The Friends of the Boone County Library will host a huge book sale at the Durand Center on Friday, Aug. 21 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. for members only. Memberships can be purchased for $5 each. The public may shop on Friday, Aug. 21 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Read more
Merit-based application deadline extended to Aug. 17 for new students Read more
Today, my daughter Ronda Austin came over for a visit and mowed the yard. Read more
Greetings from Capps. Thank the Lord for the much needed rain and cooler temperatures last week. In addition to the fire danger going up, trees were dropping leaves and the ground was very dry. We could still use some more, hopefully it will come soon. I sold 3 young roosters at the Homestea… Read more
The Perseid meteor shower is planning to put on a dazzling display for late night and early morning star gazers this year. Viewers can expect to see up to 50 meteors in the pre-dawn hours of Aug. 11, 12 and 13. Read more
Mountain View, Ark. – The Mountain View Bluegrass Association has announced that it will postpone its annual bluegrass festival slated for Nov. 12-14. Read more
Each year on Aug. 9, we celebrate National Book Lovers Day! This date marks a time to celebrate all the wonderful things reading books brings to our lives, reminisce with a favorite book, and explore new stories. Studies show that reading improves your emotional and cognitive intelligence, b… Read more
As a celebration of the contributions of the late Bill Nichols, affectionately known as “The Grandfather of Modern Clogging”, the National Day of Clogging and the International Day of Clog Dancing on Aug. 8 will give dancers from around the globe the opportunity to build awareness of the dan… Read more
We have at least one bee keeper in our neighborhood. Howard Moore has reaped a harvest from his bees and has honey for sale. I notice his advertisement states $14.00. I assume that is per quart. Read more
The Boone County Extension Homemakers met July 14 at 9 a.m. There were 9 members present—Carter, Anne Brisco, Marilyn Scroggins, Nancy Sharp, Virginia Cantrell, Doris Pennington, Ruth Peters, Carolyn Gatlin, Suzy Hall and Agent Tamara Allen. Brisco gave the treasurer’s report Income this yea… Read more
The Farmer’s Market takes place this morning from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. The market is located across from the Post Office in the First Baptist Church. Read more
Tericka Vaught of Lamar High School has been honored with a DAR Good Citizen Award by Harrison Colony Chapter, NSDAR. Tericka was an honor graduate at Lamar and will be continuing her education at The University of North Texas in Denton, Texas. Read more
Dalton McGinnis has been awarded the Deer Baptist Scholarship. He will be attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Read more
The Rural Fire Protection program, managed by the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Forestry Division, distributed 84 Wildfire Suppression Kits to rural volunteer fire departments this year. The Forestry Division received $272,000 from the United States Forest Service's 2019 Volunteer Fir… Read more
Arvest Bank in North Central Arkansas recently announced the winners of its 2020 Charity of the Year award. A local non-profit organization from each of Baxter, Boone, and Marion counties was selected and are as follows: Mountain Home Food Basket in Baxter County; Bikers Against Child Abuse … Read more
The American Legion Allen-McKinney Post 44 is excited to announce that after a hiatus of four months American Legion BINGO is back. Games resume on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and will continue Read more
Plants, Etc. is open with new owners, Roy and Sherrie Bryant. The popular plant store was owned and operated by Shirley Womack for the last 25 will continue to serve customers. The Bryants plan on keeping the shop open 6 days a week all year. Seasonal items, such as pumpkins and mums will be… Read more
The Ozark Arts Council and The Theatre Co. of the Ozarks present Farce of Habit LIVE at the historic Lyric Theater! Aug. 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7 p.m. and Aug. 16, 23 at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at TheLyric.org. Read more
The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. Read more
The Shelter Insurance Foundation awarded a $2,000 scholarship to Cameron Miller, a graduate of Harrison High School. Shelter Agent Joan Bell sponsors and partially funds this scholarship. Read more
Bergman Schools has announced the availability of free and reduced lunches for qualifying students. Applications may be obtained by contacting the school or by attending the upcoming open house. Read more
Chris Criner, financial specialist with Farm Credit of Western Arkansas and president of the United Way of Boone County Board of Directors, recently presented a check for $500 from Farm Credit to the United Way. This contribution is a “doer for dollars” type of contribution. Farm Credit has … Read more
Vic Porter and Bob Yandian will hold a Leadership Conference at Restoration Life Fellowship Church August 14, 15 and 16. Although it is a Leadership Conference everyone is welcome to attend. The Times will include Friday evening at 7 p.m; three services on Saturday, including 9 a.m., 10:30 a… Read more
When Berryville Senior Briana Hernandez and a classmate selected the library as their senior Capstone project way back in 2016, little did she know that the knowledge and experience she would gain during this school project would give her the edge for employment years later. Read more
The collaboration will function as a production and entertainment company, giving students real-world music industry experience. Read more
Greetings from Capps. Welcome to the ongoing saga of the bear at our place. I was at work last Thursday morning when my wife, Jennifer, called to say that the bear was back and was in the goat barn. I ran home quickly enough to stop his efforts to get into the goat pen. He was determined and… Read more
Congratulations to Gavin Dickey and Kaya Huebner for being named Mr. Tiger and Miss Tiger! Each year this award is presented to senior student athletes who portray great character values, academic achievement and excel in athletics. Gavin & Kaya exemplify all of these standards. Read more
The following local residents have earned a degree from Western Governors University (WGU). The online, nonprofit university has graduated over 190,000 students from across the country since its inception in 1997. Read more
Aug. 3 is the last day to log your points for our Virtual Summer Reading Program. Winners for the grand prize drawings will be announced later the same week. Goodie box prizes will be available to pick up through Aug. 7. Read more
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Today, my daughter Ronda Austin came over for a visit and mowed the yard.
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