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Resurfacing Projects On Tap for 2024

More than 30 miles of state highways in Stone County are on the Arkansas Department of Transportation’s updated list of planned improvements for 2024. Resurfacing of about 12 miles of …

County Ranks 4th in Tick-borne Illness Incidence

Stone County ranks No. 4 among the state’s 75 counties in terms of tick-borne illnesses. And that warrants “a high index of suspicion” when it comes to the way doctors …

City Amends Policy On Delinquent Bills

Mountain View City Council approved a policy changing the water and wastewater delinquent dates and service disconnection dates, with hopes to make the workload lighter for employees. The policy …

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Sports

Yellowjacket Teams Advance To Regionals

Mountain View senior boys Mountain View senior boys basketball team capped a conference title with a district tournament championship Saturday evening with a 53-42 win over Newport. The …

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Schools

School Board Approves Staff Bonus Payments

Mountain View School Board approved a proposed budget last week that includes a $5,000 bonus for all school employees, as well as a scaled-back HVAC plan for Rural Special and Timbo gyms and several …

New School Year Begins

Students at the three campuses in Mountain View School District started the 2022-23 school year Aug. 15.  Pictured are kindergartners at Rural Special Elementary. - Photo by Lori Freeze …
Events

Fox Community Celebrates 4th of July

The community of Fox celebrated Fourth of July with traditional festivities including a children's parade,  turtle races, live music, food and fireworks. See  a photo page from the …

Features
Juanita Hinkle celebrated her 100th birthday July 23 with a party at Flatwoods Baptist Church, where she has been a member since she was  a teenager. Read the full feature story and see …

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Business

Pleasant Grove Dollar General Opens

The new Dollar General store in Pleasant Grove is now open. It is located at 28402 Hwy 14. The location offers household essentials including food, cleaning supplies, paper products, …

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Opinion
At the recent meeting of the Dogs of Dustlandia committee, I was invited to speak about the ancient ones who have crossed the rainbow bridge. Oral traditions are important since dogs have no thumbs …
My mailbox lately has been flooded with campaign mail. A few days ago, there was one I found particularly offensive so I tore it up and threw it in the garbage, mumbling incoherently about all the …
As a young teacher, I remember sitting in faculty meetings watching the veteran teachers as they occasionally raised their heads to cast a withering stare over the top of their glasses. Usually …
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Music, Arts, Crafts

New Radio Station Launched

Springdale resident Joe Hart has been successful in launching a local radio station devoted to the presentation and preservation of local music. KWMV 88.5 is now on the air, and programming is …

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