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ARDOT treating roads ahead of winter weather
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Utilities to shut off at Big Country Chateau apartments
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Some tenants at the Big Country Chateau apartments are having deja vu after utility shutoff notices were placed on their doors for the second time in six months. On Monday, Entergy told tenants that they have two weeks before their electricity gets cut. This follows...
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