Dierks Kayak Festival cancelled
The Dierks Kayak Festival set for this weekend (June 1-3) at Dierks has been cancelled, according to organizers, who issued the following statement on...
Hempstead County introduces passport program for 200th birthday
The Hempstead County Bicentennial Committee has announced the official passport program to help celebrate 200th birthday of Hempstead County, which was formed on Dec....
Lady Rattler gives it her best shot (and run, jump, throw) at Arkansas Heptathlon
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
Despite attending a school with no track to speak of and having never thrown the discus or shot put, Murfreesboro High...
Voice of the Rattlers Award
Alec Pettigrew was named the 2018 Voice of the Rattlers award winner at the Murfreesboro High School graduation ceremony . The award, given in...
That’s No Fluke: Scrappers earn back-to-back state baseball titles
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
FAYETTEVILLE - With the state championship game knotted at 0-0 in the top of the fifth inning, freshman Ty Gordon...
Obituary: Mary Helen Hubbard Jones, 89, formerly of Mineral Springs
Mary Helen Hubbard Jones, 89, of Mena, formerly of Mineral Springs, died Sunday, May 27, 2018.
She was born Sept. 11, 1928 in the Wright’s...
Obituary: Gayla Marlynn Miller Wallace, 59, of Dierks
Gayla Marlynn Miller Wallace, 59, of Dierks, died Friday, May 25, 2018, at her home in Dierks.
She was born Feb. 9, 1959 in Idabel,...
Obituary: James Dean Reed, 76, of Pontiac, Mich.
James Dean Reed, 76, of Pontiac, Mich., formerly of the Schaal community, died Wednesday, May 16, 2018, in Michigan.
He was born June 12, 1941,...
Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Drowned Bunny
A CITIZEN’S THANKS TO the Nashville Public Works Department for putting out the U.S. flags which the Rotary Club purchased. Thanks to organizers of...
Miller County wreck results in negligent homicide charge for Ozan driver, 63
An Ozan man is scheduled to go before a Miller County jury June 18 on a charge of negligent homicide.
Forrest Rector Stewart, Jr., 63, ...
