...]

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Friday, May 25th marks the one year anniversary of the deadly tornado that ripped thru Franklin County. Signs of the carnage can still be seen in downed trees and debris on properties never cleared, and the populations in both Denning and Etna have dropped significantly since that terrible morning.

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The poppy is one of the most widely recognized American Legion Auxiliary programs. Each year, usually around Memorial Day and Veterans Day, Auxiliary volunteers distribute millions of bright red crepe paper poppies. Donations are greatly appreciated when a poppy if given out. Donations received assist disabled and hospitalized veterans.

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American Legion Boys and Girls State are among the most respected and selective educational programs of government instruction for high school students. It is a participatory program where each participant becomes a part of the operation of his local, county and state government. Boys and Girls State has been a program of The American Legion [...]

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The Annual Charleston Alumni Weekend will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, June 8th, 9th and 10th.

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Eric Lee Seaman, who resided near Scranton, Arkansas, passed away Friday, May 4, 2012 at his home. He was born July 28, 1985 in Tulare, California to David Lee Seaman and Danna Louise (Barnett). He was 26 years old.

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Family owned and operated nursing home is now prepared to service community

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Charleston’s Annual Children’s Fishing Derby sponsored by the City of Charleston, along with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, will be held Saturday, May 19th from 9am to Noon. The Derby will be held at the City’s Fishing Pond located behind the Charleston High School off Guy Fenter Drive.

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The 13th Annual County Line High School Alumni Days Reunion will be held June 1-2, on the CLHS campus.

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