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Operation Christmas Child garage sale March 27-28
Operation Christmas Child’s semi-annual garage sale will be held Friday, March 27, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 28, from 8...
New board approved for Umpire School District
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
“This is not a friendly detachment,” Umpire spokesman Gary White told the Howard County Quorum Court at its regular meeting Monday.
White,...
Obituary: Minnie Laverne Dixson Renfrow
Minnie Laverne Dixson Renfrow, known to most as Laverne, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2026, at the age of 82. She was born on...
Obituary: Willie Benson, Jr.
Rev. Willie Benson, Jr., 98, of Nashville died Sunday, March 15, 2026, in Nashville. Funeral arrangements are pending with Hicks Funeral Home, Inc., of...
Obituary: Dayton Lavon Kitchens
Mr. Dayton Lavon Kitchens, age 58, resident of Kensett, Ark., passed away on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at The Blossoms at Oakdale in Judsonia,...
Yancy-County Line VFDs to host annual fundraiser April 7
County Line and Yancey Volunteer Fire Departments will be having their annual BBQ fundraiser on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
The event will be at the...
Howard County: Low turnout for primary election
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Less than one-fourth of eligible Howard County voters participated in last week’s Preferential Primary Election.
The voters that did turn out for...
Howard County ‘wet-dry’ petition effort over
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
The group seeking to put a “wet-dry” issue up to Howard County voters has pulled the plug on the effort.
Developing Entertainment...
Pike County Primary Election Results
By PJ Tracy
Murfreesboro Diamond
Pike County voters went to the polls last week for their choices in the preferential primary elections.
In total, 36.44% of the...
Obituary: Phyllis Ann Dildy
Phyllis Ann Dildy, 77, of Houston, Texas, died Thursday, March 5, 2026.
She was born Dec. 22, 1948, in Nashville, Ark., the daughter of the...
