- ACCORDING TO A NEW STORY ON K8 NEWS, HOXIE MAYOR DENNIS COGGINS HAS RESIGNED HIS POSITION FOLLOWING HIS CONVICTION WEDNESDAY OF FELONY THEFT CHARGES.. COUNCILMAN DARRELL PICKNEY ADVISED K8 NEWS THAT COGGINS INFORMED THE COUNCIL OF HIS DECISION TO RESIGN AS OF 5:00PM ON WEDNESDAY.. ACCORDING TO PICKNEY THE COUNCIL COULD NOT OFFICIALLY ACCEPT THE RESIGNATION UNTIL ITS NEXT MEETING.. UNTIL THE COUNCIL CHOOSES SOMEONE TO FILL THE VACANCY, COUNCILMAN TIM TAYLOR WILL SERVE AS MAYOR PRO TEM... COGGINS DECISION CAME AFTER A JURY FOUND HIM GUILTY OF THEEFT OF PROPERTY LESS THAN $5000.00, WHICH IS A CLASS D FELONY.. COGGINS HAS SERVED AS THE MAYOR OF HOXIE SINCE 2019..
- WINTER STORM WARNING FROM NOON FRIDAY UNTIL 6PM SUNDAY... EXTREME COLD WARNING FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT UNTIL EARLY MONDAY MORNING...
- A WINTER STORM WARNING BEGINS AT NOON FRIDAY AND CONTINUES UNTIL 6PM SUNDAY.... SNOW AND DANGEROUS COLD... SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLYH FRIDAY NIGHT, HEAVY SNOW IS FORECAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY NIGHT ALONG THE ARKANSAS-MISSOURI BORDER.. 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW IS LIKELY IN NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS.. SOME SLEET COULD MIX WITH THE SNOW.... DANGEROUS COLD WILL GRIP THE AREA THIS WEEKEND... EARLY MORNING LOWS IN SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO WITH WIND CHILL INDECIES, ''THE FEEL LIKE'' TEMPRATURE BELOW ZERO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNING......SKIES WILL CLEAR SUNDAY, BUT TEMPRATURES WILL REMAIN VERY COLD WITH LOWS IN SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT....,
- NORTH ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE CEO, MEL COLEMAN SAYS THE COOPERATIVE HAS BEEN PREPARING FOR THE WITNER STORM.. CREWMEN ARE READY TO RESPOND IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTAGE... A DRY SNOW IS FORECAST, BUT THE SINGLE DIGIT OVERNIGHT LOWS AND SUB-ZERO WIND CHILLS HAVE COOPERATIVE OFFICIALS CONCERNED... IF YOU HAVE AN OUTAGE IN FULTON COUNTY, PHONE 870-895-3221, IN SHARP COUNTY, 870-994-2191, IN IZARD COUNTY, 870-670-5600... REPORT AN OUTAGE FROM THE NAEC MOIBLE APP... ENTERGY ARKANSAS CUSTOMERS CAN REPORT AN OUTAGE AT 1-800-968-8243... CRAIGHEAD ELECTRIC MEMERS CAN REPORT AN OUTAGE BY CALLING 1-888-771-7772...
- AN IMBODEN MAN WAS KILLED IN A CRASH ON THE BLACK RIVER BRIDGE IN BLACK ROCK MONDAY.. 42 YEAR OLD GEORGE KOETTEL LOST CONTROL OF HIS CAR, CROSSED THE CENTERLINE AND STRUCK A TRUCK DRIVEN BY 51 YEAR OLD RANDY TRIBBLE OF POCAHONTAS.. THE CRASH OCCURED AROUND NOON MONDAY....
