Students in the Mountain View School District (including kindergarten students pictured) began the 2017-18 school year Monday. See the Aug. 16, 2017 issue for photos of the first day of classes at the three campuses. ...

This year’s Stone County Fair will be a week later in September than usual. It is set for Sept.11-17 with a typical schedule of pageants, talent shows, exhibits, carnival, livestock show and more. Rules for all exhibits and contests, as well as deadlines for entries and pre-registration, are outlined in the fair catalog produced by the Stone County Fair Association. It is available at the Stone County Exten ...

The Best of Show winner in the Mountain View Classic Cruizers Show and Shine car show Saturday was this 1950 Oldsmobile owned by Bill Davidson of Greers Ferry. From the June 21, 2017 issue. ...

Participants watch their lines at the annual fishing derby at Mirror Lake Saturday, June 10. Genesis Rector, 4, caught the biggest fish of the day, a trout weighing 27 ounces and measuring 15.25 inches long. See more photos and winners in the June 14, 2017 issue. ...

A fly-in hangar concert was held May 13, 2017, at the Mountain View Airport, with music by the Roger Fountain Band (above) and Larry Snyder and Friends. Visitors were invited to view airplanes on display during the event sponsored by the Mountain View Airport Commission. From the May 17, 2017 issue. ...

J.C. Bonds of Fox served as grand marshal of the Arkansas Folk Festival Parade April 15. See festival photos in the April 19, 2017 issue. ...

Music and handmade crafts will again take center stage in this weekend’s 55th Annual Arkansas Folk Festival, a celebration of local heritage since 1963. The Ozark Folk Center State Park will host the festival’s kick-off event Thursday night, the annual Music Roots Concert featuring the county’s youngest performers, which involves some very talented individuals and groups. Music programs are scheduled for th ...

About 80 riders took part in this year's Syllamo's Revenge Mountain Bike Challenge in the national forest. After spring-like conditions earlier in the week, Saturday was cold and wet, with temeratures at 36-40 degrees. In addition to drizzly rain, it began sleeting and snowing before some riders completed the course. See more photos and information it the March 15, 2017 issue. ...

Kay Adkins models handmade items from Arkansas Craft School artisans during the Ozarka College Foundation Ladies’ Luncheon and Spring Fashion Show held Saturday in Mountain View. In addition to the show, there was a silent auction of donated gifts and a live auction of cheesecakes from Ozarka’s culinary arts program. From the March 8, 2017 issue. ...

Up to three inches of snow fell in the early morning hours of Jan. 6, the first snow the season as well as the new year. See photos in the Jan. 11, 2017 issue. ...