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Pilot walks away from Pike County helicopter crash
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
A local helicopter pilot was miraculously unhurt but his aircraft was completely destroyed Saturday evening while attempting a landing in the...
Local enterprise teams with Heroes for Hives
A Washington, Ark., enterprise has announced its partnership with Hives for Heroes, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to sustainability, conservation, and providing support to...
Bread of Life: Helping local food service now easier
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
Things are tough all over, and with food costs soaring, services like Nashville’s non-profit Bread of Life are really taking a...
Dierks High School Homecoming Sept. 12
The Dierks School District will host homecoming activities on Friday, Sept. 12 with the homecoming court to be reigned over by Queen Lilly Hogg....
Mine Creek Revelations: Some Obits+The Airplane Crash at City Lake
YES, I AM STILL HERE peeking out my window on Main Street, and today I call your attention to the obituary of Troy McCullough...
City of Nashville consider hiring five paid firefighters
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
During work on the 2026 City of Nashville budget, aldermen will consider adding five paid firefighters in order to provide the...
Delight man sentenced for 2024 Pike County shooting death
A Delight man has pleaded “no contest” to an amended charge of second-degree murder for a 2024 shooting death and was sentenced to 25...
Obituary: Helen Ruth Johnson
Helen Ruth Johnson, 78, of Mineral Springs died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.
She was born Oct. 23, 1946, in Nashville, the daughter of the late...
Obituary: Tommy Dale Longnecker
Tommy Dale Longnecker of Texarkana, Ark., was born April 19, 1946. He passed away on Aug. 22, 2025, in a Texarkana nursing home.
Tommy proudly...
Obituary: Joseph (Joe) Wayne Ashford
Joseph (Joe) Wayne Ashford, age 86, a resident of Dierks, Ark., died on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, at Lakewood Health and Rehab in North...
