Westside Eagle Observer

Decatur and Gentry Christmas parades set for this weekend GENTRY -- Gentry's annual Christmas Parade is set for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8. The Chamber of Commerce-sponsored parade theme is "Christmas Around the World." Decatur's Christmas Parade will be held on Friday at 6 p.m., starting by the car wash at Third and Main Streets and ending in Veterans Park, where there will be a lighting of the memorial tree.... by Randy Moll

Swepco Lake stocked with crappie GENTRY -- About 5,000 crappie have been stocked into Swepco Lake two miles west of Gentry. The fish average five inches long. They are expected to grow to 10 inches in a year or two. Anglers at Swepco Lake shouldn't be surprised if they find an occasional crappie tugging on their fishing line. by Flip Putthoff

Benton County Quorum Court backs special sales tax, election BENTONVILLE -- Benton County's Quorum Court on Nov. 20 backed a special sales tax increase and an election for a proposed $30 million courts building. by Mike Jones

Gravette celebrates ‘Sounds of the Season’ GRAVETTE — Folks came to Gravette from throughout the area on Saturday evening, Dec. 1, to help the city celebrate the “Sounds of the Season.” Despite a brisk wind that kept many bundled up in stocking hats and warm scarves, celebrants gathered early to enjoy activities up and down Main Street. by Susan Holland

Gentry man sentenced for child porn FAYETTEVILLE -- A Gentry man was sentenced to federal prison Wednesday for child pornography. by STAFF REPORTS

Council approves purchases, adopts 2019 budget GENTRY -- In addition to numerous project updates and informational items, the Gentry City Council, on Monday, approved the purchase of a property adjacent to city-owned land which the city plans to use for a maintenance facility for a future baseball-softball complex and soccer fields, approved a final plat for Phase 2A of the Sunset Ridge subdivision on the east side of Gentry, and approved the purchase of a 2019 Ford F-350 for the water department. by Randy Moll

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