Nashville News Leader

COMPILED BY PATSY YOUNG 119 years ago: 1896 There were in the state penitentiary September 17, 1896 951 convicts, divided as follows: Whites 287; Negroes 662; Indians 2. The following statistics have...

Darrell Heath Astronomy Columnist Most people have a favorite holiday and mine has always been Halloween. A large part of that has to do with it being in Fall (my...

Kenneth Bridges History Columnist Today in Arkansas, few give any thought to the idea of women voting. However, the right of women to vote is something that has emerged only fairly recently in American...

Nicole Tracy Literary Columnist Jefferson Bass is a two person writing team consisting of Jon Jefferson, a journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker, and Dr. Bill Bass, the forensic anthropologist who actually...

A benefit supper for the Grace Point Mennonite School on Nov. 3 from 5 - 7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist Church 24/7 Building. The menu will include: Chili, corn...

A Mass flu clinic will be on Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Howard County Health Unit, 201 E Hempstead, Nashville. This will be a...

The city of Dierks will hold a Dierks Chamber of Commerce coffee on Tues., Oct. 27 at 9 a.m. The community is invited to attend.

The annual Nashville Orange and Black basketball game will be held on Tues., Oct. 26 with the 7th grade girls kicking off the event at 5:30 p.m. The junior and senior...

TERRICA HENDRIX | The Nashville News ABOVE: Nashville Police Officer Wayne Epperly and K-9 Officer Greg Parker sit behind the $723 in cash, suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia...

DEWAYNE HOLLOWAY | The Nashville News This Lakeside School District bus was involved in an accident on Friday along Highway 70 near Newhope. Several high school football...