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Dumas/Desha GoFresh Distribution Sent to Pine Bluff,Arkansas Food Bank Still Set for Distribution this Friday in Dumas

The LEGACY CENTER in West Dumas confirm the GoFresh Distribution based on the weather conditions, was

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Helping our Farmers, Ranchers and Rural America Succeed

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    The Wright Stuff - By Clarion Publisher Rick Wright

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    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 04:21 PM

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  • Doris Crews Puryear 1934 - 2021

    Doris Crews Puryear 1934 - 2021

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    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 04:13 PM

    Doris Crews Puryear, 86, of Dumas, Arkansas, passed away February 10, 2021, in Dumas. She was born May 23, 1934, in Karnes City, Texas, to the late Stephen Edgar and Nona Seale Crews.

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  • Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson

    Gov. Hutchinson meets with President Biden, VP Harris on American Rescue Plan

    By Governor's Office, READ MORE > 249 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 03:59 PM

    Gov. Hutchinson met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House on Friday.
    He, along with other governors and mayors, discussed the new administration's COVID-19 response.

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  • ALL emergency calls in Dumas  for Fire, Ambulance, Police

    By Dumas Mayor Flora Simon, READ MORE > 407 Reads
    On Mon, 02/22/2021 - 08:37 AM

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  • Icy weather makes roads dangerous

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    On Mon, 02/15/2021 - 09:19 AM

    A significant winter storm is affecting the region today. Significant accumulations of ice, sleet, and snow will result in dangerous travel conditions as well as downed trees and power lines. Impacts will likely be most significant where freezing rain and sleet accumulate quickly. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all of the area.

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  • Winter blast makes roads dangerous

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    On Mon, 02/15/2021 - 08:01 AM

    A significant winter storm is affecting the region today. Significant accumulations of ice, sleet, and snow will result in dangerous travel conditions as well as downed trees and power lines. Impacts will likely be most significant where freezing rain and sleet accumulate quickly. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for all of the area.

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  • Winter Weather Coming to most of Arkansas

    Bouts of bitter cold, snow on the way in Arkansas

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    On Sat, 02/13/2021 - 01:24 PM

    Dangerously low temperatures, single-degree and subzero wind chills, and freezing precipitation are in the forecast for nearly the entire state beginning this weekend and lasting into late next week, meteorologists with the National Weather Service in North Little Rock

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    Dumas Police Department Incident Reports published Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021

    By Dumas Police Department officers, READ MORE > 1,385 Reads
    On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 03:07 PM

    Glass Doors smashed at Dollar General
    Dumas Police Sgt. Greg Freeman and Officer Tavion Vaughn were notified by phone that someone had broken into the Dollar General in Dumas, Sunday, January 17, 2021.

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  • Retirement Brings With It Extra Time; How To Make The Best Of It

    By Patti and Milledge Hart, READ MORE > 553 Reads
    On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 02:47 PM

    Singer Jim Croce longed to put time in a bottle
    Retirees aren’t always certain what it is they long to do with time, but one day they stop working and find they have a barrelful of it.

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  • Tammie Renee Moreland 1967 - 2021

    READ MORE > 901 Reads
    On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:35 AM

    Tammie Renee Moreland 53 of Watson, Arkansas passed away February 4, 2021 at her home.  Tammie was born May 6, 1967 in Dumas, AR.
    Tammie was a member of Watson Assembly of God Church and a student of Jodie Partridge Center.

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  • Velva Dean Minor Robertson 1933 - 2021

    Velva Dean Minor Robertson 1933 - 2021

    READ MORE > 560 Reads
    On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:33 AM

    Velva Dean Minor Robertson, 87 of Dumas, Arkansas passed away February 3, 2021 in Monticello, Arkansas.  Born November 5, 1933 at Clear Creek (Horatio), Arkansas.

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  • Billy Ray Hickman O'Bryant 1941 - 2020

    Billy Ray Hickman O'Bryant 1941 - 2020

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    On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 12:29 AM

    Billy Ray Hickman O'Bryant, age 78, a retired Air Force Master Sergeant of 23 years, passed away on October 2, 2020, with his wife of 53 years by his side. Billy was born in Ardmore, Oklahoma  December 4, 1941 to Willie and Barbara June O’Bryant (Cross). He moved to Dumas, Ark where he graduated from Dumas High School in 1960.

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  • Marshall Ramsey: Teacher Pay

    By Marshall Ramsey - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 233 Reads
    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 04:58 PM

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  • Brenda Blagg Freelance Columnist

    Between the Lines

    By Brenda Blagg, READ MORE > 399 Reads
    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 01:43 PM

    The political sands in Arkansas shifted again this week

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  • The REDI CREW

    THE LEGACY CENTER in West Dumas Prepares for 2021 GOFresh and Arkansas Food Bank Distribution: Leaders Say an “All of Dumas/Desha United” Will Make Way for Greater Economic Impact, Poverty Reduction, more…

    By By Rev. Arthur L. Hunt, Jr., D.D. CEO at The College of Aspiring Artists, READ MORE > 598 Reads
    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 01:33 PM

    By Rev. Arthur L. Hunt, Jr.
    CEO the College of Aspiring Artists
    ceo@thecollegeofaspiringartists.education 

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  • Safe Haven

    Dumas Police Department joins state of Arkansas in Safe Haven program

    READ MORE > 344 Reads
    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:23 AM

    The Safe Haven program started in Arkansas December 2020.

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  • COVID-19 UPDATE

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    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:19 AM

    DESHA COUNTY
    Confirmed  Cases......1268
    Recovered.......................1154
    Fatal.........................................19

    Negative tests............10,307

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  • Send your hunting, fishing stories and photos to the Dumas Clarion

    Send Your Hunting, Fishing Photos and stories to the Dumas Clarion

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    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 11:14 AM

    We appreciate our readers who have submitted hunting and fishing photos in the past. We are looking forward to your hunting, fishing photos and information again this year to be printed on our Outdoors page. We encourage all hunters and fishermen to submit hunting and fishing photos of any kind, at any time of the year.

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  • COVID-19 Vaccinations Guide to Phase 1

    ADH Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution plan

    By Arkansas Department of Health, READ MORE > 139 Reads
    On Wed, 02/10/2021 - 10:44 AM

    Who’s getting the vaccine now?

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