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Anticipation continues to run high throughout the entire community as the stage is set for a performance of epic proportions. Several of today's most popular gospel artists are on their way to Rector for a special concert to...
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A Rector home was heavily damaged in an early morning fire Monday, July 21. Firefighters were called to the home of Ellen Carter at 215 West Second Street at 2:30 a.m. when a neighbor called 911. The unnamed neighbor told...
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Richie McDonald found fame as the lead singer for the award-winning country group Lonestar, but in a new solo career launched last year, he now is singing to share his love for Jesus Christ and to make a difference in the...
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The Rector First United Methodist Church recently welcomed a new pastor. New pastor Velda Bell joined the local church three weeks ago. A native of Charlotte, N.C., Bell said she first felt called to ministry during her...
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Staff Sgt. Terry Burdin of Rector (right), an Arkansas National Guardsman stationed at Camp Taji north of Baghdad in Iraq, recently had the opportunity to meet Gen. David Petraeus, Commanding General of the Multi-National...
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Abigail Dutka, six-year-old daughter of Adam and Bridgett Dutka of St. Francis, authored and illustrated the book, "Sparkles is Lonely." Abigail recently presented a copy of her book to Rector librarian Deana Mills at the...
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The search for the new Cougar football coach officially concluded Monday night, as the Rector school board approved the hiring of Bob Alberson to the vacated position. Alberson, 32, is a 1994 graduate of Marion High School...
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Russ Taff's music has won him not only a wide audience and critical acclaim, but a total of seven Grammy awards and an amazing 11 Gospel Music Association Dove awards. Billboard Magazine has called him "the single most...
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Opposition was strong in comments to the Rector City Council on the topic of annexation during Monday night's meeting at city hall. The scope of the annexation proposal had been narrowed in recent weeks, to the point where...
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National Weather Service forecast for Rector, Arkansas:

Today
Partly Cloudy
High: 90
Tonight
Chance T-storms
Low: 71
Tomorrow
Chance T-storms
High: 91
Low: 74
Saturday
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 95
Low: 73
Sunday
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 97
Low: 73
Monday
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High: 96
Low: 74
Tuesday
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 97
Low: 75
Wednesday
Slight Chance T-storms
High: 93

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Quakes
Most recently recorded earthquakes in the Central U.S. from the Center for Earthquake Research and Information (Times in Central):

Mag.WhenWhere
2.107/23 04:037 mi SSW of Dalton, GA
2.007/20 20:414 mi ENE of Jamestown, PA
1.607/20 20:120 mi SE of Menlo, GA
1.707/20 15:114 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
1.407/19 17:087 mi NW of Tiptonville, TN
2.307/18 14:015 mi SSW of Huntland, TN
2.707/18 12:3122 mi W of Rotan, TX
3.107/17 21:585 mi NW of Mount Carmel, IL
1.607/17 18:555 mi WSW of New Madrid, MO
2.107/15 00:0343 mi NE of Lyndonville, NY
1.407/12 02:381 mi E of Greenback, TN
1.107/11 20:215 mi E of Athens, TN