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Guthrie Submits Resignation; Board Doesn’t Accept It
By Andrew Bagley Publisher School news is normally slow during the summer, but June came in hot at Walnut Corner with Dr. Bruce Guthrie submitting a letter of resignation a month before the official beginning of the 26-27 school year and the Barton School Board refusing to accept it. Guthrie opened the meeting by telling the Board that in their packet was a letter of resignation saying, “It was a hard decision…I have been in education 27 years and this was the first district
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Phillips County Library Prepares for Summer Reading Program
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Madison Lambert Crowned Miss Tri-County Fair Queen
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Kinsley Helton Crowned Tri-County Fair Junior Queen
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Tri-County Fair Returns May 26–30 With Full Week of Family Fun
Terri Ann Hall CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Tri-County Fair will return May 26–30 with a full schedule of family-friendly activities, contests, entertainment, and hometown traditions for residents of all ages. It will be held at the Tri-County Fairground on Highway 49 in Marvell. Fair organizers say this year’s event will feature pageants, livestock exhibits, carnival rides, games, live music, contests, and crowd favorites throughout the week. The carnival officially opens Tuesda
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Guthrie Submits Resignation; Board Doesn’t Accept It
By Andrew Bagley Publisher School news is normally slow during the summer, but June came in hot at Walnut Corner with Dr. Bruce Guthrie submitting a letter of resignation a month before the official beginning of the 26-27 school year and the Barton School Board refusing to accept it. Guthrie opened the meeting by telling the Board that in their packet was a letter of resignation saying, “It was a hard decision…I have been in education 27 years and this was the first district
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