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Obituary: Kevin Scott Helms

Kevin Scott Helms, age 51, a resident of Dierks, Ark., died Saturday, July 8, 2023, in Texarkana, Texas. He was born Nov. 8, 1971, in...

HMH board hears update on doctor recruitment

By John R. Schirmer News-Leader staff The Howard Memorial Hospital board heard a physician recruitment report from CEO Debra Wright during a meeting June 27.  Dr. Lisa...

Red River Heritage Symposium July 22 at HWSP

Historic Washington State Park will host the 17th Annual Red River Heritage Symposium on Saturday, July 22, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at...

JA’s Back to School Shopping Project underway

The Junior Auxiliary of Nashville’s free Back to School Shopping Project is now underway. The group is currently collecting clothings and shoe donations for K-12...

Winning duck worth $1,000 in benefit race down Little Mo’

The Murfreesboro Chamber of Commerce will hold a duck race on the Little Missouri River on Saturday, Aug. 5. The race will finish at Low...

Swiss international student wraps up year at NHS

By John R. Schirmer News-Leader staff For Victoria Hess, an international student from Switzerland, spending a year at Nashville High School was “different than I imagined...

Obituary: Henry Lewis Young

Henry Lewis Young, 82, of Mineral Springs died June 19, 2023. He was born Nov. 12, 1940, to the late Issac and Rebecca Young in...

Obituary: Rebecca Louise Owens

Rebecca Louise Owens, 74, Nashville, Ark., passed away on June 24,2023. She is survived by her loving husband of 29 years, Harvey Owens. A private memorial...

Obituary: Gladys ‘Marci’ Riley

Graveside services to celebrate the life of Gladys (Marci) Riley, 78 will be held on Friday, July 7th 2023, at 10 a.m. at Murfreesboro...

Courthouse Kiosk: HoCo gets new way to help navigate court system

The Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation recently donated a kiosk to the Howard County Circuit Court. This kiosk will help court users in Howard...