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.
The Huntsville Planning Commission held a public meeting prior to its regularly-scheduled meeting on Feb. 17 on a proposed lot split at 104 Dotson Street by Alvin Yutzy.
Local education officials will wait until the Arkansas State School Board Association develops its model policy to develop their own policy that would enforce the new “Bell to Bell, No Cell Act,” they said.
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 …
Roll out the welcome wagon was the plan of first-term State Representative James Eaton (R-Kingston) in presenting the natural wonders of his district to state officials.
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.
More Madison County students will receive free breakfast starting in the 2025-26 school year after Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Senate Bill 59 into law Feb. 20.
The Huntsville City Water & Sewer Commission authorized Executive Director Sean Davis to secure $5 million in funding and discussed a sewer problem affecting a customer’s residence at its Feb. 20 meeting.
Two National Park Service employees assigned to work along the Buffalo National River who were recently terminated during a round of government firings worry the loss of workers will have a negative impact on the river during busy season and cost the Park Service revenue.
The joy of qualifying for regionals overshadowed the loss of tournament revenue for one local basketball mom.
The Madison County Planning Board discussed concerns about farmland in Arkansas being converted to solar power facilities at its Feb. 12 meeting.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced Feb. 18 that Preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs) are available for review by Madison County residents and business owners.
For the third time since November of 2022, Madison County voters will decide whether to fund the county jail that is under construction with a completion date expected in the spring.
School kids enjoyed another snow day while roadways remain snowpacked with icy spots across northwest Arkansas on Thursday.