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When the 26th Madison County IPRA Rodeo takes place next weekend, one of the most popular events will be Mutton Bustin, where young boys and girls take their chances on the backs of sheep inside Sky High Arena. 

The 26th Annual Madison County IPRA Rodeo Week is scheduled to kick off on Monday with Kids Night at Sky High Arena atop Governors’ Hill.

The Jasper School Board did an about-face Monday night, rescinding a contract offer to a former St. Paul basketball coach for a coaching position at Oark School. It also accepted the resignation of Oark Principal Kenena Pelfrey, who recommended hiring him. 

ST PAUL – The St. Paul Town Council received a myriad of updates regarding town business during the council’s monthly meeting on July 11.

The Madison County Water Facilities Board will seek a third-party to do a rate study for a future increase of what the utility charges customers for water, according to Manager Rodney Reynolds.

The Madison County Quorum Court on Monday approved one-time bonuses for employees of the sheriff’s office, but said discussions about raises would have to wait until justices of the peace know more about the 2024 budget.

LITTLE ROCK – The Governor’s Award, the highest honor offered by the Arkansas 4-H program, is marking its 40th year as four finalists eagerly await the judges’ decision on who will be named the 2023 winner.

The Huntsville High School Family and Consumer Sciences and Huntsville Middle School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America students were in Denver, Colo., last week for the National Leadership Conference.

The second Kalley Grace Gariss Memorial Scholarship fundraiser is set for Friday at the Combs Store Campground.

Noted bicyclist Scotti Lechuga of Bentonville met with local officials last week about an event in 2024 that is expected to have an overnight stop in Madison County.

Two positions that have been in the spotlight lately were discussed, and somewhat resolved, during Monday’s regular Huntsville School Board meeting. 

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.

The Arkansas Access to Justice Foundation is pleased to announce that it has donated a kiosk to the Madison County Circuit Court. This kiosk will help court users in Madison County more easily navigate the court system. 

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.

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