The Sharp County Fair Fundraising Committee was forced to postpone their scheduled Chili Dinner due to in-clement weather conditions. The Fifth Annual Chili Dinner will beheld on Friday, Feb.17 at the First Baptist Church of Cherokee Village from 5 to 8p.m.Pre-Buy Tickets are on sale until Wed., Feb. 15 for $6 each. This includes chili with all the fixings, a drink, and a home-made dessert. The Silent Auction begins at 5 p.m,…
The Highland School Based Health Clinic has expanded its services again. The District partnered with Dr. Steven Goacher and staff from All About Smiles Family Dental to provide services to the students of the district. The first clinic day was held during the week of Jan. 16-20, with10 students being treated; a couple of them getting dental services for the very first time. The clinic will continue once a month for the…
Students on the Chancellor’s and Dean’s Lists for the fall 2022 semester at Arkansas State University have been announced. The lists recognize undergraduate students who achieved the highest grade-point averages while enrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hours of study. The Chancellor’s List (designated as CL) includes students who earned a perfect GPA of4.0. The Dean’s List(designated as DL)includes students with a GPA of 3.6to 3.99. The lists include students enrolled…
Salem eighth graders Huntlee York and Colton Smith earned their way to qualify to fish in the biggest fishing tournament possible, the Bassmaster High School Classic last August. This is the “Super Bowl” of fishing. Only nine teams qualify for this event. The tournament is held in Knoxville, Ken. To help with the expenses of the trip, a fundraiser for a Beretta A300 Mossy Oak Bottomland with a value of over $1500is…
Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor For the second time in three months the voters in the Highland School District have answered the call to vote on an 8.9 mill increase for the Highland School District. Again, they said no. 2,297 voters turned out in the largest school Special Election in Sharp County history. The millage failed with 1602 voters rejecting the millage and 693 voting in favor of it. This is nearly a…
