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Rain in late October ends dry spell

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Jonathan Canaday | Southwest Arkansas Radio In the photo above, local ranchers are seen making last minute efforts to drill winter wheat at the Chambers farm...

A Question of Legitimacy

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From the Barnyard Mike Graves There were unfounded rumors on local facebook last week regarding some school matters. Predictably, the rumors spread beyond facebook and we got phone calls here at The...

Ebenezer UMC to host three-day revival

The Ebenezer United Methodist Church in Nashville will host a three-day Annual Fall Revival beginning Sun., Oct. 25-27. The revival will begin at 7 p.m....

Dierks Outlaw Homecoming Breakfast

SUBMITTED PHOTO | The Nashville News Holly Creek Missionary Baptist Church hosted a Homecoming Breakfast for Dierks Outlaw Queen Katelynd Fennell, the 2015 Homecoming Court, Senior Football...

Early Files for the week of October 26, 2015

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COMPILED BY PATSY YOUNG 119 years ago: 1896 There were in the state penitentiary September 17, 1896 951 convicts, divided as follows: Whites 287; Negroes 662; Indians 2. The following statistics have...

The astronomical origins of Halloween

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Darrell Heath Astronomy Columnist Most people have a favorite holiday and mine has always been Halloween. A large part of that has to do with it being in Fall (my...

History Minute: Women gaining the right to vote in Arkansas

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Kenneth Bridges History Columnist Today in Arkansas, few give any thought to the idea of women voting. However, the right of women to vote is something that has emerged only fairly recently in American...

Book Review: The Breaking Point

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Nicole Tracy Literary Columnist Jefferson Bass is a two person writing team consisting of Jon Jefferson, a journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker, and Dr. Bill Bass, the forensic anthropologist who actually...

Benefit Supper for Grace Point Mennonite School Nov. 3

A benefit supper for the Grace Point Mennonite School on Nov. 3 from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church 24/7 Building. The menu will include: Chili, corn...

Mass flu clinic set for Oct. 29

A Mass flu clinic will be on Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Howard County Health Unit, 201 E Hempstead, Nashville. This will be a...