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The Mountain Echo Returns to Yellville
The Mountaineer Echo has been owned by Cherryroad Media since June 1, 2021, after being purchased from Jade Media. April 1, 2023, Cherryroad Media sold the Mountaineer Echo to current editor, Robert Lyons. Immediately, Lyons partnered with Peggy Mason to become the principal owners of the newspaper started in 1886 as the Mountain Echo.
Read MoreThe Mountain Echo Returns to YellvilleMerkel signs Letter of Intent to play Softball for Arkansas State University – Moutain Home
Cheyanne Merkel has signed to play softball with Arkansas State University-Mountain Home for 2024-25 softball seasons. Merkel signed her letter of intent to play with the Trailblazers Tuesday, March 28, at approximately noon in the Flippin High School Gym.
Read MoreMerkel signs Letter of Intent to play Softball for Arkansas State University – Moutain HomeBull Shoals Dam Closure
MOUNTAIN HOME - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 6:30 a.m. April 10 until 5 p.m. April 11 to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam’s sluice gates.
Read MoreBull Shoals Dam ClosureU.S. DOL Recognizes Arkansas’s Leadership
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas’s leadership in expanding successful apprenticeship programs was recognized at the 2023 Apprenticeships: Closing the Skills Gap Grantee Convening, March 14-16, in Washington, D.C. hosted by the U.S. Department of Labor (U.S. DOL).
Read MoreU.S. DOL Recognizes Arkansas’s LeadershipBull Shoals Workshop
BULL SHOALS - The Bull Shoals City Council held the monthly workshop on Tuesday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. with all Councilmen present along with Mayor Mike Savu and Recorder Tina Bailey.
Read MoreBull Shoals WorkshopWe’re “Celebrating Maya @95” throughout April 2023
LITTLE ROCK - Since 2015, Celebrate! Maya Project has celebrated the life and legacy of iconic poet and writer Dr. Maya Angelou. This year marks her 95th Birthday, and we are celebrating her life throughout the month of April! “We are celebrating all that Dr. Angelou has contributed to the world, to America and to Arkansas, her childhood home,” Celebrate! Maya Project president Janis F. Kearney, said.
Read MoreWe’re “Celebrating Maya @95” throughout April 2023The “Old Flippin Jail” is History
The City of Flippin held a celebration and Dedication Ceremony at the “Old Flippin Jail” on the corner of Park Street and 2nd Street on Sunday, March 26, at 2 p.m. The Marion County Heritage Society, with assistance from the City of Flippin and the Division of Arkansas Heritage, worked over the last year to have the historic jail placed on the Arkansas Register of Historic Places and is working toward having it placed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Read MoreThe “Old Flippin Jail” is HistoryCONSUMER ALERT: H2O Pools Failed to Fulfill Promises
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued a Consumer Alert after filing a lawsuit against Conway-based H2O Pools and Supplies, LLC, and its owner for violating the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by failing to perform contracted services or provide purchased goods: “I filed a lawsuit against H2O Pools and Supplies, LLC and its owner, Victoria Harvey, seeking restitution for Arkansans who have paid more than $500,000 for pools at their homes but instead have been left with—in some cases—little more than a hole in the ground.
Read MoreCONSUMER ALERT: H2O Pools Failed to Fulfill PromisesVolltrauer elected to the Hall of Fame
Joseph Volltrauer, local business owner and founder of Volt Plastics was elected into the International Fastners Hall of Fame. Volltrauer started Volt Plastics nearly 31-years ago and has built the manufacturing business in to a leading company in the business of manufacturing plastic nuts, bolts and other plastic fastners used in business applications on a daily basis.
Read MoreVolltrauer elected to the Hall of Fame