The Grubb Springs Extension Homemakers Club awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Harrison High School graduates. Recipient Alex Walker Whitlock, will be attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, majoring in Poultry Science. Alex is the son of Christy Horton. Recipient Mickey Caleb Upton, will be attending College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, and plans to be a double agriculture major. Mickey is the son of David and Farrah Upton. more

Happy birthday to John Hall, June 5; Jerry Pinkston, June 6; Sally Healy, June 12 and June Pond, June 14. more

Well today is Monday Memorial Day, the first holiday of the year. The weather was beautiful for the weekend. I like to have went and had a picnic at the lake. more

The Grubb Springs Extension Homemakers Club awarded two $1,000 scholarships to Harrison High School graduates. Recipient Alex Walker Whitlock, will be attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, majoring in Poultry Science. Alex is the son of Christy Horton. Recipient Mickey Caleb Upton, will be attending College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Missouri, and plans to be a double agriculture major. Mickey is the son of David and Farrah Upton. more

2023 Summer Reading Program — Sign up beginning Tuesday May 30, for both Children’s and Adult Summer more

Following food and fellowship, President Charles Adair welcomed members and guests of the Boone and Newton Counties Retired Teachers and Support Staff (BNCRTSS) to the monthly luncheon Tuesday, May 2, at Western Sizzlin’ in Harrison. more

The North Arkansas Partnership for Health Education will host the Region 2 Emerging Drug Trends Conference from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 25 at the Signature Bank Tower. more

The Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) program that has been offered by the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CoECS) at Arkansas State University is splitting into three separate degree programs. more

3rd grade all A’s more

William Carter Ayers, son of Christy and Allen Ayers, graduated from Harrison High School this year. He will begin classes at Arkansas Tech University in the fall. He is the recipient of the Top Tier Arkansas Tech Scholarship, the Arkansas Challenge Scholarship and the Harrison Rotary Scholarship. He was awarded Completer in Animal Systems and Graduate with Highest Honors. The Magna Cum Laude graduate will study Finance and Information Technology at ATU with a total of $58,500 in scholarships. more

Harrison’s Ruby Kate Chitsey will be at the Boone County Library to debut her new book “Kindness is My Hobby: How to Change the World Right Where You Are” at 4 p.m. Tuesday, June 13. Come to the Children’s Department and meet Ruby! more

Students with Harrison Middle School FCCLA recently competed at State Star Events. Four of these students earned the right to compete at Nationals in Denver, Colorado this summer. more

Ozark Opportunities, Inc. is recruiting board members for Marion, Newton, and Van Buren Counties. This is a great volunteer opportunity. If you reside in Marion, Newton or Van Buren counties and want to be part of an incredible team, join OOI! For more information, please contact Rebecca Hanlin at 870-517-5364 or email rhanlin@ozarkopp.org or ratkinson@ozarkopp.org. more

Senna Joy Watts and Thomas Valor Watts more

Entergy Arkansas is deploying a recycling program that can take some of the hassle out of replacing an old refrigerator or freezer. The recycling program will take care of the disposal of your old ice boxes and provide a $25 cash incentive to pulling the plug on an old, outdated fridge or freezer. more

Twelfth grade all A’s more

The Ponca Nature Center will host an Arkansas Native Plant Swap at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 17. Participants may bring up to five plants to swap. Numbers will be drawn to see who gets to pick first, and will continue until all plants have been claimed. Plants must be Arkansas Native. All participants should arrive at 10 a.m. for numbers to be drawn. more

The 2023 Spring Show will be held Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10. more

The Boone County Library will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day! more

Our compassion and love reaches out to the Susie Davis family. Susie passed away May 20, and funeral services were held at the Batavia Baptist Church. Susie’s pastor did a very good job officiating the service. He shared how Susie loved her church and was very active in whatever was needed to be done for the church. My recollection of Susie is when she worked at the Alpena school. She was always doing something to help out wherever she was needed. Greg Davis and his family came down from Kansas City last weekend bringing tomato and pepper plants to plant in his grandpa Boyce Hankins’ little garden spot. Boyce is not as young and active as he was earlier in life so he appreciates his grandson’s help. more