The Spring River Chronicle is a weekly newspaper covering primarily Sharp and Fulton counties, but also parts of Baxter, Lawrence, Izard, Independence, Randolph and Oregon County in Missouri.

The SRC is the largest circulated newspaper and the only locally owned newspaper in a three county area. We strive to put our readers and advertisers first, giving them the most acurate and targeted local news news fastest , We also provide the most cost-effective advertising opportunities with advertising that is never outsourced to out of country ad companies. Ads are built in house for you by someone who has a stake in your businesses success. We have won over 90 awards for advertising design excellence through the Arkansas Press Association since puchased in 2017.

Spring River Chronicle was purchased in 2017 by Paul and Tammy Curtis, lifelong Sharp and Fulton County residents. Since the purchase, the newspaper has became the largest circulated paper in the area. SRC has won 181 Arkansas Press Awards for both editorial and advertising content, design and layout. The newspaper has been awarded the General Excellence for Smaller weeklys two of the four times entered a a small weekly and twice coming in second against all other small papers in the state. SRC became a medium class weekly in 2022, when they were the ONLY smaller weekly in the state to experience engough growth due to increased subscriptions. In 2022, the SRC won second place in General Excellence, competing with papers much larger and with much larger staff. In 2023 and 2024, the SRC won General Excellence.

Our goal is to represent the true meaning of local journalism, covering the stories everyone wants to know about and never shying away from controversial topics and government corruption that many corporate based news providers avoid in fear of losing advertising dollars. Awards by our peers, including journalists across the nation, who judge our entries, is evidence that we love the community and strive daily to serve them with the kinds of news that matter to them. This type of coverage has also brought SRC home three investigative journalism awards from Arkansas Press Association, and the coveted I.F. Stone Investigative Journalism award, one that at that time, had never been awarded to a small weekly in the state.

We believe people of Spring River Country work hard for what they have and deserve to know the truth at all times. The public has a right to be informed and aware of news happening in their areas. This allows them to make educated decisions on actions they may want to take to change things or promote events in their area. The staff attends regular training on news and legally relevant workshops to keep on top of an ever changing market and has adapted by adding both an online edition and website for those who seek digital content, over print. We realize everyone’s need for local news, as national and state news is often obtained through television. We target local news an provide in depth coverage that won’t be found on a 1 minute radio or televsion spot. Our advertisements are placed on both our website, in print and on our social media, which reaches over 30,000 daily. We have an average social and website interaction of 67,000 per week, with many weeks much higher.

The Curtis’ have lived in Sharp and Fulton Counties for over 50 years and love the area and the people who live here. We are the area’s only full color newspaper, printed on bright white news stock for a vibrant appeareance.

Thank you for trusting us to bring you the news you seek.