Nashville News Leader
Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Social Distancing
YES, I AM still here looking out of my window on Main Street, and wondering why Facebook sets a limit to how many people...
Obituary: James Kenneth Anderson, 66, of Nashville
James Kenneth “Ken” Anderson, 66, died Tuesday, March 17, 2020, in Nashville.
He was born June 6, 1954 in El Paso, Texas, to Tommye Chesshir...
Obituary: Charmaine Doloris Archer, 83, of Dierks
Charmaine Doloris Archer, 83, of Dierks, died Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Dierks.
She was born Feb. 25, 1937, in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii. She was...
Obituary: Lindell Blount, 75, of Delight
Lindell Blount, age 75 of Delight, Ark., passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020. He was born Oct. 30, 1944 in Delight, Ark., the son...
Pike, Howard JPs address COVID-19 leave policies
Howard County
In its regular session for March, Monday, the Howard County Quorum adopted an ordinance addressing leave policies related to the COVID-19 virus.
Judge Kevin...
Schools closed until March at earliest; AAA suspends sports
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
Back on Jan. 22, the Nashville School District “missed school on a snow day, or a wannabe snow day” and...
Howard County Courthouse limiting entries
Due to the coronavirus, doors of the Howard County courthouse will be locked, but officeholders will be inside in their office to serve the...
Local doctor discusses coronavirus
(NEWS-LEADER note: Dr. John Hearnsberger spoke to First United Methodist Church, Sunday, on the subject of the virus. His comments are reprinted here by...
Virus threat causes shortages, disruptions; no local cases yet reported
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
If -- or when -- the mysterious coronavirus hits this area, most local institutions will have had a chance to prepare.
In...
The Cecil ‘Birddog’ Harris Memorial Early Files
120 years ago: 1900
Rev. William Sloan is wanted in Hot Springs on a charge of bigamy. Mrs. Sloan says her husband has another wife...