A fundraiser for the Murfreesboro City Park will be held on Sunday, September 8th. City officials say the event will support park projects. The event will also include a silent auction. The park fundraiser will be held at the CADC Senior Adult Center in Murfreesboro, starting at 11 a.m. Cost …
Read More »Howard County Fair Cattle Show
Howard County Fair 2019 Cattle Show Registered Cattle Heifers Grand Champion/Reserve- Molly Parker (Red Brangus) Grand/Supreme- Peyton Hilliard with Sim Solution Reserve- Chloe Billings with Sim Solution Registered Cattle Bull Grand/Supreme- Lucas Allen Commercial Dairy/Cow-Calf Pair Kat Chambers – Grand Champion Allie McConnell- Reserve Champion Feeder Steers Grand Champion- Cooper …
Read More »State Capitol Week in Review Sept 6
State Capitol Week in Review From Senator Larry Teague September 6, 2019 LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received a grant of $4.6 million to boost its program to encourage primary care physicians to practice in rural areas. UAMS, the state’s main medical school, has eight …
Read More »Okay Community Baptist Church near Saratoga to hold 73rd Anniversary on Sept 8
Okay Community Baptist Church, 301 Okay Road near Saratoga, will have its 73rd Anniversary Sunday, September 8th. Sunday School at 10 am, morning service at 11, followed by dinner at the church. (Evening service at 5 pm.) For information, call 870-388-9200. The church was organized September 8th, 1946 in the …
Read More »Hope Police Department Searching for Suspect
The Hope Police Department needs your help in locating Marco Smith. He should be considered to be armed and dangerous. On September 4, 2019 at approximately 2:21pm officers of the Hope Police Department responded to the report of a shooting in the 700 block of West Avenue C, in Hope, …
Read More »Moderate Wildfire Danger
The dry weather is now starting to become apparent as the Arkansas Forestry Commission has placed 24 counties in the state in a “moderate” wildfire danger category as of Wednesday, September 4. The Commission says due to continued dry and warm conditions, the counties in west and south Arkansas have …
Read More »NHS Class of 1969 to hold 50th Reunion
The Nashville High School class of 1969 will be celebrating their 50th reunion on October 18th and 19th. The class will meet in the Scrapper room at the football stadium at 6 p.m. before the game on Friday evening. Classmates will visit and then attend the game, snacks will be …
Read More »ADH Reports Vaping Related Lung Illnesses
The Arkansas Department of Health announced on Tuesday that four cases of vaping-related lung illnesses have been reported in the state. More than 200 cases have been reported nationwide, including one death. The state department of health warned that teens and young adults may be vaping liquids that contain nicotine, …
Read More »MHS EAST Receives Award
The Murfreesboro High School EAST Lab recently received a TechStart Explorer Award. Facilitator Stephanie Cox says that TechStart is a program through Facebook that is used to help explore technology in schools. Her class did a coding project last year and the award is presented if everyone completes the project. …
Read More »Repairs Continue at Dierks Lake
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made significant progress in cleaning up after the flood at Dierks. Loop 2 on Jefferson Ridge and the group camping loop in Blue Ridge at Dierks Lake remain closed at this time. The areas have damages to roads and campsites and it is …
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