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Dierks hires new high school principal

Next school year at Dierks High School will see the return of a former student and teacher in an administration role. The Dierks School Board...

Three-Peat: Scrappers pull off another baseball state title

By John R. Schirmer News-Leader staff FAYETTEVILLE - With the score tied at 0-0 in the bottom of the fifth inning, Scrapper senior Jaydon Hostetler hit...

Obituary: Thelma H. Johnson, 83, of Nashville

Thelma H. Johnson, 83, of Nashville, died  Friday, May 17, 2019. She was born Oct. 31, 1935, to to the late Earnest and Eugenia Thrower...

Obituary: Maurice Leon ‘Pete’ Pipkins, 78, of Billstown

Maurice Leon “Pete” Pipkins, 78, of Billstown, died Wednesday, May 15, 2019. He was born Dec. 16, 1940, in Billstown, the son of the late...

Obituary: Willie Jo Stewart, 81, of Tollette

Willie Jo Stewart, 81 of Tollette, died Friday, May 10, 2019, in Dallas, Texas. She was born Feb. 28, 1938, in Mineral Springs. She was...

Obituary: Vester Lamar Windham, 87, of Nashville

Vester Lamar Windham, age 87, of Nashville, Ark., passed away on Monday, May 20, 2019, in Texarkana, Texas. He was born on June 2, 1931...

Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Another LR Route

HEARD FROM. A friend shares yet another way to get to Little Rock and avoid the coming construction nightmare delays on I-30 beginning this...

Pike County helping Arkansas EHC celebrate 107th year

By Avonne Petty Pike County EHC Council Reporter Pike County EHC celebrates the 107th year of EHC in Arkansas. Starting out as Home Demonstration Clubs the...

UofA Fayetteville to honor UA Cossatot tuition rates

The University of Arkansas – Fayetteville’s Chancellor, Dr. Joe Steinmetz has announced that the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville will now charge associate degree...

ASP: No more driver’s tests to be offered in Murfreesboro

The Arkansas State Police has informed Mayor Rodney Fagan that it will no longer offer driver’s license testing in Murfreesboro. Fagan has repeatedly attempted to...