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Ten Desha County Youths shopped with a Desha County Deputies, staff and educators as apart of their Shop with a Deputy program December 9, 2025.
Each child had $300 to spend on themselves and their family members at the McGehee Walmart. The Sheriff Department Deputy or Central Dispatch staff and some teachers from C. B. King and Cornerstone Christian Academy assisted the children while shopping. The participating children were selected from McGehee School District, Dumas School District and CCA.
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Arkansas City, AR- From December 10, 2025, through January 1, 2026, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and The Desha County Sheriff’s Office, will step up efforts to stop impaired driving and protect road users’ safety in alignment with the winter holiday high-visibility enforcement campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.
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Happy New Year! 2026 beckons.
Hard to believe it’s that time again. The holiday season is drawing to a close. One more week and then it’s time to tighten the belt and get on with the new year.
At 67, my New Year’s celebrations are getting a little less rowdy and late. When I was young, I wouldn’t even dream about not staying up until midnight to watch the new year roll in. Now it’s a bit less exciting.
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Douglas Holtz-Eakin probably isn’t sitting at the popular table of today’s Washington Republicans because he worked for President George W. Bush two decades ago.
In 2001-02 he was the chief economist of Bush’s Council of Economic Advisers, and from 2003-05 he was director of the Congressional Budget Office. He also was the chief economic policy adviser for Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign, which further excludes him from influence with President Trump’s people.
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It’s that time of year when we contemplate the miraculous birth of Jesus Christ. After thousands of years struggling in the darkness, man gets to come face to face with his maker, who takes on flesh. You know the rest of the story. Unspeakable tragedy followed by unspeakable joy.
Before I decide to write my Christmas column, I like to review some of the ones from the past. Usually, I decide to write something new. But this time, this column from 2008 — 17 years ago — caught my eye. It is as follows:
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