- THE SHARP COUNTY ELECTION COMMISSION WILL BE MEETING TODAY TO CERTIFY LAST FRIDAY'S RESULTS FROM THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS ELECTION.. THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS WERE ELECTED.. THERE WERE NINE CONTENDERS, THE TOP THREE FINISHERS WERE ELECTED, BRENT HUNSTAD, STEVE ROREX AND MICHEAL MYERS.. EACH WILL SERVE A FOUR YEAR TERM THRU DECEMBER, 2029.. THEY WILL JOIN INCUMBENTS TONY STALLSMITH AND SUSAN JETT ON THE COMMISSION....
- THE IZARD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD A POLL WORKER TRAINING CLASS FRIDAY FROM 8;30 UNTIL 12:30 AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MELBOURNE.. ANYONE INTERESTED IN SERVING AS A POLL WORKER SUPERVISOR WILL NEED TO ATTEND ADDITIONAL TRAINING MONDAY FROM 8:30 UNTIL 12:30 AT THE COURTHOUSE.. PERSONS INTERESTED IN SERVING AS POLL WORKERS FOR THE UPCOMING ELECTION CYCLE MUST BE A REGISTERED VOTER IN IZARD COUNTY AND AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE TO COMPLETE THE REQUIRED VOTER TRAINING.. THE IZARD COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET THIS MORNING AT 10 AT THE COURTHOUSE IN MELBOURNE....
- THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TONIGHT AT 6 IN COUNCIL CHAMBERES AT CITY HALL...
- ARE YOU PREPARED FOR THE WINTER STORM? TEMPRATURES WILL DROP TO SINGLE DIGITS, BY FRIDAY NIGHT THE WIND CHILL INDEX, THE "FEEL LIKE" TEMPRATURE WILL FALL BE SUB-ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT THRU MONDAY NIGHT... SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON... ACCUMULATING SHOW WILL FALL SATURDAY WITH HIGH'S ONLY IN THE TEENS WITH THE WIND CHILL INDEX IN SINGLE DIGITS... YOU HAVE TIME TO GET GROCERIES, MAKE SURE YOUR PRESCRIPTIONS ARE UP TO DATE AND DEPENDING ON YOUR HEAT SOURCE, YOU HAVE PLENTY OF PROPANE OR DRY WOOD.... KEEP WATER RUNNING TO AVOID FROZEN PIPES... LEAVE CABINET DOORS OPEN ALLOWING THE HEATED AIR FROM THE REST OF YOUR HOMES INTERIOR TO GET AS CLOSE TO THE PIPES WITHIN YOUR WALLS AS POSSIBLE.. PROTECT OUTSIDE FAUCETS WITH COVERS OR INSULATION... MAKE SURE YOU HAVE AMPLE DRINKING WATER IN CASE YOUR WATER SHOULD FREEEZE....
- A FORMER BLACK ROCK RESIDENT, SHAYNA LYNN McCORMICK HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ON REVOCATION CHARGES FROM AN INCIDENT IN 2024 WHERE THE SUSPECT ASSAULTED AND INJURED AN EMPLOYEE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES IN WALNUT RIDGE.. McCORMICK WAS ARRESTED IN LATE SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR ON DRUG CHARGES IN BENTON.. McCORMICK HAD OUTSTANDING WARRANTS FOR REVOCATION OF PROBATION OUT OF LAWRENCE COUNTY AT THE TIME OF HIS ARREST...
