Nashville News Leader
Funding cited in closure of SWADC
A non-profit community action agency serving Howard and 11 other counties has closed its doors after 48 years.
The Southwest Arkansas Development Council, Inc., had...
Sales tax holiday set Aug. 5-6 to help back-to-school shoppers
By Sen. Larry Teague
Arkansas will hold its annual sales tax holiday on Saturday, August 5, and Sunday, August 6.
Clothing and footwear that cost less...
Mine Creek Revelations by Louie Graves: Dentist’s chair
I WAS WIGGLING out of control in the narrowest Dentist’s chair I’ve ever been crammed into.
He was just too doggone cheerful when he said...
Obituary: Herbert Lee Porter, 80, of Amity
Herbert Lee Porter, age 80, of Amity, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017.
He was born on March 9, 1937 in Langley, the son...
Obituary: Jayne Toland McClure, 67, of Fayetteville
Jayne Toland McClure, 67, of Fayetteville, Ark., passed away July 17, 2017 in Fayetteville surrounded by her family. She was born March 23, 1950 in...
Obituary: Henry D. Flowers, 79, of Saratoga
Henry D. Flowers, 79, of Saratoga, Ark., died Friday, July 21, 2017 at his home.
He was born Nov. 16, 1937 in Dothan, Ala., to...
Obituary: James Thomas “Jim Tom” Smith, 93, of Murfreesboro
James Thomas “Jim Tom” Smith, age 93 of Murfreesboro, Ark., passed away on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 in Little Rock.
He was born on...
Scrapperette summertime hoops
The Scrapperette basketball program is hosting team camp each Thursday afternoon in July at Scrapper Arena. Junior and senior girls teams are competing.
The games...
Scrappers back to the grind following AAA’s ‘dead period’
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
The Nashville Scrappers are back to their summer routine after two weeks off for the Arkansas Activities Association’s mandatory dead...
‘Voting centers’ likely for 2018 primary in Howard Co.; convenience for...
By Louie Graves
News-Leader staff
Voters are not going to like this at first, Howard County Election Commissioner Angie Allen warned members of the quorum court...
