With three members of Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ cabinet joining her, Rep. DeAnne Vaught (R-Horatio) amended Senate Bill 290 to exclude existing moratoriums in the Buffalo National River and Lake Maumelle watersheds from the new moratorium protocols the bill seeks to implement.
The Madison County Water Facilities board (MCWFB) approved a series of rate increases with the first to be implemented July 1 at its regular meeting on April 8.
More than $12.3 million not counting what county staff has done to prepare utilities has been invested in a jail facility that still needs voter approval to operate.
The long-anticipated splash pad at College Street Park in Huntsville will open to the public in late May.
In a last-minute attempt to push through a bill that regulates and possibly lifts existing moratoriums for large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) in Arkansas watersheds — including one on the Buffalo National River — Sen. Blake Johnson (R-Corning) amended a bill he had previously introduced and placed it again on the Senate Committee on Agriculture Forestry and Economic Development Committee’s agenda.
The Madison County Recycling & Solid Waste Center has changed its “Bulky & Electronic Clean up” policy, which now allows one 400-pound load once a year per household.
HUNTSVILLE — When Donna Samples’ husband was a school superintendent, she would often see how important having accessible, affordable, and quality healthcare was to not only the students, but the staff as well.
The Huntsville fire and police departments conducted a joint investigation into a blaze that destroyed a vacant house in the 300 block of Lee Street in Huntsville on Sunday.
The Basham Building that has served as a hub of various community activities will soon be upgraded to accommodate its multi-purpose uses by the public as a rental facility.
LITTLE ROCK — Sen. Blake Johnson (R-Corning) pulled a bill lifting a moratorium on large swine operations on the Buffalo National River after sensing it did not have the votes to get out of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development.
Reliable Poultry is planning a new 5,400 square feet building off U.S. 412 in Huntsville. Reliable Poultry is a supplier of poultry producing solutions and bills itself as “a leader in poultry farm construction,” by specializing in turnkey projects that includes pouring concrete, framing, electrical, ventilation and installing feed systems to construct a poultry operation from the ground up.
The Madison County Health Coalition recently received a $1,500 Walmart grant from the Huntsville Walmart.
The Marion Chapter (Fayetteville), National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR), recently donated board games and puzzles to the Elkins Elementary School Library.
Over the holiday season, flu activity spiked, and some Arkansans lost their lives. The COVID-19 virus is still present and continues to affect people. Vaccines are the best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from the flu, COVID-19 and other diseases.
On Monday, the last day of the filing period, two candidates filed to run for Huntsville School Board in Zone 1 and Zone 4.
Stacey Zimmerman, who spent 34 years serving Washington and Madison counties in Juvenile Court, the last 25 as Judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Division 3 retired Feb. 28.
Another bill that would lift moratoriums in the State’s watersheds, including the Buffalo National River, remains bogged down in committee after it was placed on the agenda, but its sponsor isn’t bringing it before the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development.
The dream of Pastor Alex Foster and Huntsville’s Assembly of God Church congregation to construct a large-scale worship and youth center called “The River” is slowly coming to …
Some elected officials are interested in hearing more about a partnership the State entered into with Phillips County to take over the management and operations of its jail to alleviate State prison overcrowding.
In the middle of 2024, Phillips County found itself with a new jail, but little money to operate it. The jail had become so expensive, county officials were faced with either shutting it down or finding another option for managing it.