Stories from Thursday, May 28, 2020

COVID-19 testing has recently increased in the rural communities of Arkansas. Local healthcare provider, 1st Choice Healthcare Inc., received a federal grant to increase their coronavirus testing capabilities, according to Brigitte McDonald at the Salem the location. 1st Choice Healthcare, Inc. has additional locations in Ash Flat, Corning, Jonesboro, Paragould and Pocahontas...

This is the time of the year when North Arkansas Electric Cooperative is typically gearing up for its large and well attended Annual Meeting. As nearly all events have cancelled statewide, NAEC put the health and safety of its members and employees first and has followed suit...

Mammoth Spring City Park is in the process of receiving a facelift as work began on Monday, May 4 as a part of the project, which is being funded by a grant the city received. Things completed so far include concrete for the basketball court and handicap parking by Quality Concrete...

Hello to my fellow northern Arkansans! Elaine here, with my dog Elsa again. Don’t know if you remember us, but we first introduced ourselves in the May 6 issue of the Villager Journal. Well, if you’d care to lend another kind ear, we have another topic we’d like to chat with you about...testing. ...

Roy Gene Rogers, Sr., 76, of Elizabeth, Ark., departed this life on Wednesday, May 13, 2020 in Fayetteville, Ark. Roy was born to the late G.W. Rogers, Jr and Edith L. (Bulla) Rogers on April 2, 1944 in Norfork, Ark. Roy was united in marriage to Mabel J. ...

Marjorie Tate, 81, formerly of Salem, Ark., passed away May 15, 2020 at the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. She was born June 4, 1938, in Texas to the late Robert and Marjorie Bang Denny. She was married to John L. Wilkerson, who preceded her in death. Later in life, she was married to J.C. Tate, who also preceded her in death...

Hi Folks, Abby here. Look at Mom’s flowers on the porch she got for Mother’s Day from her son, Robby and daughter, Cari Anne. Aren’t they beautiful? We just love Spring around here, but I’m telling you folks, those April showers have become May showers, and isn’t it getting soaked around here? I thought about when Noah built the Ark and how everyone thought he was crazy, because they hadn’t ever seen rain. ...

Although the 2020 Fulton County Fair has been cancelled, the board is moving forward with a new project at the fairgrounds. Announced a couple of months ago through an ordinance passed by the Fulton County Quorum Court, the fair was awarded grant funds to construct a new livestock barn for sheep and goats...