Month: February 2025

The Ozark Folk Center State Park in Mountain View will host 11 music events, which include a total of 16 concerts at the park’s 1,000-seat indoor music venue, Ozark Highlands Theater, during their upcoming season April 15 through October 25, 2025. Evening concerts, music contests, and festivals will feature top talent from the Ozarks and beyond, including award-winning songwriters, bands and dancers. “Music has always been one of the focal points for…

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White River Health recently announced a generous donation from the Bank of Cave City. The generous $100,000 contribution will go toward the expansion of the Oncology and Infusion Center. “Their commitment to our community will have a meaningful and lasting impact, helping us provide enhanced care and treatment close to home. Thank you, Bank of Cave City, for supporting our mission to build a healthier future,” a spokesperson said. Pictured from left…

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The Sharp County Extension Homemakers and Sharp County Master Gardeners will host Gardening and Barn Art on Feb. 22. During the morning session, State specialist Randy Forst (Extension Educator Consumer Horticulture/Master Gardener Coordinator) will be doing a seminar over several gardening topics, with time for questions.  In the afternoon session, Patty Markley (Barn Art specialist with art on the official Arkansas Trail of Quilts) will be leading a class on creating Barn…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Three area schools recently learned they would receive their share of nearly $7 million for being recognized by the Arkansas School Recognition Program. Under Arkansas Code Annotated. §6-15-2107, the program was created to provide financial awards to public schools that experience high student performance, student academic growth, and for secondary schools, high graduation rate.   The program authorizes rewards of up to $100 per student who attends a public…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor A Cherokee Village contractor will not see the light of day until he is at least 74 years old. A Fulton County jury heard testimony from witnesses in the Charles Slater, II rape trial in Fulton County Circuit Court on Jan. 30.  Slater was on trial for raping his then 10-year-old half-sister as she slept at her mother, Mary Pickle Kirby’s home in Fulton County. After hearing of…

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