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

January 2023 vital statistics more

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

Compton more

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

The December luncheon of Boone and Newton Counties Retired Teachers and Support Staff (BNCRTSS) was held Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022, at Western Sizzlin’ Restaurant in Harrison. President Charles Adair welcomed the members and guests before the invocation and led the pledge of allegiance. more

UCA Fall 2022 Dean’s List more

1st grade all A’s 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

Edward Anthony Rassenfoss of Harrison has been named to the Fall 2022 Dean’s List at Central Methodist University Provost Rita Gulstad more

Olivia Campbell was named to The University of Alabama Deans List for fall semester 2022. A total of 12,791 students enrolled during Fall Semester 2022 at The University of Alabama were named to the dean's list with an academic record of 3.5or above. more

Scholarships are now available for eligible Arkansas students through Arkansas Community Foundation. more

Children invited to write, illustrate stories for local prizes; first place winners to receive PBS KIDS Playtime Pad more