When the 94th General Assembly of the Arkansas Legislature convenes Jan. 9, Stone County will be represented by the third most senior member of the senate and the top ranked Republican in that …
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2/3/23
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Mountain View City Council unanimously agreed to raise sanitation rates by 51.3-percent as recommended by Communities Unlimited, an outside company that conducted a rate study for Mountain …
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11/16/22
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Photos by Lori Freeze
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11/15/22
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Stone County’s budget for 2023 will likely include raises for all employees based on discussion of current and projected finances by officials at last week’s regular quorum court …
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11/15/22
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With 55 percent of voters casting ballots in the Nov. 8 General Election, County Judge Stacey Avey (Ind.) was re-elected over challenger Jim Nesbitt (Rep.) by 230 votes, 2,659-2,429.
Brandon …
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11/10/22
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Brandon C. Osborne, 25, of Mountain View died Aug. 25 when the 2007 Kawasaki motorcycle he was driving struck a southbound 2020 Ford 150 on State Highway 5 south of Mountain View on Freeze Mountain …
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9/7/22
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Mountain View City Council agreed on Aug. 23 to rezone the former Cedar America property from industrial to general commercial, and to give an across-the-board raise of 50 cents per hour to …
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9/7/22
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A worker prepares to connect one leg of the second section of a new 250-foot AT&T cell phone tower construct near Onia in mid-August. The crew was from Hartland Contracting Services, Inc., of …
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9/7/22
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Ricky Shuttleworth of Mountain View received the 2022 First Responder of the Year award at the Arkansas Emergency Medical Technician Association annual awards banquet held Aug. 6 in Hot Springs. …
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8/26/22
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Blanchard Springs Caverns will reopen next week, it was announced Tuesday.
Officials with the Ozark-St. Francis National Forests indicated the Caverns would resume a five-day-per-week …
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8/9/22
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The filing period for persons seeking municipal office is open.
The filing period opened Aug. 3 and closes at noon Aug. 10. Candidates in the city of Mountain View and town of Fifty Six must file …
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8/5/22
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Donnie Lee Trammell, 54, has been charged with four counts of murder in the first degree in connection with the deaths of his parents and two neighbors , which were discovered April 21.
About 2 …
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5/26/22
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DEM US SenateJack E Foster 48Dan Whitfield 98Natalie James 91
DEM GovernorAnthony Bland 44Chris Jones 142James Russell 28Jay Martin 16Supha Xayprasith-Mays 16
DEM Sec. of StateAnna Beth …
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5/24/22
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A story in this week’s issue regarding a federal indictment for fraudulent transactions on the part of a county employee reflects wording used in the indictment, which does not accurately …
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5/11/22
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An ordinance designed to address the problem of excessive overtime and comp time for county jail staff was discussed and approved by the Stone County Quorum Court at its regular meeting April 14.
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4/26/22
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Mountain View City Council has agreed to the water and sewer department’s proposal to increase fees for line taps, meter deposits, service calls and other items.
Department Superintendent …
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4/26/22
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NEWS RELEASE FROM ARKANSAS STATE POLICE
UPDATE APRIL 26 7:05 PM:
LEADS IN STONE COUNTY MURDERS POINT STATE POLICE AGENTS TO PERSON OF INTEREST
APRIL 26, 2022
New …
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4/26/22
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With a crowded field in the race for this year’s Stone County Sheriff, candidates are seeking to distinguish themselves from one another in advance of the upcoming primary election.
The race …
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By Edie Sutterfield
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4/13/22
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Two men are seeking the Republican nomination for Stone County Judge, with the race to be decided during the primary election next month.
Jim Nesbitt and Robert Huckleberry both have Stone County …
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4/6/22
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A pie and dessert auction and pie baking contest will be part of the upcoming Arkansas Folk Festival now in its 60th year.
Anyone interested in baking for the contest should contact Rianna …
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4/6/22
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