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Application process for ACRE, DCP programs begins Jan. 23
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:29:49 -0800
David Q. Vidrine, County Executive Director for Beauregard and Vernon parishes, reminds producers that enrollment for Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program or the traditional Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program (DCP) begins Jan. 23 and runs through June 1, 2012.
Sideline: 2-21-12
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:28:01 -0800
Basketball teams begin regional play Faulkner County basketball teams, Class 3A through 1A, will begin regional competition this week. The opening-round schedule: Region 2-3A at Bald Knob Wednesday Girls Harding Academy vs. Mayflower, 4 p.m. 2A East Region at Magnet Cove Girls Wednesday Carlisle vs. St. Joseph, 4 p.m. read more
Butler Signs With Louisiana Tech
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:40:48 -0800
Vernon Butler Hometown: Summit, Miss. High School: North Pike HS Height / Weight: 6-3 / 295 Position: DL Birthdate: 06/14/1994
End of an era looms in Carthage
Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:24:43 -0800
Carthage has been a stopping point on U.S. Highway 71 since the route from the Canadian border to Louisiana was first designated in 1926.
Polhamus adds city clerk experience to her full resume
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:10:25 -0800
Lori Polhamus is settling into her new role as Viroqua's city clerk. She officially started Tuesday, Jan. 3, taking over the position previously held by city administrator John Severson.
I-49 update draws capacity audience
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:24:38 -0800
More than 100 interested citizens packed the Harrisonville Community Center Jan. 26 to hear Missouri Department of Transportation Matt Killion discuss the various upgrades ongoing throughout Cass County in preparation for the renaming of U.S. 71 to Interstate 49.
Louisiana 2012 college football signings
Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:25:59 -0800
A list of 2012 football signees for Louisiana colleges.
Goldman, Stanford, Insider Trading, Facebook, BNY, JPMorgan in Court News
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 05:50:48 -0800
A former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) computer programmer was freed after his conviction for stealing the bank’s high-speed trading code was reversed by a U.S. appeals court.
Andy Brown battles injuries to stay at Stanford
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:48:50 -0800
Think you like to play basketball? Imagine you're coming down from a breakaway dunk for the top-ranked high school team in the country, and you blow out your knee. You're done for the season. You accept a scholarship to...
Huntsville prison arena being razed after 60 years
Sat, 11 Feb 2012 21:35:00 -0800
If you remember seeing the rodeo at the Huntsville State Prison, you witnessed one of the wildest, go-for-broke, don't-give-a-damn events ever held.