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Sounding populist notes, Jesse Gibson made his formal announcement as a Democrat for attorney general.

Credit YouTube The race for Arkansas Attorney General just added another candidate. Attorney Jesse Gibson announced Tuesday he would seek the Democratic nomination for the state’s top legal post. Gibson will be challenging Democrat Jason Davis for the nomination. Lt. Governor Tim Griffin and Leon Jones have announced for the Republican nomination for the position. Current Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is term-limited and is running for Governor. Gibson said consumer protection will be one ...

Tuesday, May 11, 2021 Blue Doh Soh, pictured competing against Berryville’s Juan Perez in a game earlier this season, is one of 12 seniors on Green Forest’s roster as the unbeaten Tigers open play Thursday in the Class 3A state tournament. Charles Chappell / CCImages.PhotoShelter.com The regular season has almost seemed like a warmup for the Green Forest Tigers. Now, the real season begins. After opening the regular season by tying Class 5A Mountain Home, Green Forest reeled off 18 consecutiv...

Regional tournaments got underway Thursday for baseball and softball in Arkansas. Cotter’s softball team punched its ticket to next week’s state tournament after their high-scoring opener in the Class 2A West Regional Tournament at Keller Park in Mountain Home. The Lady Warriors edged out Lavaca 16-15. Acorn will be Cotter’s next opponent in the regional semifinals. Yellville-Summit was eliminated by the Lady Tigers 11-1. Flippin will be joining Cotter in the tournament’s final four. Th...

Tuesday, May 4, 2021 If there was any question about the 3A West boys soccer race this year, it has been answered. The undefeated Green Forest Tigers dispensed all suspense Friday night by shutting out Life Way Christian 3-0 at Tiger Stadium. The game was scoreless until late in the first half when senior Lah Kpro scored to put Green Forest ahead 1-0. The Tigers put the exclamation point on their win with a pair of second-half goals — one each from sophomore Tony Gonzalez and senior Emerson O...

Baseball and softball make up much of the local Friday schedule. The Mountain Home High School softball team will step out of conference play as they play at Rogers. The varsity game begins at 4:30 followed by the junior varsity contest. Elsewhere, Cotter travels to Flippin, Norfork makes the trip to Greers Ferry to face West Side, Ozark Mountain heads to Decatur, Gainesville hosts Conway, Viola entertains Calico Rock, Mammoth Spring is home against Alton, Melbourne hosts Rose Bud, Mountain Vie...

Tuesday, April 20, 2021 The Green Forest Tigers kept their record spotless last week with a pair of victories. The Tigers scored three second-half goals for a 4-1 victory over Decatur on Tuesday, April 13, then shut out Lincoln 6-0 on Thursday. Against Decatur, Pablo Leon’s penalty kick put Green Forest ahead 1-0 at halftime and the Tigers pulled away over the final 40 minutes with two goals from Lah Kpro and one from Blue Doh Soh. In the win over Lincoln, the Tigers got goals from Emerson Ort...

Baseball and softball make up much of the local Thursday schedule. The Mountain Home High School softball team will step outside of conference play as they welcome Southside Batesville to McClain Park. The varsity game begins at 4 p.m. on Freedom Field followed by the junior varsity and junior high contests. Elsewhere, Cotter hosts Yellville-Summit, Norfork travels to Calico Rock, Flippin entertains Decatur, Dora is home against Summersville, Viola makes the trip to Concord, Salem heads to Newa...

There is high school basketball scheduled for Monday, as state tournaments get underway in Arkansas. Melbourne will begin hosting the Class 2A State Tournament,

Credit Arkansas Farm Bureau Single-digit wind chills, freezing water in pipes and troughs, and high snow loads on roofs are causing concerns for poultry and cattle operations, specialists from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture said Monday. The record-setting storm front that stretches from Texas to Maine has caused millions to lose power as snowfall totals and bitter cold ravage almost half the country, according to the National Weather Service. Low temperatures reported...