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Power restored for 1,000+ people in Jonesboro
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Power has been restored for one part of Jonesboro. According to City Water and Light’s outage map, around 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, there were 1,088 people without power in the area surrounding the intersection of Harrisburg Road and Red Wolf Boulevard. The outages...
Softball players join forces to aid Fordyce
Beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, 23 softball teams from surrounding communities and as far away as Fayetteville and Mississippi came together at the Fordyce Civic Center softball diamonds for what is expected to be a yearly fundraising softball tournament. Money raised with the daylong event is earmarked for the survivors...
Baptist Health Community Outreach to host free immunization clinics for back-to-school
LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — With the return to school just on the horizon, it is important that all are up to date on immunizations required by state law. To ensure these immunizations are available to all, Baptist Health Community Outreach is hosting multiple opportunities for free back-to-school shots. Immunizations...
D-Day veteran, Springfield businessperson Jack Hamlin dies
Jack Hamlin, a World War II D-Day veteran who contributed to the local business and government sectors, has died. He was 102. Hamlin died July 20, according to his obituary posted to GormanScharpf.com. Graveside services are scheduled to be held at 2 p.m. on July 24 at Maple Park Cemetery.
Catholic churches losing priests to deportation nationwide and here in the Ozarks
AVA, Mo. (KY3) - Catholic churches across the United States and even right here in the Ozarks are struggling to keep their foreign-born priests due to a nationwide Visa backlog. It’s an immigration issue impacting everyone, according to the Springfield-Cape Girardeau Roman Catholic Diocese Bishop Edward Rice. “Ninety percent...
Governor denies funding for West Plains, Mo., airport to protect runway from wildlife
WEST PLAINS, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri’s Governor vetoed money for an Ozarks airport to secure its runway. The City of West Plains asked for over $1 million to fence out wildlife at its airport but is now back at the drawing board. In July alone, the airport has seen...
Webster County man sentenced for statutory rape
MARSHFIELD, Mo. – One of eight original defendants accused of multiple child sex-related charges was sentenced Monday to at least 21 years in prison for statutory rape. Alan Gilliam, 31, was sentenced to seven years on each of five charges for which he was found guilty in a trial in March 2024. According to court […]
BRIX Holdings Enters Four-Unit Franchise Agreement in Arizona, Missouri
Dallas — Dallas-based food-and-beverage franchising company BRIX Holdings LLC has entered into an agreement with franchise owner Richard Stassi to open four new units in Arizona and Missouri. Stassi will open three Smoothie Factory + Kitchen and Red Mango co-branded shops within the next three years in metro Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona. The first of the units is scheduled to open in early 2025. Franchisee Gary Patel signed the fourth deal with Stassi and will open a Red Mango store in Kansas City, Missouri, in early 2025, marking the first entry into the state for the brand. BRIX also owns the chains Friendly’s and Orange Leaf and recently acquired Clean Juice.
New Jersey woman celebrates 269th time seeing Rolling Stones at Thunder Ridge concert
It wasn't Sandy Stern's first rodeo. Taking a seat in the 12th row back from the stage, she dropped her clear bag on the loose gravel, checked her watch, surrounded by several concert wristbands, and layered up a hotdog with her favorite toppings. This was, in all ways possible, her element. A New...
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