The Huntsville Water and Sewer Commission met in special session last Friday at Huntsville City Hall and gave the go-ahead for engineers to proceed with a plan for improvements at the wastewater treatment plant with a spending ceiling of $34 million.
The Huntsville City Council on Monday quickly went through reports, approved a resolution for School Resource Officers for the Huntsville School District, and heard a report from Mayor Travis Dotson on what the community desired for property the city recently purchased from the county.
The Huntsville City Council on Monday approved a two-year intra-agency agreement with the Huntsville School District to provide two School Resource Officers, after last month’s announcement by Madison County Sheriff Ronnie Boyd that his agency would no longer be providing SROs due to a lack of manpower.
Former cashiers at Huntsville’s Dollar General sued Dolgencorp, LLC, in Madison County Circuit Court alleging they were “exposed to daily, frank and unwanted discussions” of the former store manager’s sex life and his “noxious odors,” which made the workplace “unbearable.”
A unique relationship has begun to flourish between those in the Madison County Drug Court and the Open Arms Pantry and Pregnancy Center in Huntsville. Eventually, those in the drug court will be selling flowers and vegetables they planted and grew themselves.
Hundreds of spectators gathered to witness the hills come alive with color and light during White River Baptist Church’s Fourth of July Celebration Saturday night. The fireworks display signified the finale of the day-long event congregation members worked tirelessly to provide for the community.
A committee tasked with looking at possible pay increases for personnel in the Madison County Sheriff’s Office will recommend a plan to do just that to the full Madison County Quorum Court at 6 p.m. on Monday in the Madison County Courtroom.
An alternative sentencing residential facility located two miles outside Huntsville opened three weeks ago by organizer and Huntsville resident Nick Robbins, who says the facility will provide services to low-level offenders.
Whack. Whack. Whack, whack, whack. Whack. Whack. Whack, whack, whack. That’s what it sounds like when a Cornhole match takes place. Bags filled with tiny resin pellets hit elevated boards that have a 6-inch hole at the top. The goal, of course, is to get the bag in the hole, either a direct shot or when the bag hits the board and slides into the hole.
The City of Huntsville’s Wage & Position Committee met last week and voted to make the job of mayor a full-time position, according to Huntsville Finance Director Katie Boyd.
Independence Day celebrations are planned throughout the area around the July 4th holiday, and customers have already started spending their money on fireworks at local stands.
The Huntsville School District has been in negotiations with the Huntsville Police Department and the City of Huntsville about school resource officers at local schools, after Madison County Sheriff Ronnie Boyd said his department would no longer provide the officers.
A Madison County Circuit Court jury on Tuesday convicted an Elkins man of raping his adopted daughter and sentenced the man to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Correction.
Excitement bolted through the muggy morning air around Fritchie Farms last Saturday as hundreds of cyclists from across the world huddled near the starting line of the Highlands Gravel Classic. For every athlete sweating on that dirt road, The Highlands race presented a rare chance to compete on the world stage.
A Huntsville man and a passenger in his car were arrested last week in connection with a hit-and-run accident that injured a Lowell police officer.
The City of Huntsville’s Parks Commission met last week and heard from Mayor Travis Dotson about future plans for two parks in the city.
The Madison County Water Facilities Board continues to work with landowners for easements on a project to build a new bridge on Highway 74 over Holman Creek near the Oakridge Golf Course, Manager Rodney Reynolds said.
The Learning Center of North Arkansas has taken over where the Elizabeth Richardson Center formerly was located at 913 N. College St., in Huntsville. The transition has been a smooth one, according to Natasha Dennis, Director/Early Childhood Developmental Specialist.
Huntsville Police Chief Todd Thomas begins to power wash the front of the Basham Building on Polk Square.
Huntsville Water Utilities is having to look at spending $15-$20 million on improvements at the wastewater treatment plant, and customers will most definitely be looking at an increase in water and sewer rates in the near future, members of the Huntsville Water and Sewer Commission were told last week.