David Nichol

The Madison City Council will wait for the city attorney to draw up an ordinance that will make water bills go up by $8.

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A special event will take place Saturday, as Southern Baptist churches from across the state are expected to send more than 2,000 volunteers for a number of projects.

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Okay, let’s get one thing clear: I’d appreciate it if folks would stop asking me, “How are you enjoying retirement?” Others refer to it as “semi-retirement.” Neither actually applies.

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The general consensus at a lightly-attended public hearing Monday was that the City of Madison must have a water rate increase.

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St. Francis County farmers are experiencing some excellent yields, which is a good thing considering the extra expense of irrigation and pest control.

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I am currently working on a play, “Don’t Drink the Water,” a comedy by Woody Allen, to be presented at East Arkansas Community College in October.

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Plans are moving ahead for this year’s Vo-Tech Barbecue, to be held at Crowley’s Ridge  Technical Institute on Friday, Oct. 5.

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While university and college enrollment statewide has shown a small decrease over this time last year, there has been an increase locally.

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The Forrest City City Council failed to take any action Friday on an offer to purchase the used garbage carts and bins owned by King Disposal, which are already in place at city residences and b

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No action was taken at Thursday’s meeting of the Caldwell City Council, with the upcoming Cotton Pickin’ Festival as the main subject of discussion.

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