- A LAWRENCE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT JURY CONVICTED HOXIE MAYOR DENNIS COGGINS OF CLASS C FELONY THEFT WEDNESDAY.. COGGINS WAS ACCUSED OF STEALING PROPERTY MEANT FOR CITY BUILDINGS... THE 70 YEAR OLD COGGINS, ORIGINALLY PLEADED GUILTY TO THE CHARGE OF CLASS D FELONY THEIFT, MORE THAN $1,000, BUT LESS THAN $5,000 IN APRIL OF LAST YEAR... IN MARCH OF 2024, THE CITY OF HOXIE PURCHASED 45 BOXES OF LAMINATE FLOORING, VALUED AT $3,221 AT HOME DEPOT IN JONESBORO.. THE FLOORING WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE THE FLOORING AT CITY HALL... 15 BOXES WERE USED TO REPLACE THE FLOORING IN THE MAYORS OFFICE.. THE REMAINING 30 BOXES WERE STORED.. WHEN THE HOXIE POLICE DEPARTMENT DECIDED TO TO USE THE REMAINING FLOORING AT ITS OFFICE, AN INVESTIGATOR COULD NOT FIND IT...COURT DOCUMENTS INDICATED THE CITY CLERK AND TREASUER SAID JERRY WARD REMOVED THE FLOORING AT THE REQUEST OF MAYOR COGGINS AND INSTALLED THE FLOORING AT A HOME ON SOUTHEAST FRONT STREET.. AFTER READING THE RESIDENT HIS MIRANDA RIGHTS, THE MAN SAID THE MAYOR HAS ''INSTRUCTED WARD TO INSTALL THE FLOORING' IN THE HOUSE, WHICH COGGINS OWNS.. INVESTIGATORS FOUND AN UNOPENDED BOX OF THE FLOORING IN A BEDROOM CLOSET...THE SKU NUMBERS MATCHED THE NUMBERS ON THE HOME DEPOT RECEIPT THAT WAS OBTAINED FROM THE CITY TREASUER...THE AFFADAVIT NOTED THE CITY OF HOXIE WAS NEVER REIMBUSED FOR THE FLOORING... POLICE THEN ARRESTED COGGINS ON A BENCH WARRANT.. HE WAS LATER RELEASED ON A CASH BOND... COGGINS IS DUE BACK IN COURT AT 10:30 THIS MORNING FOR SENTENCING....
- A BOND REVOCATION HEARING FOR ONE OF FIVE PEOPLE FACING STATE AND FEDERAL DRUG TRAFFICKCING CHARGES IS SET TO BEGIN MONDAY.. THE REVOCATION OF THE $20,000 BOND, 22 YEAR OLD CAMERON MITCH BAKER, JR. POSTED IN HIS FEDERAL COURT CASE IS BASED ON HIS ARREST OF NEW STATE CHARGES IN BAXTER COUNTY LESS THAN WEEK AFTER POSTING THE FEDERAL BOND.. BAKER, WHO IS FROM CALICO ROCK, WAS BOOKED INTO THE BAXTER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON DECEMBER 27TH.. THE NEW CHARGES AGAINST BAKER INCLUDE BEING A FELON IN POSSESSION OF A FIREARM, SECOND DEGREE TERRORISTIC THREATENING, SECOND DEGREE CRIMINAL MISCHIEF, AND POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA.. THE U.S. MARSHALLS SERVICE PLACED ON A HOLD ON BAKER THE SAME DAY HE TURNED HIMSELF INTO THE BAXTER COUNTY DETENTION CENTER ON NEW THE NEW STATE CHARGES.. HE WAS TRANSFERED TO THE WASHINGTON COUNTY JAIL IN FAYETTEVILLE JANUARY 14TH TO AWAIT THE FEDERAL COURT BOND REVOCATION HEARING....
- A SALEM MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN VAN BUREN COUNTY FOR SELLING DRUGS.. VAN BUREN COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE HOLDING 43 YEAR OLD THOMAS PUGH... PUGH WILL BE CHARGED WITH POSSESSION OF METH AND COCAINE WITH THE INTENT TO SELL AND DISTRIBUTE, POSESSSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AND FOR VIOLATION OF PROBATION.....
- THE MAN WHO HELD HIS CHILDREN HOSTAGE NEAR WEST PLAINS MONDAY, BEFORE RELEASING THEM, THEN SHOOTING HIMSELF, HAS DIED.. HOWELL COUNTY AUTHORITIES WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENCE ON COUNTY ROAD 8040, WEST OF WEST PLAINS JUST AFTERNOON MONDAY WHERE THEY FOUND A MAN HOLDING HIS FOUR CHILDREN HOSTAGE.. AFTER A FIVE HOUR STANDOFF, THE CHILDREN WERE RELEASED AROUND 6 OCLOCK.. DEPUTIES THEN ENTERED THE HOME AND FOUND THE MAN WITH A SELF-INFLICTED GUNSHOT WOUND.. HE DIED A SHORT TIME LATER....
