VALLEY SPRINGS — The Valley Springs School Board held its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 16, and learned some good news from elementary principal Lisa Sherrill. more

The Boone County Regional Airport Board of Directors met for their monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 17. Airport Manager Judy McCutcheon provided the manager’s report along with a project engineer’s report from Aviation Project Engineer Greg Thomas. more

Michael Thompson, MPA-C, is a health provider at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center's family practice clinic in Jasper. He attended the Oct. 12 meeting of the Newton County Hometown Health Initiative Coalition and talked about his effort to achieve better health. He said his regular routine of walking at Bradley Park in Jasper three evenings a week has caught on with community members and now he has a group of a little more than 30 people participating in what he calls, "Doc Walk Newton County." more

A Walmart employee called to report a vehicle left in a no parking space adjacent to a handicapped parking spot. An officer said the driver was missing a leg, but all handicapped spaces were occupied at the time. more

 EDITOR’S NOTE: Today’s column features a newspaper report from the Harrison Daily Times about the death of Sherman Thompson and the confession of Charlie Edwards to shooting him with a sixteen gauge, long, single barreled shot gun so that Edwards and Thompson’s wife, Reba, with whom Edwards was infatuated, could claim the insurance policy on Thompson. more

A visiting Dunham’s Sports General Manager Bob Bennett said they are glad to be open and have hired a lot of Harrison residents but could always use more. more

A caller via 911 reported hearing a woman screaming on South Oak. Officers responded and could hear the noise, but they said it sounded like a bobcat. They later determined it was a red fox making the noise. more

Charlie Cross, CEO, CS Bank, is pleased to announce the appointment of Marty Riley to the local bank’s Governing Board of Directors. more

Harrison City Council Committees met on Thursday night, Oct. 12, in the Council Chambers at City Hall and not only heard from the three individuals who applied for the City Clerk position but also heard an update on financials and the city-wide asphalt assessment and paving. more

The Boone County Library will be spending the week of Oct. 15 through Oct. 21 celebrating its Friends of the Library group as part of the annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. This week is a chance for libraries throughout the United States to recognize the contributions of their Friends of the Library groups to their communities. more

LITTLE ROCK – Since last year enrollment has gone up at most of the publicly supported institutions of higher education in Arkansas. more

Rogers joins Weichert, Realtors - Market Edge more

Penmac Staffing hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony with the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Oct. 11. more

Mitch Magness (Ward 2, Position 1) more