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Obituary: William ‘Gene’ Simpson; Billstown
Born to William Otis and Grace L. Simpson on September 22, 1932, Willie ‘Gene’ Simpson passed on to our Lord and Savior on May...
Obituary: Karen L. Vogler; Mineral Springs
Karen L. Vogler, 59, of Mineral Springs, died Friday, May 26, 2017.
She was born Sept. 8, 1957, to the late Henry Spring and Louella...
Obituary: Robert Christopher Galindo; Brownsville; Texas
Word was received of the unexpected death of Robert Christopher Galindo, age 33, of Brownsville, Texas. Christopher passed away in Houston, Texas, on May...
Johnny Basketball takes the reins at Caddo Hills
Caddo Hills School Board members met tonight to hire Johnny Taylor, also known as Johnny Basketball, to fill their vacant boys basketball coaching position.
Taylor...
Banquet honors athletes at Nashville High School
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Three-sport athlete Kendall Kirchhoff received the Scrapperette Award, and two-sport athlete Darius Hopkins received the Scrapper Award at the Nashville...
Scrappers hold spring game, prepare for summer schedule
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
The Nashville Scrappers wrapped up spring football Thursday, May 25, with their annual spring game at Scrapper Stadium.
“I’m happy where...
Two from area drown, one missing in weekend flooding near Branson
The search continues for a Tollette woman who has been missing since her vehicle was swept away by high waters Saturday night at Branson,...
Mineral Springs turns soil for new K-12 facility
By Louie Graves
News-Leader Staff
In a 45-minute ceremony Friday morning, an assembled crowd of about 250 heard about a school district which came back from...
Local senator attends meeting of state tax reform panel
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Sen. Larry Teague of Nashville was in Little Rock last week for the first meeting of the Arkansas Tax Reform...
Relay for Life Saturday at Nashville City Park
The annual Howard County Relay for Life cancer society fund-raiser will be Saturday.
In hopes of boosting participation, organizers this year moved the relay from...