- A NEW CLINIC OPENED IN LAWRENCE COUNTY TUESDAY... ST. BERNARDS SPECIALITY CLINIC AT LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IN WALNUT RIDGE WELCOMED THE NEW MATERNAL LIFE-360 HOME CLINIC.. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR WOMEN ENROLLED IN MEDICAID WHO EXPERIENCE HIGH-RISK PREGNANCIES... MATERNAL LIFE-360 WILL AFFORD PATIENTS THE ABILITY TO NOT ONLY HAVE CLINIC VISITS PRENATALLY, BUT ALSO HOME VISITS WITH TRAINED TEACHERS THAT WILL HELP NOT ONLY LIFE SKILLS, BUT PARENTING SKILLS AS WELL...
- THE ARKANSAS GAME AND FISH COMMISSION HAS APPROVED NEW FISHING REGULATIONS FOR SEVERAL OF THE STATES MOST POPULAR TROUT WATERS. 5THE NEW TROUT REGULATIONS APPLY TO FOUR WATER FISHERIES AND WILL TAKE EFFECT FEBRUARY FIRST UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE. ON THE WHITE RIVER FROM BULL SHOALS DAM TO THE NORFORK ACC3ESWS AND ON THE NORTH FORK RIVER FROM NORFORK DAM TO THE NORFORK ACCESS. ANGLERS WILL BE ALLOWED OT KEEP TWO RAINBOW TROUT UNDER 14 INCHES.. ALL OTHER TROU SPECIES IN THOSE SECTIONS MUST BE RELEASED IMMEDIATELY. ON THE WHITE RIVER FORM THE NORFORK ACCESS DOWNSTREAM TO THE ARKANSAS 58 BRIDGE, THE DAILY LIMIT WILL BE TWO TROUT OF ANY SPECIES WITH ONLY ONE TROUT OVER 14 INCHES ALLOWED. COMMISSIONERS ADOTPED THIS CHANGES TO ENCROUAGE TROUT FIRSHING FOLOWING A TEMPORARY EMERGENCY ORDER ENACTED LAST YEAR TO REDUCE TROUT HARVEST ON STOCKEDW ATERS. THAT ORDER FOLLOWED SIGNIFICANT PRODUCTION LOSSES AT BOTH THE BNORFORK NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY AND THE JIM HINKLY SPRING RIVER FISH HATCHERY DUE TO UNFORSEEN DIE-OFFS AND INFRASTRUCTURE FAILURES CAUSED BY NATURAL EVENTS. THE TEMPORARY RESTRICTIONS WERE IMPLEMENTED TO PROTECT STOCKED TROUT WHLE THE EXTENET OF THE LOSSES WERE ASSESSED. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT THE AGFC WEBSITE AT agfc.com.
- KAIT.COM REPORTS A JUDGE SET A $500,000 CASH ONLY BOND FOR A MAN IN RELATION TO A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION FRIDAY NIGHT IN DOWNTOWN WALUT RIDGE THAT LEFT ANOTHER MAN DEAD... DISTRICT JUDGE ALEX BIGGER FOUND PROBABLE CAUSE TO CHARGE LOGAN A. RENTZ WITH SECOND-DEGREE MURDER.. THE WALNUT RIDGE POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE ARKANSAS STATE POLICE ARE CONDUCTING AN INVESTGATION INTO THE DEATH... POLICE CHIEF JAMIE FERRELL HAS NOT RELEASED THE NAME OF THE VICTIM, BUT THE FAMILY OF THE MAN KILLED IDENTIFIED THE VICTIM AS SHANNON FISHER.... THE INCIDENT OCCURED ON THE PARKING LOT BEHIND MAIN STREET PIZZA... CHIEF FERRELL IS ASKING ANYONE WHO WAS AT MAIN STREET PIZZA FRIDAY NIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT TO CONTACT WALNUT RIDGE POLICE SGT. AARON MOORE AT amoore@cityofwalnutridge.org.....
- THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS IS SCHEDULING A FULL ROAD CLOSURE FOR FOR HIGHWAY 178 ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM FROM 8 A.M. UNTIL 5 P.M. THROUGH JAN. 21, AND JAN. 27 THROUGH JAN. 28, 2026, FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE. USACE OFFICIALS REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. THE CLOSURE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH LOCAL EMERGENCY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES. PLEASE PLAN AN ALTERNATE ROUTE THROUGH THIS AREA DURING THE ROAD CLOSURE. TRAVEL TO LOCATIONS ON HIGHWAY 178 PAST THE BULL SHOALS DAM CLOSURE WILL REQUIRE A DETOUR USING HIGHWAY 178 AND HIGHWAY 5 TO HIGHWAY 126 THROUGH MIDWAY AND GASSVILLE, ARKANSAS, HIGHWAY 62-412 THROUGH FLIPPIN, ARKANSAS AND HIGHWAY 178 THROUGH THE TOWN OF BULL SHOALS, ARKANSAS. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT THE MOUNTAIN HOME PROJECT OFFICE AT 870-425-2700.
- ON JANUARY 8TH, THE IZARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS NOTIFIED REGARDING A POSSIBLE NON-COMPLIANT SEX OFFENDER WAS RESIDING AT A CAMPSITE IN THE SOUTHWEST PART OF THE COUNTY… SHERIFF CHARLEY MELTON SAYS THE MAN IS IDENTIFIED AS JONATHON CHARLES BAILEY, WHO HAD REPORTEDLY BEEN LIVING AT THE CAMPSITE FOR SEVERAL MONTHS... IZARD COUNTY INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT BAILEY IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER OUT OF MICHIGAN... WHEN DEPUTIES MADE CONTACT WITH BAILEY AT THE CAMPSITE, WHERE HIS CAMPER DISPLAYED MICHIGAN REGISTRATION WHILE HIS TRUCK DISPLAYED AN ARKANSAS REGISTRATION THAT RETURNED TO AN ADDRESS IN SHARP COUNTY.. BAILEY TOLD LAWMEN HE HAD BEEN STAYING THE CAMPSITE SINCE SEPTEMBER, BUT CLAIMED IT WAS ONLY A TEMPORARY RESIDENCE…THE MICHIGAN SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY CONFIRMED BAILEY HAD VERIFIED HIS MICHIGAN INFORMATION ON DECEMBER 26TH…INVESTIGATORS ALSO DISCOVERED THAT BAILEY WAS IN POSSESSION OF MULTIPLE MEDIA DEVICES CAPABLE OF ACCESSING THE INTERNET. HE SHARP COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED.. THEY ADVISED THAT BAILEY HAD NOT REGISTERED WITH THEM FOR THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY… BAILEY WAS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REGISTRATION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, A CLASS ''C" FELONY IN THE IZARD COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT... BAILEY IS THE 17TH PERSON TO BE CHARGED WITH VIOLATING THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY REQUIREMENTS IN IZARD COUNTY IN THE LAST 3 YEARS...
- THE SCHOOL CHOICE APPLICATION PERIOD IS OPEN UNTIL MAY FIRST..GOVERNOR SARAH HUCKABEE SANDERS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ARKANSASWILL PARTICIPATE IN A NEW FEDERAL TAX CREDIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR SCHOOL CHOICE CREATED UNDER PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ''ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL''....
