Cave City Watermelon Festival Melon auction proceeds benefit two local food banks
Submitted Community News The Cave City Watermelon Festival is about more than three days of fun—it is about giving back to the community. Two of the many beneficiaries of this year’s donations are the Cave City Assembly of God Food Pantry and the Cave City Middle School Backpack Program, which provides backpacks filled with food each week for 152 students and their families. A spokesman for the watermelon festival committee said, “This…
Arkansas House of Representatives weekly column
Trey Steimel, State Representative F or many Arkansas families, breast cancer is more than a statistic. It is a diagnosis that can bring months of appointments, testing, treatment, and difficult decisions. October, recognized as Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is an opportunity to support those facing the disease while also highlighting the importance of early detection and access to quality care. During the 2025 Regular Session, the General Assembly passed several measures aimed…
Letter to the Editor:
I am honored to introduce myself to the community as your new Postmaster. My name is Rebecca Jaco, and I am very excited to begin this journey serving the residents and businesses of Hardy, Highland, and Cherokee Village. To this role, I bring vast Postal Service experience and a desire to serve. I started my career as a postal clerk in Tennessee in 2004. My first Postmaster position was in Hernando, MS,…
A town without a newspaper loses more than news
Rob Hicks, Newspaper Resurrectionist During National Newspaper Week, we should all ask what would happen if our local newspaper suddenly disappeared. Our community would lose more than headlines. We would lose the public record of who voted for what, how tax dollars were spent and which promises were kept. We would lose the watchdog that asks the hard questions. We would also lose the chronicle of daily life: obituaries, births, honor rolls,…
White River Health receives more than $5 million in rural health grants that will benefit Sharp County residents
Submitted copy Health News White River Health has been awarded more than $5 million in federal grants through two state rural health grants, with both projects providing services to Sharp County. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Sept. 24 that $54.6 million was awarded in the second round of Arkansas Rural Health Transformation Program grants. White River Health received approximately $2.1 million through the RISE AR initiative for 13 workforce projects aimed at…
