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As the Dierks School District prepares for the start of the new school year, the Dierks School Board approved several handbook changes as listed by the building principals during a Tuesday meeting. New high school principal Chad Lites listed changes to the in school suspension program that will require students …

Public Notice from the Nashville School District: State and Federal guidelines require that all special education records be destroyed six years after a student leaves the special education program. If you had a child who received special education services, and you desire to review or pick up your child’s due …

The Howard County Historical Society Board of Directors met on Monday, July 22 and discussed plans for the upcoming Pack the Park car show fundraiser this fall. The organization is currently seeking sponsors for the event, which will be held on September 14th at the Nashville City Park. All funds …

Several volunteers helped to clean up the Dierks City Park on Saturday. Mayor Ronnie Cogburn says the entrances to the park were extremely washed out and required several truckloads of gravel to repair. He says the flood damaged several roads and washed out culverts. The Holly Creek bridge on south …

The Nashville City Council has approved the police department to partner with the Nashville School District and seek the hiring of a School Resource Officer. Police Chief Amy Marion said the SRO officer will have a contract through the department and be a city employee, with access to insurance and …

Students that will be in 10th through 12th grades at Nashville High School for the 2019-2020 school year can now pick up schedules and registration paperwork at the high school office. All schedule changes must be completed no later than July 30th. Open House is scheduled for August 8th from …

The Hempstead County Historical Society will be holding a meeting on Tuesday evening July 23, 2019 at the Presbyterian Church in Washington, Arkansas at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. The guest speaker for the evening will be local historian Ed Talley of Washington, Arkansas. Talley has an amazing collection of various …

It could take up to 3 or 4 months to determine if Howard County will qualify for state or federal assistance from last week’s flash flooding. The Howard County Quorum Court received an update Monday on the damage and the process of restoration. County Judge Kevin Smith said there are …

Henderson State University President Glen Jones announced he will resign as president, effective immediately. Jones has served as university president since March 2012. Jones, a 1992 graduate of Henderson State, plans to return to campus as a professor in August 2020. Elaine Kneebone, General Counsel for Henderson State University, will …

Thirty-six Arkansas State Police Trooper Recruits graduated last week and will arrive in the coming days at their new assignments within the department’s Highway Patrol Division. The graduates are filling highway patrol vacancies in 21 different Arkansas counties. In our local area… Twenty seven year old Trevor Dew will be …