With its steep gabled roof, the historic St. Andrews Episcopal Church located on Main Street in Mammoth Spring is hard to miss. For years, the building has sat vacant with only occasional gatherings held there.
The Ozark Highballers and Fiddlin’ Banjo Billy Matthews & the Old Time Players to perform The Arkansas State Fiddle and Banjo Championships return to the Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View on Saturday, Aug. 6.
Gary Paxson, White River Health System (WRHS) President and CEO, is excited to announce White River Health System is now White River Health. With the new name, White River Health (WRH) is introducing a new brand image, logo, and tagline. Each of which were carefully designed to support the mission, vision, and values of the organization.
It’s been three years since the last White River Water Carnival, and organizers are more than ready to bring the fun back to Batesville - and this year’s event will have a twist. The 2022 White River Water Carnival will kick off with a parade down Main Street at 10:00 a.m.
Peace Lutheran Church of Cherokee Village, Arl. will be hosting a crafts sale event in their fellowship hall on Friday, July 15 from 8 am. - 5 p.m. and Saturday, July 16 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. It is being hosted by the church’s Quilting Ladies to raise funds for their ministry program to the community. There will be a variety of items available, ranging from quilts and various hand-crafted items by local artisans to an array of food items. This is your chance to get a head start on early Christmas shopping for friends and family.
The members of the Spring River Artists Guild (SRAG) would like to express our deep appreciation to allour guests who visited during our Christmas in July event. We do love visiting with you and thank you so much for stopping in to see what is new. We do feature oil, acrylic, watercolor, and poured paintings, many fused glass pieces, and hand crafted jewelry have been added for your shopping pleasure. The gallery (SRAG) is located at 300 West Main Street in Historic downtown Hardy Ark. You can also visit us on Facebook and at http://www. springriverartistsguild.com on the internet.
The August meeting of the Hardy History Association is scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hardy Gym, 203 School Street in Hardy. The featured speaker is Mark Huscher who will present about the life of Preacher Roe and his ties to Hardy. Spring River area since 1985 and currently works for FNBC. You may remember him from the Alco store in Highland where he worked for 32 years. Mark also serves on the board of directors for the Hardy History Association and is a self-described all-around sports enthusiast.
The nationally known grief support program called “GriefShare” is being offered again to the community on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. - 12 noon starting Aug. 9 at Peace Lutheran Church (located at the south entrance to Cherokee Village). Those who participated in the previous sessions have encouraged others to benefit from it as they have.
In just a few weeks, students will be heading off to college – and parents will be getting out their checkbooks. Without a collegebound student in your home right now, you might not be thinking much about tuition and other higher education expenses, but if you have young children, these costs may eventually be of concern – so how should you prepare for them?
Alice Fay Sayers, 64, of Salem, Ark., died, July 30, in Salem, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Barker Funeral Home in Salem, Ark.