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Landfill director set to retire

By Louie Graves News-Leader staff When Max Tackett informed his board of directors at the landfill that he was retiring, he says he was surprised when...

CANCELLED: MammoVan coming to MS April 18

UPDATE: Due to lack of participation, this event has been cancelled. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Mobile Mammo Van  will provide one-site mammograms...

Local bladesmith to be recognized as state ‘Living Treasure’

LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Arts Council will recognize Jerry Fisk, a well-known Nashville bladesmith, with an Honorary Arkansas Living Treasure award during a...

The Cecil ‘Birddog’ Harris Memorial Early Files

125 years ago: 1894 Miss Bettie Wood, a young lady of fifteen summers living at Wallaceburg, Hempstead County has pieced a quilt with 2886 pieces. If...

Obituary: Tom Lewis ‘Stormy’ Blagg, 91, of Dierks

Tom Lewis “Stormy” Blagg, 91, of Dierks died Saturday, April 6, 2019. He was born June 18, 1927, the son of the late James and...

Obituary: Ralph Goodson of Charleston

Ralph Goodson, who resided in Charleston, Ark., passed away Thursday, April 4, 2019, in Charleston. He was born July 8, 1937, in Nashville, Ark.,...

Obituary: Dale Earl Knoll, 62, of Little Rock

Dale Earl Knoll, 62, died March 27, 2019. He was an accountant. He was preceded in death by his father, James (Jimmy) Knoll. He is survived...

Obituary: William Kevin Linzy, 59, of McCaskill

William Kevin Linzy, 59 of McCaskill, died Sunday, March 31, 2019. He was born May 4, 1959 the son of Virginia York Huckabee and the...

Obituary: Billie Faye Helms Fant, 91, of Lockesburg

Billie Faye Helms Fant, 91, of Lockesburg, died Tuesday, April 2, 2019, in Ashdown. She was born Aug. 30, 1927, in the Provo Community, the...