Marie Ross, Soil Scientist from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Bailey Darnell College Intern with NRCS from Arkadelphia presented a program to the Kida Club at the Farmers Market Friday, July 19 on the different types of soil and the importance of each soil. Marie demonstrated what happens …
Read More »Free Cleaning Supplies For Those in Need
First United Methodist Church in Nashville has free 5 gallon plastic buckets, containing $75 of cleaning supplies in each bucket, for anyone in the community needing these supplies. Feel free to stop by the church office or call 870-845-3030 for more information. The contents of the buckets are as follows. …
Read More »Old Center Point Road Bridge Temporarily Closed
A team of bridge inspectors with the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) met with Howard County Judge Kevin Smith Wednesday (July 17, 2019) and upon inspection, have made the decision to close the bridge on Old Center Point Road at Dodson Creek. District Construction Engineer Will Cheatham says the bridge …
Read More »Scrapper Lunch Location Moved From Primary to Elementary School
The Scrapper Lunch Express is back in operation. The site location for lunch has been moved from the primary building to Nashville Elementary School. Lunch is served from 11:30 to 12:45 Monday through Friday and is free for students up to age 18. The primary school parking lot and cafeteria …
Read More »Mt Pleasant Drive Bridge Closed
Nashville Public Works Director Larry Dunaway reported that city crews were maintaining the water and sewer plants with no major issues following flash flooding on July 16. They will be assessing creek crossings as the water recedes. Dunaway estimated around 30 to 40 homes damaged by flooding in the Nashville …
Read More »Heavy Rainfall and Flash Flooding in Southwest Arkansas
Photos by Jonathan Canaday, Alan Green, and Greg Manasco
Read More »March in Mineral Springs Protests School Superintendent Suspension
A group of concerned parents and students took part in a protest march on Saturday in Mineral Springs to object to the actions made by the school board to suspend Superintendent Thelma Forte. Thelma Williams is a parent of three kids that go to school at Mineral Springs and said …
Read More »Hempstead County 4-H Junior Horse Quiz Bowl Team Runner-up at State Event
The Hempstead County 4-H Junior Horse Quiz Bowl team recently placed runner-up at the state quiz bowl event. Kiersten Priddy, Anna Sweat, Savanah Jackson and Gatlin Priddy defeated Hot Springs County and Faulkner County in the first two rounds. They competed in the finals against Hot Springs County. The horse …
Read More »UA Cossatot Pins LPN Class of 2019
The University of Arkansas Cossatot pinned thirty-one new Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) in a pinning ceremony on Friday, June 21, 2019, at 6:00 P.M. at the UA Cossatot Bank of Lockesburg Gymnasium. Thirteen students graduated from the eleven-month daytime LPN program in De Queen, and eighteen students graduated from the …
Read More »July 10 Residence Fire in Nashville
Strong thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and evening left more than 25,000 SWEPCO customers without power, in addition to other electric utility customers. There were multiple reports of trees down across Lockesburg and in Horatio. Electricity was restored shortly after eight o’clock, west of Nashville. Around that same time, a fire ignited …
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