🌱 Harrisburg bookkeeper accused of taking over $47,000 from employer
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In today's newsletter:
- Harrisburg bookkeeper accused of taking over $47,000 from employer
- Harrisburg resident tapped for influential Arkansas Early Childhood Commission seat
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 88 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 69, low: 45.
- Sunday: Pleasant with sunshine, with a high of 74 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former bookkeeper accused of stealing $47,000 from employer (kait8.com) — A Harrisburg woman is accused of stealing more than $47,000 from a local welding company where she worked as a bookkeeper. Investigators say she overpaid herself and misused company fuel cards over more than a year before being arrested and released on bond while the case moves through court. 
• Sanders appoints Northeast Arkansas residents to state boards (kait8.com) — A Harrisburg resident, Donna Massengill, has been appointed to the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission, giving the town a voice in statewide decisions affecting young children and families. She joins several other Northeast Arkansas appointees named by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to key health, finance, and regulatory boards with terms stretching into 2028 and 2029.
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Plows to Plates Fundraiser Dinner
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🗞 Nearby News
Jonesboro
- Raising Cane's in Jonesboro Announces Grand Opening Date (jonesbororightnow.com)
- Disc Golf Pro Tour in town this weekend for 2026 Jonesboro Open (kait8.com)
- Drug Task Force Sting in Jonesboro Leads to Meth Trafficking Charges, $100K Bond (jonesbororightnow.com)
Wynne
- City continues work on new road project near Wynne Primary School (thewynneprogress.com)
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