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Our Communities Know What They Want. Issue 3 Lets Us Deliver
By Graycen Bigger, Executive Director, Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority Economic development is about more than bringing jobs to a community. It is about creating places where people want to live, work, raise their families, [...]
Wonderful opportunity available to homeschool children at Williford Library
A new service is being offered to homeschooled children thanks to the efforts of Ozark Acres resident Krisellen Lang. Lang, who holds a multitude of degrees from Eastern Illinois University including: botany, zoology, environmental biology, [...]
Ozarka College Awarded $3M Federal Grant to Transform Student Success Through CLASS Initiative
Melbourne, Arkansas (September 2026)— Ozarka College has been awarded a $3M Title III, Part A Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to launch Comprehensive Learning, Academic, and Success Strategies (CLASS), [...]
Bank of Cave City Named ICBA 2026 National Community Bank Service Award Winner
Press Release: Cave City, Ark. (Sept. 1, 2026) —The Bank of Cave City is the Exceptional Community Bank Service Award winner for the Independent Community Bankers of America’s (ICBA) National Community Bank Service Awards. The [...]
Vendor applications now being accepted for 2026 Treasures of the Ozarks
The 2026 Treasures of the Ozarks is set for Oct. 24 and 25 at the Hardy Civic Center. According to Tony McMickle with the Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA), applications are now being accepted [...]
Brandi Schulz Completes Year 2 of Community Development Institute Training
Local Developer Completes Community Development Institute CONWAY, AR. -- Brandi Schulz, Executive Director of the Cave City Area Chamber of Commerce and Program Director for The Heart of Cave City (Main Street Arkansas), has recently [...]
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Crime Articles
Search warrant ends in arrest
On 9/3/2025, Agents with the 3rd Judicial Drug Task Force, the Sharp County Sheriff office, Randolph County Sheriff’s Office, Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office, Newport Police Department, and Troopers with the Arkansas State Police, executed a [...]
Mammoth Spring man faces multiple felonies after fleeing
One Mammoth Spring man is facing multiple felony charges in Fulton County after authorities attempted a traffic stop and the driver of the vehicle fled. According to documents filed Aug. 29 in Fulton County Circuit [...]
Community Articles
Ozarka College Recognizes Three Outstanding Individuals at 2026 ACC Conference
MELBOURNE, Arkansas (October 2026) — Ozarka College is proud to announce that three members of the Ozarka College community were recognized at the 2026 Arkansas Community Colleges (ACC) Conference in Hot Springs. Kim Lovelace, Dean [...]
Recipes Articles
Cucumber Salad
Cucumber Salad While it so amazingly hot outside, cool salads are great additions to any meal. This cucumber salad is easy, quick, and economical, and it can be the chilly addition that makes a summer [...]
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Articles of Interest
Our Communities Know What They Want. Issue 3 Lets Us Deliver
By Graycen Bigger, Executive Director, Northeast Arkansas Regional Intermodal Authority Economic development is about more than bringing jobs to a community. It is about creating places where people want to live, work, raise their families, [...]
Wonderful opportunity available to homeschool children at Williford Library
A new service is being offered to homeschooled children thanks to the efforts of Ozark Acres resident Krisellen Lang. Lang, who holds a multitude of degrees from Eastern Illinois University including: botany, zoology, environmental biology, [...]
Vendor applications now being accepted for 2026 Treasures of the Ozarks
The 2026 Treasures of the Ozarks is set for Oct. 24 and 25 at the Hardy Civic Center. According to Tony McMickle with the Arts Center of North Arkansas (ACNA), applications are now being accepted [...]
Brandi Schulz Completes Year 2 of Community Development Institute Training
Local Developer Completes Community Development Institute CONWAY, AR. -- Brandi Schulz, Executive Director of the Cave City Area Chamber of Commerce and Program Director for The Heart of Cave City (Main Street Arkansas), has recently [...]
NAEC right-of-way employee injured
Salem, Arkansas — Aug. 6, 2026 — A North Arkansas Electric Cooperative right-of-way employee was injured while working in Ozark Acres this morning. He was taken by helicopter to a Little Rock hospital. “We are thankful [...]
NAEC pledges to prevent data centers from impacting members
Salem, Arkansas — July 27, 2026 — North Arkansas Electric Cooperative joined utilities from across the United States this month in signing a pledge to ensure new data centers do not increase electricity costs for consumers. [...]
Harps police and fire fundraising campaign a success
Following Harps regional initiative to support local police and fire departments, Harps in Highland lead the way for the district coming in first for lowest volume by customer account, but highest percentage by giving. According [...]
Admission is free for Handcrafted Evening at the Ozark Folk Center Craft Village July 17
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. — Enjoy a summer evening of traditional and contemporary crafts, vibrant gardens and Ozark culture during Handcrafted Evening in the Park on Friday, July 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Ozark [...]
GROWING MORE THAN POULTRY: PECO FOODS CELEBRATES 10 YEARS OF IMPACT IN NEA
POCAHONTAS, Ark. - In June PECO Foods, Inc. celebrated ten years of operations in Northeast Arkansas, marking a decade of job creation, agricultural growth, and community investment. Since opening in 2016, PECO has grown into [...]
Journey to Wellness: Lean into it
A couple of weeks ago, I went kayaking on the Southfork River with my grandson and granddaughter. While we were stopped on a gravel bar, I noticed my grandson Gavin flinching and jumping. When I [...]
‘If I can do it, so can you,’ the Jerrett Stanford story
For more than half of his lifetime, 39-year-old Jerrett Stanford lived on the wrong side of the law. That is, until he had an encounter with Jesus Christ, he said, that changed everything. “I’ve been [...]
Sharp County Coroner-Elect charged
A Horseshoe Bend family was left devastated after learning the cremains they received, were not those of their beloved pet cat Buddy, but something else entirely. On May 19 of this year, Mary Kemp and [...]
John Prine Folk Festival slated for June 19-20 at Ozark Folk Center State Park
Mountain View, AR — The John Prine Folk Festival is set to take place at the Ozark Folk Center State Park on June 19 and 20. The festival will celebrate the life of iconic folksinger [...]
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Critter Corner
Responsible catch-and-release tips for trout anglers
Recent stocking shortfalls from setbacks at two of Arkansas’s three publicly-owned trout hatcheries mean anglers plying Arkansas’s famous tailwater fisheries should practice a little more caution than usual when it comes to caring for their [...]
