The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce sponsored the "First Friday Entrepreneurship + Coffee" event on the morning of Friday, Feb. 7. more

Yellville — Arvest Bank is warning consumers about possible romance scams as fraudsters seek out potential victims ahead of Valentine’s Day. more

Joe DeVito of DeVito's Restaurant is set to be inducted into the Arkansas Tourism Hall of Fame. more

Blind Date with a Book will be going on until February 15! Enter your name into a drawing for each wrapped book you check out. There will be books in the adult, children, and young adult sections of the library. more

JASPER — Jason Henson, of Mt. Judea, and a member of the Arkansas Farm Bureau Board of Directors, visited the Newton County Quorum Court at its regular meeting Monday night, Feb. 3. He gave an update on the status of Senate Bill 84 that if it becomes law will end the state moratorium on issuing, for example, confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) permits along the Buffalo River watershed. more

Members of the Jack Williams Veteran Resource Center (Camp Jack) recently elected a new Board of Directors. Executive Director Matt Russell stated, “This new Board brings together a highly talented and accomplished group of people dedicated to helping veterans and their families live better lives. Camp Jack is very fortunate to have them leading our efforts to continue being one of premier veteran service organizations in the nation.” more

Baker Lee Phillips more

Lunch is served from 11:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. more

When it came to statistics in volleyball and basketball for my daughter, I was one of those parents. more

Taco Tuesday I went to Berryville and paid bills and went to Harter House for taco meat to make my own. I like them in a taco bowl. more

Greetings from Capps. more

This afternoon at 3 p.m., Lead Hill Fire Department’s Annual Meeting, pot luck supper and Pie Auction takes place at the Station. If you pay fire dues with Lead Hill Fire Department this meeting is for you. Bring a dish and or a pie to share. We have a great time and love meeting new friends. more

The congregation at the New Hope Full Gospel Church celebrated Pastor Arlis Burks’ birthday on Sunday after morning services. We enjoyed a nice luncheon, followed by singing. Trent and Clint Villines and I sang a few songs after luncheon. We haven’t sung together in many years, but we enjoyed being together again. more

Thank you for all the Food for Fines donations. We will still be collecting food until January 31. If you have some book fines that you would like to clear off your account, please bring in some non-perishable food items or hygiene products and give them to the front desk. more

Tricia Padilla can be found at North Arkansas Regional Medical Center (NARMC), where her dedication as a Registered Respiratory Therapist (RRT) has transformed countless lives. With a career spanning over three decades, Tricia’s journey began in her 20s, after graduating from St. John’s (now Mercy) Respiratory Therapy School in Springfield, Missouri. Today, at 53, she continues to be a beacon of hope and compassion for her patients. more

LITTLE ROCK — Even this far into the new year, it’s not too late to return, exchange or make plans to re-gift unwanted holiday presents, said Laura Hendrix, extension professor of personal finance and consumer economics for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. more

Greetings from Capps. more

My friend Jan, John Blizzards daughter, lives in Crestview, Florida, reports an unheard of 8 inches snow. She said living in Florida people do not own things like snow shovels or ice melt. She had to use a broom and sweep a path to her mailbox. more

We send "get well" wishes to Richard Smith along with our prayers. Richard had some serious medical issues this past week. He was able to go home after a few days stay in the hospital. more

The Harrison Public Schools did not hold classes on Monday, January 20, in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. I enjoyed the three-day weekend. more