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NHS cheerleaders earn camp honors
HOT SPRINGS - The Scrapper cheerleaders brought home a host of awards from the NCA Hot Springs Performance Camp June 1-4.
Four of the...
McKnight’s Grocery closing Saturday after 37 years in business
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
McKnight’s Grocery in Delight will close the doors on a 37-year run Saturday, June 30 at 7 p.m.
The business has been...
Obituary: Nina Belle Kirchoff, 94, of Glenwood
Nina Belle Kirchhoff, 94, of Glenwood, died Sunday, June 24, 2018.
She was born Jan. 14, 1924, in San Antonio, Texas, the daughter of the...
Obituary: Mike Clark, 69, of Wake Village, Texas
Michael ‘Mike’ Augustus Clark, 69, of Wake Village, Texas, died June 22, 2018.
He was born Feb. 11, 1949, in Nashville, the son of the...
Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Saudi Driving Tips
SEMANTICS. Last week, women for the first time could legally drive automobiles in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Women CAN drive? Women MAY drive? I’ll...
Dierks hires new coaches
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
The Dierks School Board has rounded out the district’s coaching staff with the hiring of two new coaches.
The board voted to...
South Pike County School District to take county’s offer to supply campus cops
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
The South Pike County School Board has decided not to employ its own School Resource Officer and will instead join the...
MS school building project on schedule
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Construction on the new K-12 school at Mineral Springs is in the “upper 60 to 70%” done, the construction foreman told...
Early Files: A Look into the Past
The Cecil 'Birddog' Harris Memorial Early Files: Tales from Howard County's history reprinted in honor of longtime staff historian and photographer, Cecil Harris (9.19.38-12.15.12)....
Obituary: Bobby Gene Turner, 83, of Murfreesboro
Bobby Gene Turner, age 83, of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 in Texarkana, Texas.
He was born on Aug. 31, 1934...
