The Justice Department announced this week that the Attorney General has submitted to the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking initiating a formal rulemaking process to consider moving marijuana from a schedule I to schedule III drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). more

The 32nd annual Crawdad Days festival takes place this weekend at the Northwest Arkansas District Fairgrounds in Harrison. The annual festival includes a car show, live music, a carnival, petting zoo, lots of crawdads to eat, and more. more

Emma Melby is 28-year-old visual artist who recently relocated to Eureka Springs. "It's such a vibrant little town," she shared, "I’m surrounded by the arts." Melby made the move to Eureka from Des Moines with her senior cats, Luna and Apollo, last winter. "Everything was so beautiful when it was snowing late last year, and I enjoyed just staying home - cooking up cozy foods," said Melby. more

An informal group of citizens will be hosting petition signing opportunities for Arkansas’s November ballot initiatives on the Harrison square, by the gazebo, on Thursdays 2 p.m - 6 p.m. and on Saturdays 7 a.m.-Noon. more

Lottie Mari Boyd more

The following story about strawberries was researched and written by Lynn Brown, editor of “Oak Leaves” which is a part of the publication of the Boone County Historical and Railroad Association. The “Boone County Historian/Oak Leaves” is published 3 times a year. This particular story is a “sneak preview” of the spring issue which currently is at the printer and will be released the last week of May. Since even now good ol’ Ozark strawberries are hitting the farmer’s markets and parking lot pickup truck beds, the timing seems just right for this wonderful nostalgic story of an Ozark specialty. As Lynn Brown so aptly puts it, “Now where can I get some shortcake?” [Jeff Middleton, Museum Musings and Historian editor] more

The Batavia Friendship Club met at the Batavia Baptist Church on May 6. There were 15 ladies present. We enjoyed a potluck lunch together.The Mexican decor was hosted by Patricia Wray, Betty Marrow and Josephine Perry. more

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

The North Arkansas College Board of Trustees met Thursday, May 9, for their regular monthly meeting and took action on just one item. more

LITTLE ROCK — A federal judge has ruled Arkansas cannot prevent two high school teachers from discussing critical race theory in the classroom, but he stopped short of more broadly blocking the state from enforcing its ban on "indoctrination" in public schools. more

LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas lawmakers adjourned this year's session without approving a budget for the Game and Fish Commission on Thursday, putting the state's hunting and fishing programs in limbo if the Legislature doesn't return for a special session by July. more

An informal group of citizens will be hosting petition signing opportunities for Arkansas’s November ballot initiatives on the Harrison square, by the gazebo, on Thursdays 2 p.m - 6 p.m. and on Saturdays 7 a.m.-Noon. more

This weather is the big news and last week and this week is more storms, this year is starting off bad. more

Happy Mother’s Day to all. I have been blessed with my beautiful daughters. I have so many wonderful memories of my own mother who instilled in me the love of these Ozarks. more

THE LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY, MAY 13 FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. SORRY FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY CAUSE. more

This week marked the 63rd anniversary of the Crooked Creek flood that raged through Harrison’s business district. more

Endo Health Solutions Inc. (EHSI) has been ordered to pay $1.086 billion in criminal fines and an additional $450 million in criminal forfeiture — the second-largest set of criminal financial penalties ever levied against a pharmaceutical company —for violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act related to the distribution of the opioid medication Opana ER with INTAC (Opana ER). more

Attorneys for Rocky Dodson, 54, have filed a motion to suppress in Boone County Circuit Court. Dodson was arrested in March 2022 with a warrant stating probable cause for murder in the second degree. The charge of murder came after investigators examined the circumstances of the death of his wife, 36-year-old Amanda Dodson. more

The Boone/Newton County Retired Teachers and Support Staff Association met Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at Western Sizzlin' in Harrison, Arkansas, at 11:30 a.m. The meeting was called to order by President Lisa Bailey, who welcomed the members and guests. Amy Young led the Invocation, and Lynn Holmes led the Pledge of Allegiance. more

Sammy Cybil moved from Des Moines to Eureka Springs after the COVID pandemic made working from home a more common practice. Cybil enjoys having the option to live anywhere while still maintaining a career in publishing, “I found a cute little cottage nestled in the hills, and it just felt like home from the moment I walked in. Remote work gives me the opportunity to live wherever my heart takes me while still doing the job that I love,” she explained. more