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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor  The countdown is on for one of northeast Arkansas’ most anticipated summer traditions. The 2026 Cave City Watermelon Festival returns tomorrow, July 23-25 at the Cave City Park, bringing three days of live entertainment, family activities, contests, food, carnival rides and, of course, some of the sweetest watermelons in the country. Watermelons have already begun filling produce stands throughout Cave City, signaling that festival week has arrived. Each…

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Lawsuit could cost Sharp and Fulton County $6-8 million if not resolved for collecting tax levies for years for CVSID Village SID Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor, Publisher Unless one has lived under a rock, the illegal taxation lawsuit filed against the Cherokee Village Suburban Improvement (CVSID), the City, American Land Company, other entities, and individuals in 2018 began a saga that continues to this day. Why?  Recent evidence suggests that those in…

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Tammy Curtis, Publisher, Managing Editor Last Tuesday was the day many in Cave City had been anticipating. As the last ballots were counted at the Sharp County Courthouse on Tuesday. Nov. 18  for the Special Election, the Cave City School District learned that they would be getting a new elementary school. The school will be built at no additional millage cost to the taxpayers of the district. Voters in the Cave City…

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Planned white community organizer answers questions about his PMA Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Editor’s Note: This article was published to provide the communities surrounding RTTL with a real identification of the motivation, background and everyday lives of those who live in the community. It is not our intention to judge whether or not these people are racists or anything else. Our opinions at the newspaper are not included in this article on…

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Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor Property owners who plan to file deeds in the state will now be required to present a photo identification.  Act 752 went into effect on Aug. 5  in Arkansas. It affects the way property deeds are recorded in the county clerk’s office. The General Assembly passed the act earlier in the year. It requires a grantor who is named in the deed or the actual individual who signed…

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