Scholarship to aid student in quest to improve family forestland

Scholarship to aid student in quest to improve family forestland

MONTICELLO, Ark. — Pryce Jones wants to see his family’s forestland become an asset once again and as winner of this year’s Arkansas Foresters for the Future Scholarship, he has a path toward achieving that goal. The scholarship provides $4,000 per semester for four years to an incoming first-year student pursuing a forestry degree at…

Meeting the 2022 Bradley County Farm Family of the Year, Jason and Laura West of West Oak Farms

Meeting the 2022 Bradley County Farm Family of the Year, Jason and Laura West of West Oak Farms

Laura West has been a member of three Bradley County Farm Families of the Year. Her grandparents, Mary and Eugene Hamilton, and her father, Terry Don Pritchard, were previous recipients of the title. She is a current recipient, along with her husband, Jason West, and daughters Landen, 19, and Paisley, 13, who operate West Oak…

Attorney General Rutledge Files Suit Against Family Dollar Following Rodent Infestation

Attorney General Rutledge Files Suit Against Family Dollar Following Rodent Infestation

Little Rock – Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today filed a lawsuit against Family Dollar Stores, Inc. for selling potentially harmful or contaminated products following a massive rodent infestation at its West Memphis, Arkansas distribution center. The complaint alleges that Family Dollar, under the parent company Dollar Tree Inc., knew about the rodent infestation for years but…

Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores closed after FDA investigation finds live and dead rodents and more at West Memphis distribution facility

Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores closed after FDA investigation finds live and dead rodents and more at West Memphis distribution facility

WARREN, Ark. – Over 20 South Arkansas Family Dollar stores, including the Warren, Crossett, Fordyce, Hamburg, Hampton, Monticello, and Star City locations have been temporarily shut down due to the discovery of rodents and rodent activity at the Family Dollar Distribution Center in West Memphis. According to a statement by the FDA, an investigation was…