By Mark Humphrey Record Editor Losing $30,000 to fraud could cause a small business to fail, but for Chase and Shelby Yates of Huntsville Auto Repair it has become a starting point. …

Huntsville Police Chief Todd Thomas issued an advisory while authorities seek persons suspected of defrauding a Huntsville business out of $30,950.88 worth of tires and allegedly using stolen credit card numbers to make payments.

Alfred Alan Davis, 88, of Springdale; passed away Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Willard Walker Hospice Home, Fayetteville. 

The Booger County Bass Club didn’t let flooding spoil its fourth tournament of the season with anglers competing at Bull Shoals Lake on April 19.

Huntsville pounded Green Forest, 21-11, in a first-round 4A-1 District Tournament softball game, but lost to host Gravette, 12-1, to end its season on April 28. 

An emotional roller coaster didn’t end well as Gravette knocked Huntsville out of the District 4A-1 baseball tournament by handing the Eagles a 5-2 loss on April 28.

Huntsville qualified six athletes for the Class 4A State Track and Field meet held Tuesday at Heber Springs.

Sales tax common for funding jails Dear Editor, Madison is not the only rural Arkansas county that has a problem with funding jails and law enforcement. Arkansas Cooperative Extension …

During the infancy of the United States, the young nation dealt with the Barbary Pirates plundering international commerce and enslaving Americans captured on the high seas, then demanding ransom.

Multi-family dwellings that have been constructed in Huntsville without consulting the city’s planning commission may be reviewed to determine whether they meet fire code.

The Huntsville Planning Commission reviewed two building permits showing a plumbing contractor’s license number on the application with the applicant and the contractor allegedly doing the work himself.

At times a heated debate threatened to break out, but the majority of exchanges between the public and panelists maintained civility during an April 30 town hall meeting.

In an April 30, two-and-a-half hour town hall, organized by the City of Huntsville and moderated by Mayor Travis Dotson, three questions remained unanswered or panelists expressed differing views.

Madison County citizens got a good look at what a proposed 1-cent sales tax will pay to maintain and operate during Saturday’s open house at the Sheriff’s Office and Jail.

As Arkansans, we are blessed our state is home to many talented, intelligent and capable young people who shine in a variety of ways. Many of our students thrive across academic, athletic, artistic and community-focused extracurricular endeavors, all while balancing a challenging workload and other important responsibilities like family obligations and part-time jobs.

Kingston’s Mesa Villines was the 1A-1 Junior High District Track and Field Meet high-point winner.

Huntsville Baseball and Softball Players of the Week May 8,  2025

Patricia Ann Sipes, 86 of Springdale passed away Monday, April 21, 2025, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville. 

Roy Arlin Glenn, 83, of Hindsville, Ark., passed away on April 22, 2025, at home  surrounded by family.

John Franklin Hyde, age 87, of Clifty, Ark., passed away peacefully on April 27, 2025.