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Street Paving Project

Atlas Asphalt personnel worked Thursday (Oct. 17) to prep streets around the courthouse square for re-paving to be done Friday and Monday. In some places, a milling machine was used to remove a layer …
Events

42nd Bean Fest All Good

The 2024 Bean Fest and Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race drew the largest crowd in many years, perhaps ushered in by near-perfect weather and near-peak fall foliage. Those two aspects have rarely …

Bean Chefs at the 2024 Bean Fest

The 2024 Bean Fest and Arkansas Championship Outhouse Race in Mountain View Oct. 25-26 drew the largest crowd in many years. Twenty-six teams competed in the bean cook-off, using various recipes in the quest for the title of Best Beans.

Stone County Fair

The Stone County Fair took place Sept. 16-21, with livestock shows, pageants and carnival rides among the attrac tions. 2024 Miss Stone County Fair Quincy Fletcher, 17-year-old daughter of Monk …
Sports

In-County Rivalry

The junior boy match-up between local rivals Rural Special and Timbo saw the closest score of the evening Dec. 10 with the Rebels hosting. The game came down to the final seconds when Timbo stole the …

Feature Stories
Timbo basketball teams hosted Jasper for the Tigers home opener Friday night, with a big crowd in attendance for dedication of the facility as the Jim Anderson Gymnasium, recognizing the former …
Josephine Linker Hart accepted the Stone County Historical Society’s History Maker Award from Robbie Purdom in July. As the first from Stone County to have been elected to the Arkansas …
SCHOOLS
Spring Break Shifted

Mountain View School Board approved a change to the 2024-25 calendar last week, moving spring break one week later. Spring break week is set by the state and has been the third week of March for …