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HMH names chief nursing officer

By John R. Schirmer News-Leader staff Paula Mitchell, PhD, MSN, BSN, has been named chief nursing officer at Howard Memorial Hospital, according to Debra Wright, the...

‘Lil’ Skinny’ to headline Arkadelphia festival

By Emma Milner City of Arkadelphia Named Arkansas Festival and Events Association’s 2021 “Best New Festival or Event,” the Arkadelphia Festival of the Arts is coming...

Lawmen on board for Pine Tree Festival Celebrity Donkey Races

There won’t be any bull-riding at this year’s Pine Tree Festival in Dierks, but there will be donkey races with some 50 riders including...

Obituary: John David Epperson of Murfreesboro

John David Epperson passed away unexpectedly in his home on Sunday, July 31st in Murfreesboro, Ark. John was born in Daisy, Ark., on April 2,...

Obituary: Lela Faye Spigner Dunson of Nashville

Lela Faye Spigner Dunson, 94, of Nashville died Friday, July 29, at Dierks. She was born Jan. 7, 1928, in the Blackland community near Mineral...

Obituary: Doris Janet Coulter of Nashville

Doris Janet Coulter, ,87 of Nashville, died Friday, July 29, 2022 at her home. She was born on June 27, 1935 near Nashville. The wake...

Obituary: Noel Davis, Jr., of Murfreesboro

Noel Davis, Jr., was born July 31, 1939, near Murfreesboro, Ark., in a small community called Boto His parents were Noel Davis and Marie Hawkins...

Mine Creek Revelations: Sleep Ransom

YES, I AM STILL HERE peeking out of the newspaper’s window on Main Street and I am astonished that members of the U.S. House...

Obituary: Robert David Tucker, Jr., of Nashville

Robert David Tucker, Jr., 57, of Nashville died Thursday, July 14, 2022. He was born April 4, 1965, in Amarillo, Texas, to Barbara Faye Tucker...

Obituary: Cherryl C. ‘Tina’ McAdams of Ashdown

Cherryl C. “Tina” McAdams, 76, of Ashdown, Ark., passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2022, in Ashdown. She was born Sept. 13, 1945, to the...