On April 9, St. Paul High School took 16 students, two teachers, and one parent to FCCLA’s state leadership conference and STAR event competitions in Hot Springs. FCCLA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students, in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. 

A proposed bill to provide poultry growers with access to grant money that would help them get reimbursed for chickens depopulated by the State of Arkansas was voted down last week during a meeting of the Special Language Committee of the Arkansas Legislature’s Joint Budget Subcommittee.

Huntsville High School’s SkillsUSA advisor Sherri Plumlee, the high school’s RN, was named state advisor of the year this month at the state convention held in Hot Springs.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 15,000 pounds of food to Open Arms food pantry in Huntsville on Monday.

Students and parents in the Huntsville School District are familiarizing themselves with a new School Resource Officer with the hiring of Michael Henson, who started working with Huntsville Sgt. Chuck Melton on the campuses last week.

Huntsville School District Superintendent Jonathan Warren announced his resignation effective June 30 in an email to staff before the school day began on April 24. He officially tendered his resignation on April 23. 

A Madison County jury returned a guilty verdict last week in the trial of a Witter man accused of rape in 2020.

Huntsville School District Superintendent Jonathan Warren announced his resignation effective June 30 in an email to staff early Wednesday morning.

Angela Porterfield, director of the Madison County Public Library, comes from a banking background but finds running the library is a lot closer to her heart.

The Elkins City Council met in regular session on Thursday, April 18. The council did not have a meeting in March.

A jury trial began Monday in the case of Herbert Wayne Williams, 45, who stands accused of committing rape, a Class Y felony, in October 2020.

The Huntsville Planning Commission on Monday night approved a commercial building permit for the Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 1357 W. Main St., in a short regular meeting.

Madison County Third Judicial District Court is already poised to collect as much or more this year in fines over 2023, Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson told the city council at its April meeting, noting the role the efficiency of the court plays in collections. Judge Dale Ramsey, who also presides over district courts in Berryville, Eureka Springs and Green Forest, said the court strives to help people as well as collect what is owed.

The regular meeting of the Huntsville Water and Sewer Commission was held at the Huntsville Water Utilities office on Thursday. Commissioner Sean Ellis attended by phone. Zane Lewis and Spencer Briggs were present from McClelland Engineering. 

The City of Huntsville looks forward to completing a large project at the newly-christened College Street Park, where a splash pad and restrooms will be installed later this year thanks in part to a grant from the State of Arkansas. However, a second, somewhat smaller park project waits around the corner following a land donation from developer Terry Presley, who is building homes in his Highland Park subdivision on Missouri Street.

The triple murder trial of Hunter Nolan Chenoweth on Monday was continued until next year, causing Madison County Circuit Court Judge Mark Lindsay to say he was “disappointed” for both the prosecution and defense.

Road construction in St. Paul began April 10 and will result in several roads getting a new overlay. The matter was discussed during the April 9 regular St. Paul Town Council meeting. 

The Board of Directors of the Madison County Water Facilities Board met in regular session on Tuesday, April 9, in the water office.

Meaningful adventures in nature await children and adults at the Ozark Natural Science Center, which offers educational opportunities focusing on plants and wildlife unique to Madison County and Northwest Arkansas.

The Madison County Quorum Court was presided over by Justice of the Peace Wendy Pettz in its regular meeting Monday night, as County Judge Larry Garrett was recovering from surgery and unable to attend. Garrett participated in the meeting via conference call, however, and the court was able to take care of an agenda that consisted mostly with the passage of various ordinances.