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Arvest Bank, based in Fayetteville, said Friday that it will sell 16 branches to four Arkansas banks and one in Oklahoma, pending regulatory approval. Terms of the sales were not disclosed.

Dayna Hall Dayna Hall has been hired as the Branch Manager of FNBC's Mountain Home office, located at 102 Hwy 62 E. In her role, Hall will work alongside

Six area residents were reappointed to state committees or boards by Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday. The reappointments were part of an announcement of 75

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 The early planning stages are in the works for an addition for Mammoth Spring School District. The expansion will connect the elementary to the Multi-Purpose Building. Mammoth Spring School District is in the planning stages of expanding their elementary building. Recently, they presented their plans to the Arkansas Facilities Department, which were approved. Mammoth Spring School District Superintendent Jenny Whisnant stated they are going to partner with the school a...

Monday night's storm activity brought heavy rainfall to the Twin Lakes Area. No damage has been reported, but a portion of area residents are experiencing a

Friday’s storm activity did not result in any reported damage, but some area residents remain without power Saturday morning. As of 6:30 a.m., 17 members of North Arkansas Electric Cooperative are currently under an outage. Fifteen members are served by the Mountain Home office, one is served by Salem, and the other is served by Ash Flat. A few area customers of Entergy Arkansas are also withouth power. The outages include one in Baxter County, four in Marion, one in Fulton and one in Boone C...

Widow confesses late husband murdered missing woman, child Widow confesses late husband murdered missing woman, child By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 9, 2021 at 11:52 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 7:39 PM FULTON COUNTY, Ark. (KAIT) - More than 18 years ago, a Fulton County woman and her young son disappeared. Now, investigators say a man’s widow has confessed he killed them and destroyed their bodies in an outdoor furnace. On Sept. 1, 2002, Sheriff Al Roork was the Salem police chief when ...

Boozman’s emphasis on COVID-19 vaccinations comes on the heels of the senator’s bipartisan Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize all Veterans and Every Spouse Act being signed into law. That legislation, also known as the SAVES LIVES Act, allows the VA to vaccinate all veterans, their spouses, caregivers and some dependents to the extent that vaccines are available, as well as urges the federal government to allocate more doses to the VA department based on th...

The DRA exists to improve economic opportunities in 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. The Delta Regional Authority is an organization that was established by Congress in 2000 to improve economic opportunities in 252 counties and parishes of the eight-state Delta region. The DRA makes investments to benefit Delta communities through several programs, including the States’ Economic Development Assistance Program. Brian Henson, Chief of Staff for the DRA, said the appli...

Gov. Asa Hutchinson will commemorate the one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic during his weekly briefing.