Board Policy 2.5 was approved Monday. It does not specify guns or other weapons but Superintendent Jonathan Warren said those who complete the 60 hours of training would be allowed to conceal-carry on campus despite it being illegal for most other people.
The Huntsville School Board authorized Superintendent Jonathan Warren to create an Emergency Response Team made up of classified and certified employees during Monday night’s monthly school board meeting.
The Huntsville City Council adopted a budget for 2024, swore in a new council member to fill a vacant ward position, and voted to redistrict city wards without having to call a special election, during a busy regular meeting on Monday night. All council members with the exception of Kevin Meythaler attended.
A Madison County poultry grower affected by the closing of Cooks Venture said she stood her ground when crews from the Arkansas Department of Poultry and Livestock turned up on her property to euthanize her birds, demanding either they or Cooks Venture handle the cleanup.
About 50 chicken growers affected by the closing of poultry company Cooks Venture met Dec. 7 in Green Forest to discuss their legal and financial options. The meeting was attended by Patrick Fisk, Arkansas Livestock and Poultry Commission director; District 28 State Sen. Bryan King, and Eddie Todd, president of the Mo-Ark Poultry Growers Association and incoming president of Arkansas Farmers Union. The farmers also heard from Tray Kitchens, a Little Rock lawyer who said the growers might have a case against Cooks Venture.
Derek Witt, center, addresses a crowd of volunteers on Dec. 8 prior to the annual Kiwanis Club Shopping with a Kid event at Walmart.
Wes Ward, Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture, on Sunday denied a request made by Dist. 28 Sen. Bryan King for an emergency declaration regarding the closing of Cooks Venture and the euthanizing of hundreds of thousands of chickens on property owned by the poultry company's former growers.
Children will shop alongside community volunteers this week during the annual Huntsville Kiwanis Christmas Shopping with a Kid at the Huntsville Walmart. The civic group will also host its annual auction for the shopping event on Saturday.
Visitors to downtown Huntsville will likely notice a new feature atop the Basham Building: a newly-installed replica of a 1920s-era Ford water tank.
U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Ark., who represents the 4th Congressional District, visited Jasper on Dec. 4 to listen to constituents’ opinions regarding re-designating land around the Buffalo National River and to alleviate concerns about the effects of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (EXPLORE Act) on the area.
The Huntsville School Board delayed taking any official action on Superintendent Jonathan Warren’s evaluation and contract renewal until the regular board meeting on Monday, Dec. 11.
Former chicken growers for Cooks Venture, a Decatur-based poultry company that recently declared it will close, will gather at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Train Depot in Green Forest to discuss their future and, according to one farmer, put together a plan for potential litigation.
Miranda Evans introduces her son, Beckham Evans, to Santa Claus Saturday night at Polk Square during the Huntsville Christmas Parade.
On a recent morning, volunteers at the Loaves and Fishes food pantry, a ministry of the First Baptist Church of Huntsville, filled pickup orders with items from the pantry shelves. The volunteers stayed busy, using small carts to whisk the food out to the clients. They worked off lists containing such items as chicken broth, tuna, grape jelly, peanut butter, sugar, flour, refried beans and flavored oatmeal packets. A single cartload might be filled to overflowing. The pantry had already run out of its Thanksgiving meat supply, said Glenna Dotson, co-director, though several large Thanksgiving meals donated by a Springdale hospital remained for giveaway.
The St. Paul Town Council had preliminary discussions about its 2024 budget during its monthly meeting on Nov. 14. The council also discussed an old church property that has been offered to the city.
A local childcare center hit a major milestone recently when it turned 20 years old.
The family of a Huntsville woman who died in a car wreck in 2022 received her graduation certificate from the Madison County Drug Treatment and Diversion Court in a ceremony held recently at the Madison County Courthouse.
The Huntsville Chamber of Commerce Christmas Parade is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday.
A De Queen man accused of killing three family members in 2021 south of Wesley has had his trial postponed until April 22 after it was disclosed that the alleged gun used in the murders was found by a farmer near Conway.
As the result of an agreement with the Madison County Quorum Court to purchase a new roll-off truck, fees have been increased at the Recycling Transfer Station in Huntsville and a station in Kingston closed in order to make the Solid Waste Department profitable. Even though County Judge Larry Garrett said he would like to find a way to re-open the Kingston station, he expects the station to close permanently on Saturday.