- SEVERAL ANTIQUE BOTTLES THAT CONTAINED POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS CHEMICALS WERE APPARENTLY SOLD LAST MONDAY NIGHT AT AN AUCTION IN OREGON COUNTY. OREGON COUNTY RECYCLING IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLICS' HELP IN LOCATING THESE BOTTLES THAT MAY CONTAIN AND POSSIBLY LEAK HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES, INCLUDING MERCURY, CYANIDE, CHLOROFORM, ARSENIC, AND STRYCHNINE. NONE OF THE CHEMICALS SHOULD BE HANDLED WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, AS SOME CHEMICALS CAN ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM THROUGH SKIN CONTACT ALONE. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL OREGON COUNTY RECYCLING AT 417-280-5342.
- A ONE CAR ACCIDENT ON HIGHWAY 289 BETWEEN GLENCOE AND HORSESHOE BEND SATURDAY AFTERNOON RESULTED IN INJURIES TO A RAVENDEN MAN. 75 YEAR OLD HARLEY STALLINGS WAS DRIVING A PICKUP TRUCK WHEN HE LOST CONTROL, RAN OFF THE ROAD AND STRUCK A CULVERT, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BECOME AIRBORNE. STALLINGS WAS INJURED AND TRANSPORTED TO AN AREA HOSPITAL.
- CHEROKEE VILLAGE PROPERTY OWNERS ELECTED THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CHEROKEE VILLAGE SUBURBAN IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FRIDAY... THE TOP THREE VOTE GETTERS WERE BRENT HUNSTAD WITH 375 VOTES, STEVEN ROREX 327 VOTES AND MICHEAL MYERS WITH 306 VOTES.... THE VOTES WILL BE CERTIFIED THURSDAY..
- ADD LAWRENCE COUNTY TO THE LIST OF COUNTIES UNDER A BURN BAN... FULTON, SHARP, IZARD, INDEPENDENCE COUNTY , THE SALESVILLE COMMUNITY IN BAXTER COUNTY ARE ALL UNDER A BURN BAN... NO OUTSIDE BURNING OF ANY TYPE IS ALLOWED.. THE BURN BAN WILL CONTINUE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE... THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT PRECEPTATION IN THE SEVEN DAY FORECAST.... ALL OF NORTH ARKANSAS AND SOUTH MISSOURI IS SUFFERING FROM MODERATE DROUGHT... NO BURNING ALLOWED UNTIL AFTER WE RECEIVE MEASUREABLE RAINFALL. THE COUNTIES LISTED IN THE BURN BANS INCLUDE: FULTON, SHARP, IZARD, INDEPENDENCE, STONE, AND THE SALESVILLE AREA OF BAXTER COUNTY.
- "COLORS AND COFFEE", A COLORING FELLOWSHIP GROUP ACTIVITY FOR ADULTS, IS OFF TO A GOOD START AT THE ASH FLAT LIBRARY. SUSAN FUNNELL, LIBRARIAN, SAYS SHE HAS ROOM FOR MORE TO PARTICIPATE! COLORS AND COFFEE WILL MEET EVERY TUESDAY MORNING FROM 9 TIL 10 AM. THE COLORS, COLORING PAGES, AND COFFEE IS ALL FURNISHED FREE OF CHARGE. THE ASH FLAT LIBRARY ALSO INVITES COUPLES TO ATTEND THE UP-COMING SPECIAL "LOVE AT FIRST BITE" VALENTINE ACTIVITY ON FEBRUARY 10TH AT 6PM AT THE LIBRARY. THERE WILL BE CHARCUTERIE FUN, AND YOU WILL GET TO TAKE HOME A CHARCUTERIE BOARD! THE COST IS JUST $20 PER COUPLE. DROP BY THE LIBARY TO SIGN UP BY FEBRUARY 4TH OR PHONE THE LIBRARY AT 870-994-2658 FOR MORE INFORMATION.
