The Good News and the People Making it Happen

Thankful.

If you are reading this, you should know we are thankful for you! Premiere Magazine has enjoyed the opportunities your readership has provided, and we look forward to bringing you more of the Good News and the People Making it Happen in NEA in 2025.

As we wind down the year, we wish you and your family the best of the holiday season. We are so thankful for all the readers and advertisers as well as all those who share their stories so we can bring our readers their good news, and reveal resources through their stories that our readers or someone they know may need.

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Dina Mason
General Manager & Publisher
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We have so many things to be thankful for this holiday season at Premiere, not the least of which is that the people of NEA continue to welcome us into their lives to tell their stories to our readers. November is, of course, the month of Thanksgiving, and that theme carries throughout this edition, even when it wasn’t intentional.

We are excited to share about the Parish family and the annual Duck Classic. The spirit of gratitude shines through the family as they share about becoming owners of DNW Outdoors and Automotive and sponsors of the annual NEA Baptist Charitable Foundation fund-raiser. The Drope family is also featured as they return home in time for the holidays after their house was damaged by the May tornado in Paragould.

Thankfulness is echoed in other stories throughout this month’s edition, as well, including articles on diabetes and premature birth awareness, and a story about how John Gatling is using music to make a difference in the lives of others, along with a young boy’s excitement to have strawberry milk added to the school cafeteria at his request.

In addition, the issue includes coverage of numerous community events put on by countless volunteers. Northeast Arkansas kept us hopping in October and we are happy to be able to share photos from many of the events held in the area during this busy time of the year.

We are, of course, especially thankful for our readers and advertisers who make it possible for us to keep reporting on the Good News of Northeast Arkansas and the People Making it Happen.

Gretchen Hunt
Content Manager & Graphic Designer
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