Nashville News Leader
Local author to host book signing Friday
A local mother will share her story this weekend as she shares her book regarding the many negative issues seen in the criminal justice...
Tires on the Trail event Friday
Mount Ida Area Chamber of Commerce and local mountain biker Adam Deal will present “Tires on the Trail” Friday, May 26 from 12 -...
Scrappers win Class 4A title over Shiloh; Scrapperettes fall to Pottsville
By John R. Schirmer
News-Leader staff
FAYETTEVILLE - Ten years after winning their first state baseball championship, the Nashville Scrappers returned to Baum Stadium and earned...
Memorial Day observance set for Monday
The county’s annual observance of Memorial Day will take place on the courthouse lawn at 11 a.m. Monday, May 29.
Memorial Day honors the memory...
Groundbreaking Friday morning at Mineral Springs school
A groundbreaking ceremony Friday will formally launch the $19 million K-12 school construction project at Mineral Springs, although old buildings have already been taken...
State Health Department says no mad cow disease in Pike County
By John Balch
Nashville News-Leader
Reports of a Pike County man allegedly dying earlier this month from the effects of “mad cow disease” have been denied...
Local family honored by Arkansas DHS for foster care efforts
Charles and Ginger Blue of Nashville have been named the Area 3 Foster Family of the Year by the Arkansas Department of Human Services...
New basketball coach hired by Murfreesboro
By John Balch
Nashville News-Leader
The South Pike County School Board met in a brief special session Monday night to hire a new boys’ basketball coach.
The...
Obituary: Janice Barfoot Summit; Sheridan
Janice Barfoot Summit of Sheridan, Arkansas was born March 2, 1951 in Brookhaven, Mississippi, the daughter of the late Samuel H. and Pearline Smith...
Obituary: Jimmye Lou Blakney Smith; Glenwood
Jimmye Lou Blakney Smith, age 75, of Glenwood, passed away Friday, May 19, 2017.
She was born on April 11, 1942 in DeQueen, the daughter...
