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Marion, Arkansas is located in Crittenden County. Zip codes in Marion, AR include 72364. More Marion information.

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6 hrs ago | WPTY

Serial Purse Snatchers On The Run

Investigators say at least two men are targeting elderly women. They've struck in at least four Mid-South counties.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

WREG

Purse Snatching Ring Targets Female Senior Citizens

West Memphis Police released surveillence video of two women they believe are tied to a purse snatching ring that targets female seniors.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

KAIT-TV Jonesboro

Beavers to blame for flooding in Tyronza

Officials with the city of Tyronza Wednesday told Region 8 News flooding issues are becoming a growing concern.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

MSNBC

Settlement reached in Marion discrimination case.

The Justice Department has reached a settlement with the city of Marion, Arkansas.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

WPTY

Marion Fire Chief Wants Neighbors to Pay for Services

The Fire Chief in Marion, Arkansas, says his department is doing more than its fair share.

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Sat Oct 17, 2009

KLTV Tyler

Man charged with sexual assault, arrested after standoff

A man is in jail after a standoff with state police charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old in White County.

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Tue Sep 22, 2009

WLMT

Fire Department Controversy in Jericho and Crittenden County

The town of Jericho, Arkansas seems to have as many problems as it does people these days.

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Mon Sep 21, 2009

Bizjournals

Employment levels at Top 50 companies wane in a 09

The U.S. economy wreaked considerable havoc on public companies in 2008 and the first half of 2009, leading numerous companies to either lay off employees or not fill vacant positions.

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Mon Aug 31, 2009

Arkansas Times

The battle of Jericho

Maybe I missed this over the weekend. But a Memphis TV station says the city hall in tiny Jericho, near Marion, is still surrounded by crime scene tape.

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Thu Aug 13, 2009

Memphis Commercial-Appeal

Outdoors Notes: Anyone heard of Cornouflage?

I was browsing one of the Arkansas hunting message boards today when I came across a post on something called "Cornouflage." Apparently, it's a fabric cutout that looks like a pile of whole-kernel corn.

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Thu Jul 16, 2009

Security Systems News

Securenets hosting self-contained, mobile, DIY surveillance through Videofied

MARION, Ark. - Securenets, a provider of hosted surveillance solutions based here, has announced it now offers SouthVault for Videofied, a hosted service for end users to monitor their own security surveillance network.

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Tue Jul 14, 2009

WLMT

Marion, AR Residents Rally to Save Holly Chevrolet

As a part of the General Motors bankruptcy, the company is planning to close down almost half of its 6,000 dealerships, including Holly Chevrolet in Marion, Arkansas.

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Sat Jul 11, 2009

Herald-Leader

Governor's appointments

Gov. Mike Beebe announced Thursday these appointments: To the state Medical Board for terms expiring Dec.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

Benton County Daily Record

District Farm Families of the Year selected

District winners of the 63rd annual Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program have been selected.

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Wed Jun 24, 2009

MyFoxMemphis

Deer Chased by Pomeranian in House

Cindy Wood says she was making breakfast around 7 o'clock Friday morning when a deer jumped a 6 foot fence in her Marion, Arkansas backyard and decided he wanted breakfast too.

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Sat Jun 20, 2009

Herald-Leader

875th prepares to blast Afghan bombs

The soldiers took a break from the blazing heat Friday, shucking off helmets as they leaned against the pavilion's tall wooden tables piled high with hundreds of pounds of explosives.

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Sat Jun 13, 2009

KTHV-TV

Small Community On Edge By Alleged Arsonist

A small Arkansas community is on edge. Four homes in Crittenden County, just streets apart, have been set on fire in the last week.

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Fri Jun 12, 2009

WLMT

Vacant Homes Set on Fire in Harvard Yard, AR

Investigators in Crittenden County, Arkansas say a number of vacant homes in the Harvard Yard community near Marion were set on fire over the course of a week.

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Thu Jun 11, 2009

FLW Outdoors

Scheide's Walmart Open victory airs Sunday on VERSUS

The fourth stop on the Walmart FLW Tour took place on Beaver Lake in Rogers, Ark.

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Arkansas Times

Supreme Court race is on

Circuit Judge John Fogleman of Marion had a press event today to formalize his previously announced candidacy for a vacancy on the state Supreme Court , a race for which Appeals Court Judge Courtney Henry earlier had announced.

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