Iron sculpture depicts earliest settlers
Local artist Cheryl Rutledge is of Cherokee and Choctaw descent, and recently offered the Parks Commission an art sculpture to honor the indigenous people...
Montessori fills childhood education gap
When Miss Mary’s Daycare Center at 122 Frontage Rd. near Acord’s Home Center surrendered its license earlier this year, childcare services for about 40...
Writers’ Colony hires director with big plans and big energy
Michelle Hannon, the new executive director of the Writers’ Colony at Diary Hollow, has goals of increasing funding, improving the occupancy rates of writers,...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 10 – 16, 2019
Mercury Retrograde – Magical Mystery Days
We are now in the 2nd Mercury retrograde of the year. Mercury retrograded Sunday in Leo and will make a...
ADEQ requiring Legacy to submit a do-over on Public Notice
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality has notified Legacy Mining Co. that its June 14 public notices regarding Notifications of Intent to Quarry at...
Planning snags two new commissioners
The Planning Commission met again last week with a bare quorum, but new commissioners may soon come to the table.
The commission has had a...
Downsized lodging gets Planning’s nod
Michael and Melissa Brooks returned to Planning last week with a revised application to add tourist lodging at 159 Spring St. At the May...
JPs get ducks in a row before meeting
Several quorum court committees met jointly last Thursday, sorting out issues in advance of the July 15 meeting.
The personnel committee began with a consideration...
Emergency communications in a quandary
No resolution appears in sight on the issue of a new radio system for the county became clear at last week’s committee meeting. The...
The high cost of doing routine maintenance
County Clerk Connie Doss described maintenance work in her office, including new flooring in the vaults, at last week’s committee meetings. JP Jack Deaton...