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DANVILLE — The Yell County Quorum Court conducted the second reading of its amended personnel policy during its regular meeting Monday night inside the Danville courthouse.

As we near the end of the 2023 year, Yell County Judge Jeff Gilkey said he felt it would be a good time to reflect on some of what has

DANVILLE — The Yell County Quorum Court passed an ordinance during its regular meeting Monday night that will spell out health and safety measures within the county during the April

Mary Mae Fisher was 17 when she began working at a four-generation Arkansas newspapering familys business and 19 in 1968, when she married that familys scion. The personal and professional merged as only a life lived in small town journalism does.

WELLSBURG — As one of many former members of the Brooke High School Madrigal Choir participating in a reunion concert Saturday at their alma mater, Roy James

The severe storms in Arkansas this week have continued to impact a number of areas, including Yell County, who saw many of their roads closed as a result.

DARDANELLE — Mayor Jimmy Witt told the Dardanelle City Council during a teleconference meeting Monday that the increase of COVID-19 in the community is the result of a significant spike in cases. “As of Monday morning, there were 180 active cases in the city limits of Dardanelle,” he said. “The seven-day rolling average in Yell County is 14 positive cases per day. The 180 I mentioned does not include the school or nursing home. “The rise in COVID, compared to the last t...