August 2022

BNR reviews plan for improvement to Cave Mountain Road

by Cassie Branstetter, Branch Chief of Interpretation Harrison - The National Park Service has issued a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) after completing an Environmental Assessment (EA) of proposed county and state led efforts to reconstruct and repave the 1.8-mile section of Cave Mountain Road (Newton County Road 9560) that crosses Buffalo National River’s Park boundaries. The National Park Service approves the implementation of the proposed action.
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Mary Tetrick of Flippin

continued from 3A Mary Tetrick of Flippin Mary Lou Gilley Tetrick, age 64, of Flippin, Arkansas passed from this life August 20, 2022. Mary Lou was born November 27, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri to Jack and Evelyn Kellem Gilley.
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Preserving memories . . .

“The business of life is the acquisition of memories. In the end that’s all there is,” said the stern but sentimental character, Mr. Carson in an episode of the British historical drama series, Downton Abbey. As the words escaped his lips, I felt their importance.
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