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Deadline to apply for Century Farm status fast approaching

Deadline to apply for Century Farm status fast approaching

 

Time is running out for your family to make history.

The Arkansas Agriculture Department is accepting applications for the 2013 Arkansas Century Farm program.

To be eligible for the designation, applications must be postmarked no later than May 31.

The program recognizes Arkansas’s agricultural heritage and honors families who have owned and farmed the same land for at least 100 years.

In 2012, the first year of the program, 83 farms were certified.

To qualify, farms must meet the following criteria:

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Providing Clothing For The Entire Family Since 1982

Happening this weekend at Jacksonport State Park

Happening this weekend at Jacksonport State Park

Here's a look at what's scheduled during the Memorial Day weekend at Jacksonport State Park, courtesy of Park Interpreter Matt Manos:

Friday, May 24

8:30- Owl Prowl - Campground.  Meet a park interpreter in the campground for an evening hike to the Swamp Fox Natural Area to see if we can call up any of these magnificent hunters. Part of this hike is in the dark, so closed toe shoes are required and a flashlight suggested.

Saturday, May 25

Lyon College hosting Outdoor, ACT prep camps

Lyon College hosting Outdoor, ACT prep camps

Lyon College in Batesville will host two Outdoor and ACT Prep Camps this summer.

The first camp will be held June 2-5.  The second camp is scheduled for June 9-12.

The camps will give students the opportunity to learn how to raise the ACT scores.

They will receive specialized ACT instruction from Stephen A. Leake, president of College Prep Coach, Inc.  Leake has more than 20 years of experience in high school education and standardized test preparation.

Beebe: Working quickly to pick new AR treasurer

Martha Shoffner (Source: Pulaski County Jail)

By ANDREW DeMILLO
Associated Press

LITTLE ROCK, AR (AP) - Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe said he hopes to name a replacement in the next several days for the state treasurer, who resigned over accusations she took cash bribes from a bond broker.

Beebe told reporters Wednesday he's already talked with some candidates to fill the unexpired term of Treasurer Martha Shoffner, who resigned on Tuesday. Shoffner, a Democrat, stepped down amid federal charges that she accepted at least $36,000 in cash in exchange for steering state business to a bond broker.

ASU trustees to decide on tuition rates

NEWPORT, AR (AP) - Arkansas State University trustees are to decide on tuition and fees for the coming academic year.

The board meets at 10 a.m. Thursday in Jonesboro.

The panel is also to decide on the budget for the 2013-2014 school year.

The agenda also lists a vote on whether to allow concealed handguns to be carried by faculty and staff. A law passed by the Legislature allows university boards to vote on whether to allow weapons on campus. So far, all state college boards that have voted on the measure have decided against allowing the guns on campus.