YELLVILLE– Arvest Bank and Genuine Care Pharmacy, co-sponsors of the 26th Annual Charity Golf Tournament in North Central Arkansas, are accepting nomination letters to recommend nonprofit organizations in Baxter, Boone and Marion counties for consideration as a 2022 Charity of the Year.
In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of the Buffalo National River, an Art Exhibit celebrating the beauty of the Buffalo will be on display throughout April at the Boone County Library. Works from the BNR Artist-in-Residence Program from 1996-2008 and 2019, as well as pieces from local renown artists will be featured.
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway was born on February 1, 1878 and passed away on December 21, 1950. She was born to William Carroll Wyatt, a farmer and shopkeeper, and the former Lucy Mildred Burch. At the age of four, she moved
Welcome to Sunshine Week! Those who cherish openness and transparency in government use this week to highlight why citizens of a democracy should care when public officials block their access to information and meetings. It should be obvious that you should be allowed to attend or listen in when your elected officials gather to discuss where to use road and drainage equipment, how to spend tax dollars, or who to hire for a top administrative post.
Sunshine Week, America’s celebration of the public’s right to know what its governments do, comes this year at a particularly sobering time. The annual event began Sunday and continues through the week, with media outlets throughout the country using the occasion to call attention to the laws that preserve public access to information and seek to keep federal, state and local governments transparent to the people they serve.
On Monday, March 14, at 9 a.m., State Representative Jack Fortner presented a proclamation to mark the 6th anniversary of the existence of Have-A-Heart Pet Shelter (HAH) for the positive ways they affect the community.
As it nears the warmer weather, I want to let you know about the venomous snakes we have here in Arkansas. Some you may see often and know exactly what they look like, and some may be on the rare site of seeing, but non the less here are the venomous snakes to be aware of.
Lakeview- Steve Parsons has announced his run for the Arkansas State House of Representatives District 3. Parsons received the Libertarian Party of Arkansas’ nomination for the seat at the party’s convention in Little Rock, Sunday, February 20, 2022.
“Leave things better than when you found them.” That’s been my motto since I began my business 40 years ago and one, I have taken with me in every job I’ve held since – most recently as Treasurer of State.
RUSSELLVILLE- High school seniors who are planning to attend Arkansas Tech University in fall 2022 have enhanced opportunities to receive scholarships as part of newly announced scholarship tiers. ATU has changed its freshman academic scholarships to solely focus on high school grade point average (GPA), providing more earning opportunity for prospective students who enroll at ATU this fall.