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The new sign for the library, now to be known as the Sunny Harris Building was dedicated by Van Buren County Judge Dale James on April 4.

Saturday is Recycling Day, 8-10 a.m., behind the Alread Cafeteria. At the same location, 9 a.m., ACCDA holds its monthly meeting. Community minded residents are encouraged to attend.

Visiting Judy Sowell were her son and family – Danny, his wife Kirsten, sons, Jackson and Maddox. They were here for Easter Sunday. Their home is in Hensley, Arkansas.

Sindee Morse took her nephew, Rylan Ward, to Simmons Bank Arena. They went to the Lauren Daigle Concert on Friday night.

Our local Super 8 Motel location has been serving residents as well as travelers since 1995 and patrons nationwide for over fifty years. Super 8 Motels as a company started out modest but has now become part of the Wyndham Hotels and Resorts providing numerous benefits while currently being …

Allen Lee Davis, age 60, of Jacksonville passed away peacefully on March 31, 2024, at Little Rock’s John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans’ Hospital after a long, hard-fought and valiant battle with cancer. He was born Sept. 13, 1963, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, to the late …

Several state agencies are preparing for increased traffic from out-of-state tourists who will drive to Arkansas on Monday, April 8, to view the solar eclipse.

The eclipse is coming, the eclipse is coming. The day will be sunny, then it will be dark, then it will be sunny. I know people who are this way. At first, everyone you meet is sunny. After some time and getting to know someone they may become dark. With some, you are fortunate to see the su…

PANGBURN — The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Archery in the Schools Program will launch arrows in a new direction April 5-6 when Pangburn High School hosts the agency’s first state-level 3D tournament compatible with the National Archery in the Schools Program.

“Quilting Thursdays” offers instruction at the Alread EH Club. For details call 745-2304.

Residents of Van Buren and Faulkner counties who owe community service hours due to district court sentences can earn double community work service credit by enrolling in efforts to clean up the counties following the April 8 total solar eclipse.

Will Dawson has been heading up operations at Dawson Aircraft Inc for the past 34 years but as a young man growing up in Bee Branch one might not have guessed the path that was laid out before him. Will grew up on a diary farm in the mid 80’s and at that time it was not uncommon see dairy fa…

Arkansas House of Representatives members will square off against their Senate counterparts for a worthwhile cause, “Hoops for Kids’ Sake,” benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arkansas (BBBSCA) and the Children’s Advocacy Centers (CAC) of Arkansas. The ninth modern-era charity bas…

On a spectacular sun-swept spring Saturday in the Ozarks it was the Clinton Yellowjackets who shined the most.

If we can’t see eye to eye let’s try heart to heart. When my day seems unusually ugly or stressful my cure is a good hallmark movie and a comfy blanket even in the summer. Those of you who enjoy Hallmark movies know exactly what I am saying.

Arkansans who own a home or a business are becoming more aware that the cost of insurance coverage is going up significantly.

Evelyn Ferne Link, 79, of Greenbrier, Arkansas, passed away on March 14, 2024, at Conway Regional Hospital. Evelyn was born on Sept. 27, 1944, to Walter Link and Grace (Bittner) Link in Des Moines, Iowa. She graduated from Maxwell High School in 1963, was a talented basketball player and wel…

A new exhibit by the North Central Arkansas Artist League, “Eyes to the Skies”, is at the Ozark Health Medical Center at 2500 South Highway 65 in Clinton.

While speaking with Dr. Jose of the Family Practice Center about the journeys of his life and walking through his medical complex I came to understand that Dr. Jose has spanned the medical profession for a lifetime and has adapted and strived at every phase. After sharing the afternoon with …

The city of Shirley is planning the annual Easter Egg hunt for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 30. There will be lots of prize eggs. After the egg hunt, there will be hot dogs for everyone.

Sindee Morse and her three grandkids; John Ward and two of his grandkids; Frankie and Erica Ward and their two boys; and R G Ward all went to Gulf Mountain and camped near Brock Lake on Wednesday. They took their four wheelers and side by sides and rode the trails.

EHC’s scholarships application deadline is almost here. High school students heading for college, tech, trade or nursing school should call today, 745-5278, or email burtie@artelco.com.

This Easter weekend, Goode’s Cash Saver is celebrating by hosting the fourth annual “Craws for The CALL” to benefit The CALL in Van Buren and Searcy counties on Saturday, March 30 in the Goode’s Cash Saver Parking Lot from 11 a.m. to whenever the food runs out.

I visited neighbor Tammy Webb last week and was impressed by her early gardening efforts. The mini greenhouse, next to the garden was filled with seedlings and transplants, ready to go when temperatures warm. A large raised water tank, filled with well water, was nearby and available when ne…

My Mom and my daughter’s favorite holiday is St. Patrick’s Day. In my opinion, this is not typically a holiday that most people would choose to be their favorite holiday. Most people I know choose Thanksgiving or Christmas unless, of course, they are Irish which my daughter is in part. My fa…

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is accepting applications for summer internships until March 31, 2024. These internships, funded by sales of the AGFC’s Conservation License Plates, let students gain hands-on training and experience needed to compete for a future career in conservation.

The Clinton Arkansas Alumni banquet will be at 6 p.m. March 30 in the high school cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. Admission is $15 per person at the door and the public is invited.

On March 11, detectives took a walk-in report at the Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office. The complainant reported that she had found a hidden camera in a bathroom that her juvenile children use and had concerns that her husband may have been using the camera to obtain nude photos of the juveniles.

On Thursday, the Quorum Court meets at 6 p.m.

DeLane Story had her grandson, Joey and Heather Story and their daughter, Lydia of Boones Mill, Virginia, come for a visit the past week. Lydia is 1 and half years old. DeLane said she kept them entertained. They spent the week, so she had a good visit.