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Lake Nichols in Nashville turning over, causing strange taste
Nashville’s principal water supply, Lake Nichols, is ‘turning over,’ causing a strange taste to the water.
The city’s water treatment superintendent, Greg Strawn, says that...
Nashville City Council considers sirens, debris pickup
Nashville’s recent clean-up event was so successful -- and economical -- that the city is considering doing it twice a year.
Public Works Director Larry...
Dierks Kayak Festival cancelled
The organizers of the 2017 Dierks Kayak Festival, scheduled for this weekend (June 2-4) at Horseshoe Bend below Dierks Lake, has been cancelled due...
Visitor from Montana finds 2.78-carat diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park
Ever since he was a child growing up in Arkansas, Wendell Fox has wanted to search for diamonds in the Natural State. Now retired...
Mount Ida Superintendent resigns
The Mount Ida School District Board of Directors accepted the resignation of school superintendent Hal Landrith during a special called board meeting Thursday, May 25.
The...
Local author to host book signing Friday
A local mother will share her story this weekend as she shares her book regarding the many negative issues seen in the criminal justice...
Tires on the Trail event Friday
Mount Ida Area Chamber of Commerce and local mountain biker Adam Deal will present “Tires on the Trail” Friday, May 26 from 12 -...
Scrappers win Class 4A title over Shiloh; Scrapperettes fall to Pottsville
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
FAYETTEVILLE - Ten years after winning their first state baseball championship, the Nashville Scrappers returned to Baum Stadium and earned...
Memorial Day observance set for Monday
The county’s annual observance of Memorial Day will take place on the courthouse lawn at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29.
Memorial Day honors the memory...
Groundbreaking Friday morning at Mineral Springs school
A groundbreaking ceremony Friday will formally launch the $19 million K-12 school construction project at Mineral Springs, although old buildings have already been taken...
