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December 7, 2016
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Acorn Home Destroyed by Fire
BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com A house at 1 2 7 Emerald Lane north of Acorn was a comlete loss a ter catchin fire on Wednesday, ove er , ust a ter noon. The house is owned y Brenda Martin. t took firefi hters an hour to ain control o the a es with Acorn, nk, Dallas alley, and Polk County er ency Mana e ent res ondin . Althou h winds were hi h,
Postponed Mena Christmas Festivities Set for this Friday
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Polk County Remains in Gap of I-49 Completion BY JIM PINSON & LEANN DILBECK • editor @mypulsenews.com everal local leaders attended a eetin o the - Coalition held last week in De ueen. The eetin , hosted on the ca us o A Cossatot, included re ional elected o ficials, cha er o co erce re resentatives, usiness leaders, and concerned citi ens. The eetin was led y Texarkana Cha er o Co erce President Michael Malone and Coalition xecutive Director ard Wayt. Curtis reen, the President o the nternational Coalition shared in or ation a out the ro CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
Cove to Host 23rd Annual Christmas Parade BY MELANIE BUCK • news@mypulsenews.com The Town o Cove will resent their rd annual Christas trava an a on aturday, Dece er th, at . . The arade will include s ecial uest, anta Claus. A rece tion will ollow in the Co unity Center next to Cove Town all at wy. . At the rece tion, children will e a le to talk with anta and tro hies will e awarded to CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Loaded Baked
[PHOTO COURTESY OF JOHN VACCA]
Rainy weather forced the postponement of the Mena Christmas Parade and Fireworks until this Friday, e ember 9. arade begins at 6:30 pm ith the Lana Gail and Gail For e on ert and fire orks display follo ing in anssen ark. City offi ials did de ide to ip the s it h’ to the spe ta ular Christmas lighting display in Janssen Park so residents and visitors could begin enjoying the long-standing Mena Christmas tradition. This spectacular photo was captured by Janssen Park Place B&B owner John Vacca and shows the lighted fountain in the pond with a portion of the elaborate Janssen Park display behind.
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