The White River Valley Historical Society welcomes guest presenter Mark Trimble for its quarterly meeting on Sunday. Trimble has been involved in the production of The Shepherd of the Hills for many years, and will give a presentation on the long-running outdoor drama. Society Managing Director Leslie Wyman says special entertainment will follow Trimble’s presentation… …
HARRISON, Ark. – Early voting begins today for Harrison residents regarding the issue of a proposed special sales tax benefiting the police and fire departments. Voters can cast their ballots in the Donna S. Barber Room at the Durand Center on Main Street from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, and again on …
Voters in Stone and Taney Counties will decide several contested races in today’s Primary Election. Stone County voters will decide contested races for County Clerk and Presiding Commissioner in the Republican Primary. Voters in the city of Branson West will decide a ballot issue establishing a proposed 20-year franchise agreement with Summit Natural Gas. Voters …
VALLEY SPRINGS, Ark. – The Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department will hold a public involvement meeting tonight in Boone County to discuss plans to widen Highway 65. The plan is to expand 65 to four lanes with a painted median. The construction will extend north four and a half miles from Highway 206 to Maxie …
The former postmaster of Eagle Rock in Barry County is sentenced in federal court for conspiring to burglarize a convenience store. Fifty-one-year-old Michael Joe Stubblefield of Cassville receives a sentence of 3 years and 8 months in federal prison without parole. Stubblefield pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to commit robbery and to transporting …
TANEY COUNTY – A Hollister man is injured in two vehicle on Highway 165 on Monday afternoon. State troopers say 73-year-old Gary Cooksey was westbound when his SUV crossed over the centerline and hit an eastbound pickup. That truck was driven by 24-year-old Joshua Howell of Kirbyville. According to rescue officials, Western Taney County firefighters …
A man from Kirbyville is sentenced to 9 years in federal prison without parole for his role in the distribution of synthetic marijuana, also called K2. Forty-six-year-old Christian Turner pleaded guilty to possessing a controlled substance analogue with the intent to distribute, and to being a felon in possession of firearms. Based on invoices and …
The Missouri Office of Administration has awarded the management contract for the Gainesville License Office to Shelly Roberts of Gainesville. The license office is relocating to 98 First Street, effective immediately. According to the Department of Revenue, the Gainesville License Office completed nearly 16-thousand transactions in fiscal year 2013, generating more than 52-thousand dollars in …
HARRISON, Ark. – Harrison Mayor Jeff Crockett says the solid waste district is out of money, leaving many questions about where the waste will go. On Monday, Mayor Crockett received an email from an official with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality: http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf Crockett says he’s concerned about the environmental impact of not pumping out …
REEDS SPRING, Mo. – Reeds Spring Mayor Kevin Hayward says he should return to office this week pending a physician’s approval. City Administrator Bill Bell talked with Mayor Hayward today on Monday: http://mp3/template_maxi/player_mp3_maxi.swf That public hearing regarding the city’s tax rate levy is scheduled for tonight at 6 at City Hall.
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