Steve Smith taught the adult Sunday School class last Sunday morning at Restoration Life. He did a great job teaching and sharing his story of deliverance. My sisters, Janice Harris and Lee Hankins, had lunch together at one of the Mexican restaurants in town one day this week. We very seldom get to spend much time together so that was a real treat. Our brother, Lynn “Bud” Smith had to spend a few days in the hospital due to some hart issues and water on his lungs. He has been able to come home but still has to have treatment for the water issue. more

One hundred seven year old Lona Moore was released from Mount Vista Rehab Center where she underwent rehabilitation since December. A party was held for her Friday afternoon to celebrate her release … more

Blind Date with a Book – Stop by the library in February and pick up a wrapped book to take home and enjoy! more

Come on down to the Lyric for a rockin treat at 7 p.m Friday, Feb. 17, for the music of the man whom the Los Angeles Daily News called “the best Blues guitarist from any country in … more

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Harrison Mayor Jerry Jackson has proclaimed February as Career and Technical Education (CTE) month in Harrison on the heels of a state-wide declaration by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. more

Friday, Jan. 27, Tamara Allen, Boone County Family and Consumer Science agent, opened the meeting of the Extension Homemakers County Council (EHCC) at 10 a.m. She demonstrated using an Instapot and … more

The Batavia Ladies Friendship met Monday, Feb. 6, at the Batavia First Baptist Church. There were 16 ladies present. The group was happy to have Barbara Hicks in attendence to visit. more

Rising sophomores throughout Arkansas are invited to apply for Summer At ASMSA, a weeklong free residential summer camp at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts in downtown Hot Springs. more

Students from Boone County were named to the University of Central Arkansas’ honors lists include: more

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January is behind us with nice weather in our near future. I hope all came through the freeze safely. more

Had a pretty good week last week. I went to the celebration of life of Sherri Mae Lively, 60, of Green Forest. Got to see her son and her ex husband Jerry Blackson and his wife. It has been 40 years since I have seen Jerry, it was good to see him and then the big snow came tuesday more

The local chapter of Christian Motor Cycle Association had a Chili cook-off last Saturday evening. Ranch House Restaurant won first place. Matthew Harris came in as second place. The weather has been very icy here in Batavia. Some of the workers carpooled so they could avoid the challenge of slipping and sliding on the roads. Last word I heard about Charlie Marshall was that he is still in the Hospital in Branson. As you think of Charlie please do pray for Charlie and his family. more

The local chapter of Christian Motor Cycle Association had a Chili cook-off last Saturday evening. Ranch House Restaurant won first place. Matthew Harris came in as second place. The weather has been very icy here in Batavia. Some of the workers carpooled so they could avoid the challenge of slipping and sliding on the roads. Last word I heard about Charlie Marshall was that he is still in the Hospital in Branson. As you think of Charlie please do pray for Charlie and his family. more

Greetings from Capps. It’s beginning to feel a lot like...well, winter. At least the majority of the big snow melted off before the freezing rain, sleet, snow, freezing fog, let’s see, did I miss anything, came? Starting last Sunday afternoon, things just shut down for a while. We were sorry to miss the 5th Sunday Singing and Fellowship at Capps Full Gospel Sunday night but the fog was as thick as I’d ever seen, making travel treacherous. Even as of Tuesday, most folks were still pretty hunkered down, Harrison was like a ghost town but by Wednesday there were a few more folks around. I did catch up with my friend, Chris Wrone, and gave him a lift back to Capps. Capps Batavia Fire Department responded to several traffic-related incidents including a rollover near Devito’s, down power lines sparking and carbon monoxide alarms. We had a few new recruits at our last training meeting also. I’ve been out of commission with my recent shoulder surgery and am doing physical therapy now for 6-8 weeks. Its still hard to find a comfortable sleeping position. Don’t forget to let that sweet someone in your life know how special they are this Valentines Day, it’s coming right up. I hope Jennifer remembers! Blessings, Doug more

To be named to the Deans' List at Mississippi State, a student must have achieved a grade-point average between 3.5 and 3.79, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours course work. more

The Friends of the Library Boone County will host a Valentine’s Day bake sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14, at the library. All proceeds go to support the Boone County Library. Come and get some sweets for your sweetie! more

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The Theatre Company of the Ozarks brought Maine to Arkansas! Well, Almost! The Lyric Theater could not have picked a better time to present “Almost, Maine” on stage. The quirky rom-com by John Cariani is set in the isolated woods of northern Maine in the area of Almost. Citizens of Almost never quite got around to all of the formalities of becoming a town, so it’s just Almost, Maine. Almost is so secluded that residents don’t even speak with the definitive accent associated with the state! more