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Installation of Scrapper Stadium turf underway
By John R. Schirmer
Leader staff
“It’s all taking shape,” Superintendent Doug Graham said Monday afternoon about the installation of artificial turf at Scrapper Stadium.
Crews from...
Restoration project to begin
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Toting cameras and offering suggestions, two representatives of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program visited the old Lockesburg gym July 7...
Obituary: LaNora Faye Brown
LaNora Faye Brown
LaNora Faye Brown, 81 of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in Murfreesboro, Ark. She was born Sept. 8,...
Obituary: James Franklin Sillavan
James Franklin Sillavan
James Franklin Sillavan, 77, died July 7, 2016.
He was born May 31, 1939 to the late Otis and Lillie Mae Hale Sillavan...
Obituary: Vernon Lee Collins, Sr.
Vernon Lee Collins, Sr.
On July 9, 2016, Almighty God took Vernon Lee Collins, Sr., home. He was born in Howard County, Ark., May 8,...
‘Mini rodeo’ added to this year’s Pine Tree Festival
Tickets are now on sale for the Dierks Chamber of Commerce’s 44th Pine Tree Festival to be held Aug. 5-6.
A special event has been...
And don’t forget about lunch
The name may have changed at Jenn’s Specialty Foods, but her lunch menu is still the crown jewel in the plethora of services she...
Lieutenant Commander begins new adventure in Montgomery County
MOUNT IDA – Service to God, Country and Family are at the heart of Lieutenant Commander Asa Daniels’ 35 plus years in the United...
Norman School receives grant
LITTLE ROCK— Supporters of the Old Norman High School have made a giant leap toward their goal of making the facility accessible by everyone...
Patriotism in the city park
Scenes from "Stand Up For America"
Photos by Alli Davis, Nicole Tracy, Louie Graves, and John R. Schirmer
