October 2022
Correction
The Hardy Halloween Trick-or-Treating event starting at the Hardy Fire Department will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. From the fire department, trick-or-treating will continue down Main Street where candy and prizes will be given away. Free public parking is available on the river side behind Main Street as well as one block north of Main Street behind the Corner Booth Café. For more information, contact Hardy City Hall at 870-856-3811
Jacoby Goehler found guilty in 2021 slaying of Davidlee Stansbury
It took the jury 30 minutes of deliberation to reach a guilty verdict in the homicide case against Jacoby Goehler, 20, who had been charged in the shooting death of Davidlee Stansbury in Fulton County.
Viola basketball season is in full swing
The Viola basketball season is underway for the Longhorns. The senior boys faced Marmaduke in the first game of the season at the Longhorn Corral. Longhorns came up short but not because of a lack of effort. It was a great game of basketball.
Capitol Week in Review
Legislators have begun budget hearings in preparation for the 2023 regular session. Members of the Joint Budget Committee and the Legislative Council will review in detail all spending requests by state agencies.
Listen Here
There is one thing I thought I was going to be able to avoid in moving to Arkansas and being part of a community newspaper, two actually. Something that consistently reared its ugly head time and time again back in my former stomping grounds was a phrase that I understood but cringe at because it is annoying for those of us in the newsrooms. A phrase I wasn’t expecting to hear again being in a smaller community that was starved for local news but I shouldn’t have been surprised to hear once again.
Reuniting Loved Ones
U.S. Army Private John Cooper bravely served in uniform, defending our freedom as a crew member of an M4 Sherman tank fighting German forces. While engaged with the enemy on March 7, 1945, his tanker was hit. He was not seen again and declared missing in action. Thanks to the relentless efforts of the personnel at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), Private Cooper’s family and so many other families missing loved ones have hope they will one day be reunited.
Boyd Gene Clark
07-26-1934 – 10-11-2022 Boyd Gene Clark was born in Myrtle, Mo. on July 26, 1934, to Elmer and Ethel Clark, and departed this life on Oct. 11, 2022. He was married to Lavern (Wisehart) Clark on Dec. 12, 1954. Boyd and Lavern had four children Mike Clark, Kim Bridges, Jason Clark, and Eric Clark.
Billie Jo Moss
10-06-1931 – 10-17-2022 Billie Jo Moss, 91, of Pineville, Ark. passed away on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, in Calico Rock, Ark. Billie was born on Oct. 6, 1931, in Salem, Ark. to Hezziah Kair and Elva Paralee (Jackson) Martin. She was retired from Baxter Healthcare and a member of the Church of Christ.
Boyd Gene Clark died
Boyd Gene Clark died, 88 died Oct. 11. Arrangements are under the direction of Carter Funeral Home in Thayer, Mo. Billie Jo Moss, 91, of Pineville, Ark., died Oct. 17 in Calico Rock, Ark. Arrangements are under the direction of Conner Funeral Home.