Breaking News

The Highland Junior Lady Rebels went un-defeated in Conference and won their District Tournament on Feb. 11. This amazing accomplishment was one the ladies have not reached for nearly three decades. There were so many milestones this year for these young ladies. Last time the team accomplished this goal and went undefeated was in 1997 when eighth grade player Macy Daggett’s mother, Michelle Burton Daggett was also in eighth grade when they…

Read More

Alix Meacham, second generation owner of Meacham’s Family Restaurant in Ash Flat flips some food on the grill. Therestaurant has placed in the top four in the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame. She hopes to honor late father, Troy, who es-tablished the restaurant in 1979. The overall winner will be announced March 6. Below, waitress Amy Wiles waits on longtime Meacham’s customers Sandra and Elbert Layne. They enjoyed the popular hamburger steaks…

Read More

By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Cave City Middle School History Club will be hosting a Bingo Night and Chili and Soup Supper Fund-raiser to help the students make the trip to Washington, D.C. The event will beheld on Feb. 25, be-ginning at 5 p.m. with Bingo and the Chili/Soup Supper beginning at 6 p.m. in the Cave City Middle School Cafeteria. This fundraiser provides students with educational experiences they may not other-wise…

Read More

By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Last week was a powerful week for the fam-ily of Cave City’s Jacob Moore. To say communities across the region have stepped up is an understatement. No matter which side of the goal one is on, athletes, businesses, churches, clubs and organizations across the area have donated to help Jacob and his family since learning of his diagnosis of B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia B-ALL on Jan. 7.The…

Read More

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…

Read More