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The Howard County Extension Service in cooperation with the 3Cs Create Bridges Regional Steering Committee is hosting a community forum to gather information about the community assets in the retail, tourism, entertainment and accommodations industries. “Create Bridges” is actually an acronym, which stands for “Celebrating Retail, Accommodations, Tourism, and Entertainment …

Howard County 4-H members, agents and parents participated in “4-H Day at the Capitol” recently. They joined over 600 youth from across the state to help turn the capitol rotunda green. “4-H Day at the Capitol” is an event which has been held the past three legislative sessions. This is …

The Hempstead County Sheriff and the Blevins School District have entered a partnership to provide full time School a Resource Officer on the Blevins campus. The Blevins school board on Monday night approved funds for the remainder of the school year to pay for the deputy’s salary. Deputy Orlando Dennis …

Highway 32 across Millwood Lake will close at 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 17 while the sluice gate conduits at the base of the spillway are inspected. During the inspection, a crane and other heavy equipment will block the bridge across the spillway. Because of safety concerns no …

Two key issues being discussed in Arkansas could see additional funding soon. U.S. Congressman Bruce Westerman says the farm bill passed at the end of 2018 contained funding for rural broadband, as well as funds to eradicate feral hogs. The Dierks City Council noted at a meeting this week that …

Information released from U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown of the Eastern District of Texas shows that a total of twenty seven Houston residents have been indicted and arrested as the result of an investigation into ATM robberies. The case has been investigated by several agencies, including the Nashville Police Department …

Howard County Extension Agent Staff Chair Jean Ince talked to the Nashville Rotary Club on Wednesday about the Create Bridges initiative. The purpose of Create Bridges is to raise awareness of the role retail, accommodations, tourism, and entertainment businesses play in the local workforce and economy. The regional steering committee …

The North Howard Water Association has approached at least two entities seeking new management. Board members of the Nashville Rural Water Public Authority met Tuesday and said they would not pursue any further commitment to North Howard, in fear that it might put Nashville Rural Water in financial distress. Administrators …

Three Mineral Springs High School students gave a presentation to the district school board this week. Zakaya Hill, K. Anthony Brown and Tre Lance gave a talk about their visit to the Little Rock School District and meeting the Little Rock 9. The students have decided to do a play …

NJHS FBLA Members had great success at the District Spring Conference last week. Kyler Conant- Mr. Jr. Future Business Leader 1st place. Spreadsheet- 3rd place. Alayna Cook- Ms. Jr. Future Business Leader 1st place. Multimedia and Website Design- 2nd place (state qualifier) Jenna Hostetler- FBLA Principals and Procedures- 2nd place …