Tammy Curtis

The sweeping Arkansas education bill SB294 will fundamentally undermine public education through costs of its voucher scheme and lacks funding for evidence-based programs, advocacy groups explained Monday. Leaders from the Arkansas Public Policy Panel and Citizens First Congress, Arkansas Education Association, Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families and Disability Rights Arkansas all gathered for a joint press conference Monday afternoon to discuss the details of SB294,known at the LEARNS Act. “This bill…

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On Feb. 9, kindergarten classes at Mammoth Spring Elementary School signed the final beam topping out the new Mammoth Spring School Elementary addition. This puts the school one step closer to the completion of the two new kindergarten classrooms and the Art room. The 2023-2024 Kindergarten class and 2022-2023 Kindergarten class signed the beam used to top out the addition. The school thanked the community for their support in allowing the district…

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Ozarks Healthcare was recently recognized through multiple awards at the22nd annual Health-Care Service Excellence Conference hosted by Custom Learning Systems in Orlando, Florida. The Summit Awards ceremony and Night of Excellence is a North American wide recognition program established by the HealthCare Service Excellence Conference. Pinnacle Achievers in each of the 18 award categories are eligible to receive the prestigious Summit Award, which recognizes significant achievement and dedication in improving initiatives in…

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By: Angelia Roberts, Special to the SRC At 20, Mount Pleasant’s Isabella Love knows exactly what she wants to do with her life and is working hard to make it a reality. It came as no surprise to her parents it would be in the music industry, because David (Frog) and Staci Love, had watched her dancing in her walker long before she could walk. At five, she attended the Brockwell School…

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From police and court records An Izard County man found himself behind bars on several charges following a Feb. 19 incident in rural Fulton County. Chad Fry, 34, of Horseshoe Bend, was arrested on Feb. 22 after deputies with the Fulton County Sheriff’s Department responded to the report of a motor vehicle accident on Squirrel Hill Road. The 911 caller stated a male had gotten out of the vehicle and began cursing…

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