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Steel shipments arrive for the Mountain Home Community and Aquatic Center
Construction on Mountain Home’s Community and Aquatic Center is moving forward, with structural steel for the buildings already being delivered, Mayor Hillrey Adams told the Mountain Home Observer on Monday. “The structural steel is being delivered now and between close of business on Wednesday. On Thursday, we’ll be pouring...
Fort Smith officials vote to broaden low-income water bill assistance programs as rates go up
FORT SMITH, Ark. — In a special meeting on the night of July 16, the Fort Smith Board of Directors voted to increase the qualification levels for Project Concern, from 165% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines to 200% of the Federal Poverty Guidelines, ultimately allowing more people to apply for the program.
New administrative team announced at Eagle Mountain Elementary
The Batesville School District has announced the appointment of a new principal and vice principal at Eagle Mountain Elementary. Mychelle Spivey (pictured above, left) has been appointed principal of Eagle Mountain Elementary. Spivey earned a specialist degree in education principalship from Arkansas State University in August 2018 and a master’s degree in educational theory and practice from Arkansas State University in August 2014. Her educational journey began at Lyon College in Batesville, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in early childhood education and history in May 2011.
Johnson Leads Students In Culinary Efforts
Zane Johnson, a 2004 graduate of Mountain View High School, is now a culinary arts instructor whose students are taking food prep to new heights. Johnson is going into his 10th year as an instructor at Northeast Arkansas Career and Technical Center (NACTC) in Jonesboro. High school students in his program recently won first place in a NASA culinary challenge designed to develop food for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
Two women arrested after posting ‘disturbing’ video of toddler on social media
FORREST CITY, Ark. — Two Forrest City women are in jail after a video posted to social media shows a one-year-old with their hands and feet bound. “Friday evening, we were alerted to a video of a child that was in dire need of help,” St. Francis County Detective Seargent Cody Jackson said. Jackson told […]
Hot Springs man charged with capital murder of infant found not guilty
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. — On Tuesday, the Garland County circuit clerk confirmed that an Arkansas father who had been charged with killing his infant son was found not guilty. According to reports, in December 2021, officers were called to a home on Bellaire Drive with reports of an unresponsive baby. The child was later pronounced dead after they were taken to the hospital.
Two-vehicle crash results in rollover
PARAGOULD, Ark. (KAIT) - Traffic is shut down as crews work a rollover crash. Captain Jason Elms, public information officer for the Paragould Police Department, told K8 News the two-vehicle crash happened at the intersection of Court and Third Street. Elms said Court Street, from Second to Third Avenue, has...
$20.6M foreclosure hits four Arkansas apartment complexes
WASHINGTON COUNTY, ARKANSAS, Ark. — Four apartment complexes in Pulaski, Sebastian and Washington counties were recently hit with a $20.6 million foreclosure judgment. PF Terrace Green LLC, known as the Terrace Green Apartments, at 8223 Scott Hamilton Drive, Little Rock. It was built in 1971 and has 100 units and two stories.
Tyson Foods heir pleads not guilty to charge of driving while intoxicated
Tyson Foods heir and executive John R. Tyson has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving while intoxicated. Tyson entered the plea Monday in Fayetteville District Court in Fayetteville, Arkansas, a court spokeswoman said. Tyson is next due in court on Aug. 28. Tyson, 34, was arrested June 13 by University of Arkansas police in Fayetteville after he was seen driving carelessly and making an illegal turn. He was released from custody the same day on a $1,105 bond. Tyson, who has served as Tyson Foods’ chief financial officer since 2022, was immediately suspended by the company after his arrest, Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson Foods said last month. The company didn’t respond Monday when asked about Tyson’s plea.
Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs on Hagen Smith: ‘The best pitcher I’ve ever coached’
Arkansas pitching coach Matt Hobbs has had a couple of a-ha moments with fifth overall pick Hagen Smith. Let’s start with the first, when he saw him as a high school sophomore, facing another player who was already committed to the Razorbacks. “We’re watching him throw and are like,...
Familiar Faces in Familiar Places
DALLAS, T.X. (PIG TRAIL NATION) – After a disappointing 2023 season that saw Sam Pittman’s Razorbacks go 4-8, the Hogs saw numerous players hit the transfer portal and head to various places across the country. Some former Razorbacks found their way back to the SEC. Linebacker Chris “Pooh”...
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