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Obituary: Herbert Lee Porter, 80, of Amity
Herbert Lee Porter, age 80, of Amity, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
He was born on March 9, 1937 in Langley, the son...
Obituary: Jayne Toland McClure, 67, of Fayetteville
Jayne Toland McClure, 67, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away July 17, 2017 in Fayetteville surrounded by her family. She was born March 23, 1950 in...
Obituary: Henry D. Flowers, 79, of Saratoga
Henry D. Flowers, 79, of Saratoga, Ark., died Friday, July 21, 2017 at his home.
He was born Nov. 16, 1937 in Dothan, Ala., to...
Obituary: James Thomas “Jim Tom” Smith, 93, of Murfreesboro
James Thomas “Jim Tom” Smith, age 93 of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Little Rock.
He was born on...
Scrapperette summertime hoops
The Scrapperette basketball program is hosting team camp each Thursday afternoon in July at Scrapper Arena. Junior and senior girls teams are competing.
The games...
Scrappers back to the grind following AAA’s ‘dead period’
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
The Nashville Scrappers are back to their summer routine after two weeks off for the Arkansas Activities Association’s mandatory dead...
‘Voting centers’ likely for 2018 primary in Howard Co.; convenience for voters, lower costs...
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Voters are not going to like this at first, Howard County Election Commissioner Angie Allen warned members of the quorum court...
Nashville school board fills vacancies; consider the construction of agri building at high school
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
The Nashville School Board filled four more staff positions during a special meeting Thursday, July 13.
Hirings include Jared Jones, seventh...
Hospital CEO ‘disappointed’ in Senate health care proposal; GOP opposition dooms bill
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Howard Memorial Hospital CEO Debra Wright is “disappointed” in the latest health care plan under consideration in Washington, D.C. until...
Junior, senior orientation set at Nashville High School
Parent-student orientation for incoming juniors and seniors at Nashville High School will be held Thursday, July 27, at 6 p.m. at Scrapper Arena.
Students will...
