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Xcel Energy on Thursday acknowledged its involvement in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started last week and quickly became the largest wildfire in state history, burning more than 1 million acres. “Based on currently available information, Xcel Energy acknowledges that its facilities appear to have been involved in an ignition of the Smokehouse Creek fire,” the company said in a statement Thursday.

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Inevitably when gardening, things that were standard a few years ago become outdated or just wrong. For example, the literature used to recommend placing an egg and banana in the tomato planting hole.

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Deputy Sheniece Hall was presented the Lifesaving Award by the Hopkins County Emergency Medical Services in formal ceremonies Tuesday afternoon at the Franklin County Law Enforcement Center. “Officer Hall was instrumental in recognizing and beginning lifesaving treatment of an unconscious patient as EMS was arriving at the scene.

Distribution for Frito Lay coming soon Plans for a new Frito Lay product to the distribution center is to be built in Mount Vernon. The local Industrial Foundation closed on the sale at the end of February of the last 7.6 acres located on I-30 between the Spur and Gadlin, referred to as the Triangle Property, to Wayne Vollman of Alexandria, Louisianna.