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Flowers can be a source of consolation and joy. Their scents soothe the soul and can bring back memories from long past.

'SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE FINAL ADVENTURE' 8 p.m., Arkansas Repertory Theatre. $20-$35. In review: Let me cut to the chase: Make immediate plans to see "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure" at the Rep. via Arkansas Times

Customers and employees of First Security Bank raised $17,746 to help victims of the Feb. via Baxter Bulletin

Arkansas' highest court has upheld $1.4 million in fines levied against the owner of a string of payday lending companies that regulators say operated in violation of state law. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

Stephen Mark Brown, who sings the lead role of Lieutenant Pinkerton in the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra production, grew up at Searcy. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

“We mowed the cemetery, we mowed where the guy in Arizona owns some property. Helping the ones that can't get in here get their yard mowed”

A front that was moving into Arkansas on Tuesday, bringing rain and thunderstorms to already inundated areas, was forecast to park over the state Wednesday, where it will bring even more rain. via Log Cabin Democrat

Storms moving across Arkansas brought what a National Weather Service forecaster calls a "two-headed monster" -- flooding and the threat of tornadoes. via KSLA-TV Shreveport

“I've never had to deal with anything like that”

Gov. Mike Beebe disputed claims Friday by callers to his radio show that the state wasn't doing enough to combat the presence of illegal aliens. via Benton County Daily Record

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette LITTLE ROCK - Local school districts are recruiting for the Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters program for the 2008-09 school year. via Arkansas Online

The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management confirms a tornado touchdown and flood damage within the natural state. via ArkansasMatters

The violence-wracked nation of Rwanda will get some recovery help from four institutions of higher education in Arkansas. via Log Cabin Democrat

Krista Scott and Brandy Cunningham were promoted and Sean Wright was hired at Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Northwest Regional office in Fayetteville. via Baxter Bulletin

“I can see the commercial interest in the guy who founded it. I can see why he'd want to do this cause it's getting a lot of attention”

A new Web site encouraging college students to spread rumors about one another is getting attention at one Arkansas college. via KTHV-TV

“There are some things we still need to work on, but academically, we've done real well”

The Gravette School District must search for a new superintendent now that Curtis Spann has rendered his resignation. via Benton County Daily Record

“With flood waters still rising in some areas of the state, full damage assessments will not be possible until those waters recede”

Gov. Mike Beebe has declared 26 Arkansas counties, including Washington and Benton counties, as disaster areas due to damage caused by heavy rains and flooding. via Herald-Leader

“All of us are retired teachers and grandparents”

They operate a remedial program that works. The program began with three children in the fall of 1996. via Arkansas Online

Across Arkansas, rising waters are pouring into low-lying areas today as some rivers are hitting their highest levels in 90-odd years. via KAIT-TV Jonesboro

A dangerous flooding event was evolving over much of northern Arkansas. Widespread rainfall of four to six inches has occurred Tuesday with some higher amounts recorded. via KTHV-TV Little Rock

“The sheriff's office started to talk to us last night and said at first light they would start the helicopter”

NORFORK - Unharmed but cold, three Dallas students were rescued Wednesday after huddling under a tarp inside a boat for five hours. via Baxter Bulletin

Timothy Cain of Springdale has been named marketing representative for Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield's Northwest Region. via Baxter Bulletin