Coggins Clinic set at Hardy
There will be a Coggins Clinic at Hardy on Sat. March 11 beginning at 1:30 p.m. The Clinic will beheld at Austin Farm on River Road in Hardy. Please call Kathy with any questions at 870-856-3701.
Nashville Songwriter with local roots inks new songwriting contract
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor As with most dream careers the recipe for success is a tough one. It begins with with a little talent, adding cups of practice and perfection, a quart of perseverance and a two gallons of pure luck. Nothing is more true over the last decade of Thayer native Michael Tyler’s music career. Last week, just months after turning 30, and a decade after moving to Nashville, Tyler…
Looking back at the 1982 Highland Tornado
By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor It is hard to believe it has been over 40 years since the massive F4 tornado of Dec. 2 struck Highland. The over 13 inches of rain that resulted in historical flooding also contributed to the massive property damage in Hardy. While a lot has changed in four decades, and Highland would be struck again at the same shopping center in 2005, the floods since have never…
40 years later…Remembering the Hardy flood
Photo/Historical photo of 1982 Hardy flood from Spring River Times James BatesThe Spring River Bridge at Hardy on Dec. 2 1982 during the flood. The river rose a few inches higher before it crested after receiving 13 inches of rain in a 12 hour period. By: Tammy Curtis, Managing Editor The people of Hardy are no strangers to the wrath of Mother Nature, when the normally scenic Spring River quickly outpours her…
Hardy man finally
arrested on 12 felony rape and sexual assault charges from January 11 years
From witnessinterviews and Probable Cause Affidavits A Hardy man who has been the subject of a criminal investigation since January and the subject of two previous ones dating back to 2011was finally arrested on Nov. 9.Jack Huffmaster, Jr., 59, was officially charged with seven counts of Rape-a Class Y Felony; each punishable by 40 years to life in prison; six counts of Sexual Assault, a Class B Felony, each punishable by five…
