The Harrison Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America members attended the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Denver, Colorado in July. Members competed against schools across the nation in Sustainability Challenge and Nutrition and Wellness. Bathke and Younger received a silver medal and also placed top ten in the Sustainability Challenge. Rodden and Johnson received a silver medal in Nutrition and Wellness. The trip would not have been possible without sponsors. Ozark Auto Body, Arvest Bank, Clark Office Products, Jake Gray from State Farm, Dunkin Auto Body, Block's, Kiwanis, Rhonda Laborde, Lacey Laborde, Cavenders, Neighbors Mill, Magness Toyota, Rotary International, Bank 1889, DSI, Bartlett Family Dentistry, Boone Masonic Lodge, Derek Bell from State Farm, Ozark Insurance Group and Campbell Insurance Agency all helped the team travel to Colorado for the National Leadership Conference. more

The September meeting of the Woman’s Book Club of Harrison met at the home of past president Cathy Brandt. Lunch was served and enjoyed by members before the business meeting. more

he members of Beta Upsilon held their monthly meeting Tuesday, Sept. 5. Beta Upsilon is always accepting new members. We have a great group of people that have fun while supporting our local community and St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. We host fund raising projects periodically throughout the year. If you are interested in learning more, please contact Robin Reeves at 870-577-7795. more

The Harrison High School band brought extra spirit to the Batesville football game. JEFF BRASEL/Staff more

The Valley Springs Fire Department will host a BBQ pulled pork dinner with a silent auction and raffle from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Valley Springs school cafeteria. more

Camp Jack will be hosting events Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Boone County Regional Airport. more

The 2023 Boone County Fair and Northwest Arkansas District Fair announce the winners of the Fair Pageant and Talent Competition that was held Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Northwest Arkansas District Fairgrounds in Harrison. The pageant crowned two Queens in each age division to reign over the Boone County Fair and the Northwest Arkansas District Fair. There were age divisions for babies all the way up to age 75. more

The Ridge Runner Cloggers' competition team recently attended the USA National Clogging Championships hosted by C.L.O.G. at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. Representing the state of Arkansas, the team joined fellow cloggers from across the country to compete in traditional and contemporary categories, as a team and individuals. Record-breaking attendance included 155 teams representing 91 clogging studios along with numerous independent entries. more

The Valley Springs Fire Department will host a BBQ pulled pork dinner with a silent auction and raffle from 4 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 7, at the Valley Springs school cafeteria. more

Arkansas educators can apply now through Sunday, Oct. 1, for $2,500 education grants totaling $30,000 through its unique employee-funded giving program known as Cox Charities. more

The Boone County Masters Gardners invites the community to join us in our annual Fall Garden Planning Seminar, with top experts in their fields! Everyone can benefit from expert knowledge on their gardens and the fall is the best time. Last year we had visitors from several counties including Missouri. more

The Searcy County Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 22, at the First Christian Church to hear Dr. Jessica Kowalski, Station archeologist at the Fayetteville Arkansas Archeologist Survey. She will be talking about the 2023 University of Arkansas field school at Historic Cane Hill (HCH). Historic Cane Hill in Washington County, has a Searcy County connection in that the Director at HCH is 1998 MHS graduate Vanessa Norton McKuin. Several years ago Vanessa gave a program to the Searcy County Historical Society. more

The Friends of the Library, Boone County, will hold board meetings on the 4th Wednesday of the month until January. more

The Valley Springs Alumni held the first of what will be a yearly golf tournament to raise money for scholarships Saturday, Aug. 19, at the Diamond Hills Country Club. A total of 36 teams, containing 76 golfers, participated in the tournament. more

The Harrison Art League will accept entries for Artistic Expressions Fall Art Show from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 30, at the Boone County Library. Please bring your entries at this time. more

Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has approved one-time funding of $17 million for organizations serving crime victims in Arkansas to offset the loss of federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) dollars. The state allocation will come from American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars that have been awarded to Arkansas. more