Fire Claims Bull Shoals Resident
The Bull Shoals Fire Department (BSFD) alarm rang Tuesday, May 13, at 9:01 a.m. of a structure fire with possible entrapment at 121 McDonald Meadows pkwy, to the home of Mr.
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Weekend Weather
Friday- Partly cloudy skies with a slight chance of rain. The high temperature should near 73 degrees and a low in the mid 50s degrees.
Area master naturalists’ welcome new members
Area Master Naturalists welcomed eight new members in mid-May after they completed at least 40 hours of classroom and field training in topics ranging from botany to zoology and from trail building to stream water monitoring.
Lightin Ridge
Lightin Ridge
MCNHA 2025 Scholarship Recipients
Every year the Marion County Nursing Home Auxiliary, Inc., (MCNHA) awards several $1,000 scholarships to eligible students graduating from Marion County school districts.
Marissa Perry Graduates from The UT at Austin
AUSTIN, TEXAS - Marissa Perry, of Yellville, graduated with a Bachelor Of Science In Astronomy from The University of Texas at Austin in spring 2025. Perry was one of nearly 9,500 students who received an undergraduate, master’s or doctoral degree.
Pets of the Week
Pets of the Week
SUMMARY OF OFFICIAL MINUTES OF THE COTTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
The following members of the Board attended the meeting: Allen Franks, Jimmy Morgan, Russel Duggins, Luke Walker, and Cameron Ross. Administrators and other guests were also in attendance. The appropriate notice of this meeting was given to local news media as well as posted on the district’s website. Allen Franks called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Former MC Airport Treasurer Arrested for Stealing Nearly $118,000
On Monday, May 12, 2025, Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) Special Agents arrested Douglas E. Starkey, 66, of Yellville, on charges of felony Theft of Property and Abuse of Office.
Arvest Foundation Awards $5,000 Grant to Support Special Olympics Arkansas Area 2
The Arvest Foundation recently announced a $5,000 grant to support Special Olympics Arkansas’s activities in Area 2, which covers Baxter, Boone, Marion, Carroll, Newton and Searcy counties.