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An American flag sculpture was donated to the City of Mammoth Spring the evening of Monday, July 6 at the regular monthly meeting. The donation was made to honor the memory of Dave Garner, who was a long-term resident of Mammoth Spring and supported area schools Mammoth Spring Bears and Thayer Bobcats...

Meaghan Cavallero, of Thayer, has been named to Quincy University Dean’s List for the Spring 2020 semester. Honorees must earn a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) to be included in the biannual Dean’s List. In total, 439 students received the honor during the Spring 2020 semester...

Covid-19 is still with us. Adhering to social distancing and wearing of face masks in public whether outdoors or indoors were addressed in the June 19th directive from the Arkansas Department of Health. Thus, in respect and concern for your health and that of others, please observe those recommendations. ...

I have no words Hi folks, Abby here. Are you wondering why doesn’t Abby have any words to say? I’m just a small speck in this big ol’ world of ours. When you take a drive like we did this week, and see the beautiful, big world, from atop a big mountain range, you see just how huge this world is, and that we are just a little speck in it through God’s eyes. Yet, he knows how many hairs are on your head and how many freckles are on your face...

Dear Editor, My husband and I have always tried to be nice and helpful to people and never harm people or their stuff. We don’t know why but on Friday morning around 2 o’clock, some people had to come by and hit our mailbox and tear it up. My husband made the wooden post with a flower pot on it and it has stood there quite a while. ...

The Arkansas State Police issued a statement June 26, that they had been asked to conduct an investigation involving the use of deadly force by several law enforcement officers during an altercation near Hardy. The incident occurred June 24 after officers responded to a call at approximately 6:45 p.m...

The Spring River Innovation Hub Board of Directors and the Sharp County Community Foundation Board of Directors are pleased to announce that Hazelle Whited has been named Executive Director for both organizations. Whited, who lives in Sharp County, is a marketing and business management professional with more than twenty years of experience in small business development...

By Tom Reynolds of STR Outfitters Norfork Lake is still in a state of transition. The stripers have not migrated down towards the dam. Limits of stripers are being caught at the 62 bridge, Float Creek, Panther Bay and Fall Creek. The lake temperature is still around 83 degrees and the thermocline is only at 17’. ...

Tragedy struck on the Spring River July 4 after a man from Jonesboro entered the water and did not resurface. According to a report from Sharp County Coroner Renee Clay-Circle, the second drowning of the year took place in Sharp County near Vfalls below River Bend Park. The drowning did not take place at the falls but rather in open water...

The Sharp County Library Board held its regular quarterly meeting July 1 at the Hardy Civic Center. The meeting opened with a discussion regarding corrections to the special meeting held May 6. Chairperson Marilyn Bishoff spoke about issues which had occurred during a breakdown in communication concerning public access to wireless internet...