By Janelle Jessen
DECATUR – FAIP, LLC, an Elk Grove, Ill. company specializing in manufacturing pressure washers, bought Decatur’s Black & Decker plant on March 17 with plans to relocate their Siloam Springs manufacturing facility to Decatur.
The Decatur plant closed its doors last year. Black & Decker, Corp. announced its plans to close the facility [...]
The Gentry High School soccer teams are scheduled to play at Bergman on Friday, the girls at 3:30 p.m., and the boys at 5 p.m.
District tournaments for both baseball and softball are scheduled to begin Thursday at Farmington.
Gentry High School Choir will go to State Competition this Friday at UCA in Conway.
Gentry High School and [...]
Current edition: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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Restructuring debt: Is short-term relief worth long-term pain for the Gentry School District?
Courier now has Web log
Egg hunt draws crowds
New adult center to open at Highfill on Wednesdays
TNT sues county for more than $1.5 million
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The Gentry School Board, in an effort to increase cash flow and obtain a release from the Arkansas School Board’s fiscal distress classification, will have to make some tough choices over the next few months.
On that list is whether or not to restructure and extend the district’s bonded debt to obtain lower bond payments and [...]
Egg Rush: Children ran from the starting line to pick up eggs in Gentry’s city park this afternoon in hopes of winning a prize. While not all were quick enough to find an egg, there were prizes aplenty for all. For more photos of the egg hunt and the bike winners, see the April 15 [...]
An activity center will be opening at the Highfill Community Building from 1 to 4 p.m. every Wednesday afternoon, beginning April 15. The center will be open as a gathering place for Highfill residents to visit and play cards and other games. An adult-appreciation luncheon is planned for the afternoon of May 6.
Terry Reams has [...]
There will not be a softball game today, Friday, April 10, due to a rescheduling of games. Both the Gentry High School varsity teams – softball and baseball – played Thursday. For results and more photos, see the April 15 print issue of the Courier-Journal. At last word, soccer games are still on this afternoon [...]
On the Gentry School Board’s agenda for its Monday night meeting are two bond restructuring proposals and the consideration of custodial services bids.
Proposals to restructure the school district’s bonded debt will be made by First Security and by Stephens, Inc.
Custodial service bids will also be opened at the meeting, with the possibility of replacing in-house [...]
The Pioneers will play their last home baseball game of the season Thursday, April 9, against Prairie Grove. Game time is 4:30 p.m.
The Lady Pioneers play at home against Lincoln on Friday, April 10, with a 5 p.m. game time. It is senior night for the girls. This is also the last home game of [...]
The smokestack of the Flint Creek Power Plant towered above the glassy waters of SWEPCO Lake this morning, causing a reflected image on the lake.
The lake is a popular spot for bass fishing because of the waters, warmed by the power plant.
A large boat ramp and a fishing pier are publicly accessible
by taking Arkansas Highway [...]