Community Events

Community pancake breakfast slated

Submitted The Nine Mile Ridge Volunteer Fire Department will host a community pancake breakfast on March 15 at the fire station. Pre-Sale tickets ar $2 with tickets being sold at the door for $3.  Please contact Chief Jamie Sefers at 870-751-3518 or President Angela Goodman at 870-847-3460 for more information about the fun community event and fundraiser. 

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Elks “Darts With Hearts” sets chili cook-off

Submitted The Highland Elks Lodge’s Hearts with Darts will be hosting a chili- cookoff. The event is to raise money for the Cornerstone Church. It will be held on March 16 at 3 p.m. at the Copper Feather in Cherokee Village. First place winner will get $60, second place $40 and best cornbread will get $30.  The entry fee is $10   and $10 to taste test the chili and cornbread and…

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Sidney to celebrate 71st St. Patrick’s Day 

By Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Some things are just a part of history and for Sidney, it is the green roots of their Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade and celebration. Since 1958, one of the smallest towns in Sharp County has been drawing huge crowds from across the state to celebrate their claim to fame, the St. Patrick’s Day festivities. This is the 71st year for the event, that has only had…

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Local business makes Valentine’s Day wonderful for schools, daycare and nursing home.

Photo/Tammy CurtisCave City Elementary Principal Lori Laman and Resource Officer Justin Wilson unload one of the  bus loads of balloons on Valentine’s Day. A local retailer, that asked their name not be used due to corporate regulations, began a competition selling balloons weeks earlier. This would ensure each student at all three campuses of Cave City Schools, the Cave City Nursing Home and daycares received a balloon for Valentine’s Day. Buses delivered…

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Spring River Gem and Mineral Club announces 2025 programs

Submitted by Mary Kocz, Program Director The Spring River Gem and Mineral Club in Cherokee Village will meet 10 a.m. Thunderbird Center ,  62 N. Lakeshore Rd,  on the first Friday of  each month, beginning in March. To learn more about this beautiful state we live in, we are continuing a mini-series of Only in Arkansas programs which are devoted solely to  Arkansas. March 7:  Only in Arkansas: “The Archeology and History…

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