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Making good use of snow

Walker, 2, and Eleanor, 4, Carson proudly showed off this snowman constructed in their yard at Hindsville.   The siblings enjoyed a chance to play together in the snow. Winter Storm Cora dumped …

Decertification hearing to be held

The Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) voted to proceed with a hearing on the decertification of former Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy “Blake” Hassell at its quarterly meeting last week in Little Rock.

Building county jails rather than a prison

Rather than seeing the state of Arkansas spend $400 million or more on a 3,000-bed prison to be constructed in Franklin County, State Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) plans to introduce a bill in this year’s legislative session that would allocate $600 million for expanding and funding county jails. 

Solid Waste repayment plan for roll-off truck restructured

A Nov. 6, 2023 plan that required the Madison County Solid Waste and Recycling Department to replenish the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATC) has been restructured.

Madison County man to appear on murder charges

Hunter Nolan Chenoweth on Tuesday is scheduled to face three counts of felony murder in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville, nearly four years after allegedly killing three family members.

Beaver Brigade: One Man’s Quest to Restore Wetlands

ST. PAUL — Stephen Marquardt was born in St. Paul, and his family was active in the community until they moved to north Iowa when he was a child. Marquardt moved back to his hometown about four years ago and brought a big interest with him.

Park and Play: City and school discuss shared lot

A potential partnership to expand parking in an area of Huntsville received attention during the Jan. 7 regular meeting of the Huntsville School Board.
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Huntsville junior Taten Scates shown making a layup in a nonconference game.

Eagles lock in conference hoops wins over Gentry

Huntsville hosted Gentry for a slate of 4A-1 conference games on Jan. 7.
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A pair of Huntsville wrestlers, Isabella Doba and Vallie Yancey, competed in the Diamond State Girls Invitational on Jan. 3-4 at Springdale.
Kingston 2004 graduate Kyle Bohannan, who will be inducted into the Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 17, remembers a milestone early in his basketball career.
Kingston hosted Lead Hill on Jan. 7. The final score of the junior girls game was Kingston 12, Lead Hill 57. Maycee Gates led the team with 6 points,  followed by Mesa Villines, 4, and Legacy Welsh 2.
Local Obituaries
Obituaries
Matthew Taylor Haught
Matthew Taylor Haught, 41, passed away at his family home in Huntsville, Ark. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Leonard Leo Tanksley
Leonard Leo Tanksley of Springdale passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, with family by his side. 
Christine Bolinger Hathorn
Christine Bolinger Hathorn, 91, of Springdale, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Washington Regional Hospital. 
Larry Creed Cain
Larry Creed Cain, 82, of Springdale, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark. 
Wanda June Kimball
Wanda June Kimball, 69, of Combs, Ark., died Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, in Fayetteville, Ark. 
Opinion
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Professional wrestling adds value to community

A professional wrestling card billed as “Diamond Resolutions” kicked off the New Year for the AT & Georgia Mae Smith Activity Center on Jan. 4.
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Are you serious?

Before Arkansas’ regular biennial legislative session convened on Monday, the finger pointing had already started. 

Legislature prioritizes improving maternal health care, gets $17 million grant

The timing could not have been better for the good news Arkansas just received.

Making Progress for Arkansas’s Water Infrastructure

Our nation’s ports, harbors and inland waterways are critical both for transportation and economic growth. They support industries, create jobs and promote commerce.
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