Independence County remains in top tier of Arkansas counties for economic development July 1, 2020 12:00 am|Every year, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) is required to rank each of the state’s 75 counties…
BHS offering cheer and dance tryouts online for 2020-21 July 1, 2020 12:00 am|This year, Batesville High School will do cheer and dance tryouts virtually, according to a news release. BHS…
Ozark Folk Center cancels all scheduled music concerts, programs through July 31 July 1, 2020 12:00 am|Apparently, the coronavirus crisis has affected one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions for the time being.…
County sales tax collection up in April, yet city sales tax collection declines, according to Griffin July 1, 2020 12:00 am|With the coronavirus pandemic negatively affecting the country’s economy, Independence County sales tax collections were actually up by…
Harding University won’t rename building after alumnus killed in shooting July 1, 2020 12:00 am|SEARCY, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ largest private college says it won’t change the name of a building that…
Business leaders say area’s economy improving with gradual reopening July 1, 2020 12:00 am|A new survey of business leaders from Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South…
Obituary: Dorothy Mae Childress July 1, 2020 12:00 am|Dorothy Mae Childress, 45, of Batesville passed away on Sunday, June 21, 2020. She was born on July…
Obituary: Jerry Ross McGee July 1, 2020 12:00 am|Jerry Ross McGee passed on June 25, 2020, at his home in Jane, Mo. He was born on…
Authorities on lookout for Batesville man wanted for alleged battery of pregnant woman in Stone County July 1, 2020 12:00 am|A Batesville man is wanted by Stone County authorities on a charge of third-degree domestic battery against a…
Man calling himself Conway Twitty Version 2.0 (along with other names) facing 75 counts of terroristic threatening and more July 1, 2020 12:00 am|Mountain Home media outlet KTLO reports of a man facing 75 counts of terroristic threatening, a felony, along…
