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New streets in the latest phase of the Highland Park subdivision were recently paved and work has begun on a bridge that will tie the development into Highway 23 North.

The Madison County Water Facilities Board met on July 9 in the water office.

Huntsville Water Utilities got some good news last week with the notification that it will receive a grant of up to $1.3 million from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission.

A Spay and Neuter Clinic will be held in St. Paul on July 29 and another is scheduled for Huntsville on Aug. 27 following a successful clinic that was held on July 16 in the Basham Building in downtown Huntsville.

Allysa Villines buys her daughter Jayce a hot dog from Jo Williams at the Huntsville Kiwanis Club tent during Kids Night Monday at the Madison County Fairgrounds.

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Bryan Law, the new interim superintendent at the Huntsville School District.

The first Huntsville School Board meeting for several administrators may have had a short agenda, but many topics arose that are expected to be potential hot topics in the community.

Bringing more people into Madison County and having a positive impact on the local economy are two big benefits of the annual rodeo, Brooke Evans, a member of the rodeo board, said.

Jason Barrett, special prosecuting attorney for the State of Arkansas, declined to file criminal charges in a case involving the father of Capt. Michael Sloan of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Russell Sloan allegedly had a gun in view of people attending a baseball game at the Withrow Springs  State Park ball field on May 20.

District 28 Sen. Bryan King, R-Green Forest, held a public meeting last week to discuss the situation with the Kings River, which some in attendance said is filling with an unusual and possibly environmentally harmful amount of gravel in some areas.

Boston Mountain Rural Health Center (BMRHC) celebrated its 30th anniversary of providing comprehensive services to Northwest and North Central Arkansas.

The Madison County Quorum Court voted unanimously on Monday night to request an ordinance containing “ballot language” for a 1 cent sales tax increase for the operation and maintenance of the new county jail and for that ordinance to be ready for a vote at the court’s next regular meeting in August or during a specially-called meeting before then.

A 21-year-old Rogers man was arrested and charged with rape on July 13, by the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.

A 30-year-old Huntsville man has been charged with attempted murder in the first degree and committing 10 counts of a terroristic act after a shooting incident at a Huntsville apartment complex left one man wounded.

ST. PAUL — The St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department received the go-ahead to apply for two different grants during the St. Paul Town Council meeting on July 2. 

No-cost medical services provided by the U.S. Army Reserve will be available at the Kingston School campus, 300 School St., and the Jasper School campus, 600 School St., beginning at 1 p.m., July 16.

Restoration of the Basham Building is still a work in progress, but Huntsville Police Chief Todd Thomas, who has spearheaded the project since last year, said he is pleased with it so far.

Huntsville’s 1-cent sales tax expired on June 30, said Mayor Travis Dotson.

The Huntsville City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to accept a bid from a Fayetteville company to construct a splash pad at College Street Park, a project Mayor Travis Dotson said would take around 12 weeks to complete.

Huntsville enjoys fireworks show at Mitchusson Park on July 4, 2024.

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