The Spring River Area Chamber of Commerce( SRACC) held a Blue Ribbon Welcome for Jurassik Bark Dog Grooming on Feb. 13, 2025 at 32 Highland Lane in Highland (Behind Highland Town Center). Owner Kayla Peterson has 16 years experience trimming, grooming, and treating your fur babies with love. Visit their Facebook page for more information or call 815-484-3249. Pictured in the front row, from left (BM identifies SRACC Board Members and (AM)…
Sharp County’s Class of 2023 accepted a record $3.23 million in scholarships. Seniors at Highland collectively accepted $1,479,700. Seniors at Cave City are headed off to colleges and universities across the nation with $1,754,790 to help pay for their educations. The top five scholarship awards at Cave City went to Kaylee Leddy ($99,300), Ally McFarlin($84,000), Keelee Lyons ($82,500), Regan Counts ($80,400)and Madelynn Fore($79,000). These ladies collectively racked up nearly$350,000 or twenty percent…
Lance Burris of Highland from Highland High School was nominated to represent his community and school at Arkansas Boys State 2023, an immersive leadership and civic engagement experience sponsored by the American Legion. Burris will join more than 500 young men at-tending the program’s82nd session at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway from May 28 to June 2.“Arkansas Boys State is a legacy program that has produced remarkable local, state, national…
Sterling Stowers has been hired as Rebel Football Head Coach for the 23-24season. A spokes-person for the district said, “We are thrilled to have Coach Stowers take on this new role and are extremely confident in his ability to lead his team to many successes in the future. His love for football, Rebel sports, and his team is evident day in and day out. ”When asked about becoming head coach, Stowers said,…
Highland Senior Chris Carbone was recently recognized for his participation in Arkansas Governor’s School this past summer. Chris said that it was such a valuable experience for him, and he is so glad that he was able to attend. Cabone summarized his experience. “Governor’s school was a very unique experience. It was nothing like a conventional high school with grades and the like; rather it was a program and concept mainly reliant…