- THE HIGHLAND ELKS HELD THEIR ANNUAL HOOP SHOOT RECENTLY. FIRST PLACE WINNERS WHO WILL ADVANCE TO THE STATE COMPETITION IN HOT SPRINGS NEXT MONTH INCLUDE: WYATT TACKITT, BARNETT PAYNE, NATALEE GRAY, EASTON WORSHAM, AND AUTUMN COZAD.. STUDENTS FROM IZARD COUNTY, VIOLA, MELBOURNE, HIGHLAND AND SALEM COMPETED.
- WILLIAMS BAPTIST UNIVERSITY HAS RECEIVED A $150,000 GIFT FROM 'FRESH IDEAS.' OFFICIALS WITH THE FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER PRESENTED A CHECK TO WBU OFFICIALS THIS PAST WEEK. WILLIAMS BAPTIST PRESIDENT DR. STAN NORMAN SAYS FRESH IDEAS IS A GREAT PARTNER WITH WBU, PROVIDING EXCELLENT FOOD SERVICE TO THE CAMPUS. WBU IS RAISING FUNDS TOWARD CONSTRUCTON OF THE J.E. AND L.E. MABEE WELLNESS CENTER, WHICH IS PLANNED FOR A SITE ALONG FULBRIGHT AVENUE. FRESH IDEAS OPERATES THE MABEE CAFETERIA, THE EAGLE COFFEE HOUSE, AND THE GRILL ON THE WBU CAMPUS.
- BAXTER HEALTH IN MOUNTAIN HOME IS TAKING OVER THE OPERATION OF McCLINTOCK FAMILY MEDICINE OF HARRISON ON FEBRUARY 2ND. THE CLINIC WILL BE RE-BRANDED AS BAXTER HEALTH McCLINTOCK FAMILY CLINIC. THE CLINIC WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE PATIENTS AT ITS' PRESENT LOCATION, 306 NORTH CHESTNUT STREET IN HARRISON. THE TRANSITION WILL ALLOW DOCTORS JACOB AND SARAH McCLINTOCK TO FOCUS ON PATIENT CARE WHILE BAXTER HEALTH PROVIDES OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. THE SAME PROVIDERS WILL CONTINUE WORKING AT THE CLINIC.
- JANUARY IS CERVICAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMNET OF HEALTH IS ENCOURAGEING WOMEN TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF NO-COST CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS THRU ITS' BREAST CARE PROGRAM. A SCREENINGS CHART WITH GUIDELINES IS AVAILABLE TO VIEW ON-LINE, AND PRINT OFF, AT HEALTHY.ARKANSAS.GOV. SCROLL THROUGH THE MENU TO FIND INFORMATION ON BREAST CARE, AND CERVICAL SCREENINGS.
- THE FULTON COUNTY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE IS HOSTING A ONE DAY PROGRAM, CALLED "HANDS ON HOMESTEADING" ON FEBRUARY 18TH, FROM 10 AM UNTIL 2 AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN SALEM. ALL NEW, SEASONED, OR INTERESTED HOMESTEADERS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. TOPICS WILL INCLUDE BASIC SOURDOUGH-STARTER CARE, BEE-KEEPING BASICS, BUILDING A RAIN BARREL, CANNING 101, CULINARY AND MEDICINAL HERB GARDENS, TRAPPING AND FUR, ALONG WITH PASTURE MANAGEMENT AND FENCING. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS FEBRUARY 1TH. THE COST IS JUST $10. YOU CAN REIGSTER BY SCANNING THE QR CODE ON THE FULTON COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE FACEBOOK PAGE OR PHONE THE FULTON COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE IN SALEM AT 870-895-3301.
- THE ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL BEGIN USING CAMERAS IN WORK ZONES PERHAPS AS SOON AS THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH. THE MISSION, FOCUSED UPON INCREASING SAFETY, IS TO DETECT DRIVERS USING CELL PHONES OR OTHER HAND HELD DEVICES. THE CAMERAS WILL CATCH IMAGES OF DRIVERS, WHICH WILL BE FORWARDED TO PATROL CARS AHEAD. THOSE OFFICERS WILL DETERMINE WHETHER TO PULL OVER A DRIVER FOR USING HAND HELD DEVICES WHILE OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AGAINST THE LAW IN ARKANSAS.
