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City Experiencing Increase in Complaints Regarding Dilapidated Properties
BY LEANN DILBECK The City of Mena’s Ordinance No. 2051, better known as the “Beautification Ordinance,” came under discussion during the August City Council meeting held recently as City Attorney Danny Thrailkill explained that Tammy Stockton had six citations waiting to be issued to property owners that were in violation. City officials said that there had been an increase in complaints. The “Beautification Ordinance” was passed in 2003 and as Thrailkill explained to those in attendance,
Arkansas Native Plant & Wildlife Receives Remarkable Donation
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BY MICHAEL REISIG Arkansas Native Plant and Wildlife Center and director Tommy Young have recently received a remarkable donation. Long-time area resident Laura Lee Head has donated 71 acres of heavily forested timberland to Young’s organization. The property is located on Highway 71 South, just past The Fish Net Restaurant. Young explained that about three months ago a friend of his, Everett Fairless, was working for Laura Lee Head when she expressed a desire to help conservation and animal organizations. Everett offered a suggestion about Young and his group. Young met with Head, and
It’s Polk County Fair Time! BY MELANIE BUCK The Polk County Fair and Rodeo Board (PCFRB) are pleased to bring the 2014 Polk County Fair to the area’s kids, of all ages and sizes. There will be something for everyone at this year’s event. Carnival rides are the most popular activiCONTINUED ON PAGE 18 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS & TICKETING INFO ON PAGE 21
Janssen Park Spring...
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ARCO Launches “One More Day” Branding Initiative
[MENA, Ark.] The Arkansas Coalition of the Ouachitas has just announced a new branding initiative called “One More Day”. “The purpose of the branding initiative is to develop a brand – a common theme and graphic that can be used to market the many things to see and do in the ARCO region (Montgomery, Polk, and Scott Counties),” states Gar Eisele, ARCO Chair. “We want to encourage visitors to stay one more day in the region.” This initiative is sponsored by the Partners for a Vibrant Sustainable Future, a collaboration between the CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
LABOR DAY GOING ON NOW
to drink or not to drink?
BY MELANIE BUCK The Janssen Park Spring has been a staple of many Polk County citizens since the beginning of Mena when ‘the log cabin’ was the only building in town, back in 1895. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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