Nashville News Leader
Obituary: Larry Dean Coplin
Larry Dean Coplin, age 79, of Benton, Ark., formerly of Nashville, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, in Benton, Ark.
He was born...
Obituary: Doyal ‘Toots’ Ray Krantz
Doyal “Toots” Ray Krantz, age 88 years, 7 months, and 22 days, a resident of Dierks, Ark., passed away on Friday, March 28, 2025,...
Obituary: John Michael Steuart
John Michael Steuart, 76, of Little Rock, died March 17, 2025. He was born Aug. 12, 1948, in Texarkana, Ark., to the late J.T....
Obituary: Clara Marie Byrom Furr
Clara Marie Byrom Furr, age 85, of Nashville, Ark., passed away on her late husband Charles Furr’s birthday, March 25, 2025. She was born...
Obituary: Lizabeth Bates Bell
Lizabeth Bates Bell, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, March 29, 2025 in Texarkana, Ark.
Liz was born in Hopkinsville, Ky., on...
SH Bear coach hired to lead Lady Rattlers
By John Balch
News-Leader staff
The South Pike County School Board filled one of two vacancies in the district’s basketball program during a special meeting held...
Food trucks could get OK for Fridays at Howard County Farmers’...
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
With the blessing of the Nashville City Council, Mayor Larry Dunaway will re-write an ordinance to allow food trucks to operate...
‘Not a new tax’: County issue on ballot May 13 along...
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
The May 13 school election in Howard County has extra significance this year.
All Howard County voters will also see an issue...
Obituary: Rita Carol Nutt Rector
Rita Carol Nutt Rector, age 79 of Mineral Springs, Ark., passed away on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, in Little Rock. She was born on...
Obituary: Yong Cha A Johnson
Yong Cha A Johnson, 83, of Paraloma, Ark., died March 16, 2025.
She was a member of Ebenezer United Methodist Church and Neighborhood UMC, and...