- WITH THE COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT AT NEWARK SET TO CLOSE IN 2030, THE INDEPENDENCE COUNTY QUORUM COURT APPROVED A RESOLUTION TO AID THE ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATION IN THE FORM OF A TAX BREAK TO HELP FACILITATE A BRAND NEW POWER PLANT. THE COURT ALSO AUTHORIZED 1.8 BILLION IN REVENUIE BONDS FOR THE PROJECT. THERE HAS BEEN TALK ABOUT A NEW NATURAL GAS-FIRED PLANT TO BE TURNED ON AT THE SAME TIME THE COAL-FIRED POWER PLANT CEASES OPERATIONS IN 2030.
- OWNING A BUSINESS IS GETTING EASIER IN WEST PLAINS. THE CITY IS NO LONGER REQUIRING A BUSINESS TO HAVE A CITY BUSINESS LOCENSE TO OPERATE. THE NEW ORDINANCE WAS PASSED LAST MONTH. CITY ADMINISTRATOR SAM ANSELM SAYS THE CITY CLERKS OFFICE WAS USING UP PRECIOUS TIME AND RESOURCES GETTING BUSINESSES TO RENEW THEIR LICENSES, AND THE INFORMATION THEY GATHERED DURING THE PROCESS WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE AT THE STATE LEVEL. THE MOVE WILL COST THE CITY APPROXIMATELY 50 - TO 70- THOUSAND DOLLARS ANNUALLY.
- THE IZARD COUNTY STEM SCHOOL IS OFFERING THE FIRST EVER SPRING RECREATIONAL SOCCER LEAGUE. ALL AREA STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE. VISIT THE IZARD COUNTY STEM SCHOOL ON FACEBOOK AND USE THE LINK ON THAT PAGE TO REGISTER. PAPER FORMS WILL BE SENT HOME WITH IZARD COUNTY STEM SCHOOL STUDENTS. ONLY ONE FORM OF REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, EITHER ONLINE OR PAPER. THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS MARCH 2ND.
- THE 102ND LAWRENCE COUNTY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT WILL TIP OFF SATURDAY JAN 24TH AT MUSTANG GYM AT HOXIE. THE RIVER 98.3 WILL AGAIN BROADCAST EVERY GAME 5TH GRADE THROUGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL. OUR LAWRENCE COUNTY HOMETOWN PLAY BY PLAY TEAM IS TIM TAYLOR, JERRY DECKER AND RICK TATE CALLING THE ACTION, POWERED BY D AND H CONTRACTING OF IMBODEN. YOU CAN ALSO HEAR THE GAMES BROADCAST LIVE, STREAMING ON OUR WEBPAGE NEXT SATURDAY AT MYHOMETOWNRADIOSTATIONS.COM
- "THE CALL" IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT BEGAN IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS ALMOST 20 YEARS AGO TO GIVE A FUTURE AND HOPE TO WAITING FOSTER CHILDREN IN ARKANSAS. ASHLEY BELLER IS COORDINATOR FOR THE CALL IN SHARP COUNTY. SHE SHARED STARTLING STATISICS TO PROVE THAT THERE ARE MANY MORE FOSTER CHILDREN WAITING IN CARE, NEEDING A PERMANENT PLACEMENT IN A FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE FAMILY, THAN THERE ARE HOMES CERTIFIED AND APPROVED TO BE OPEN. THE FOCUS OF THE CALL IS TO RECRUIT, TRAIN AND EQUIP FAMILIES, LARGELY THROUGH LOCAL CHURCHES, TO BECOME FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET INVOLVED OR OBTAIN MORE INFO, CONTACT ASHLEY BELLER AT 870-643-0757 OR EMAIL AT SHARP@THECALLIN ARKANSAS.ORG
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