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High school basketball dominates the local Saturday schedule, as most state tournaments in Arkansas will wrap up their quarterfinal rounds. Three area teams

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An eighth defendant has pleaded guilty in connection with a $12 million scheme to generate prescriptions for expensive compounded drugs paid for by TRICARE. Thirty-nine-year-old Blake Yoder of Scott entered his guilty plea Feb. 25 before United States District Judge Kristine G. Baker. Yoder joins seven others who have pleaded guilty, including former Norfork School District basketball coach Derek Clifton of Alexander. The 39-year-old Clifton was with Norfork schools from ...

No school board races for Twin Lakes Area The Twin Lakes Area will not see any contested school board races later this year. The window to file to run for a school board seat coming up for election closed Monday, with many incumbents retaining their seats without drawing any opposition. In the Mountain Home School District, school board members Lisa House and Daniel Smakal will retain their Position 1 and Position 3 seats, respectively, after neither drew an opponent. Donald Marler will retain ...

The filing period for school boards in Arkansas closed at noon Monday, and no races have developed in Baxter or Marion counties, and only one board will see any change in membership.Darin Hughes will take the Position 3 spot on the Norfork School Board after filing for the position formerly held by Josh Davis, who did not file for reelection. At Mountain Home, Lisa House (Position 1) and Dan Smakal (Position 3) will retain their slots after drawing no opposition. Cotter’s Donald Marler (Posit...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The polar vortex that covered The Natural State in snow and wreaked havoc on people’s plumbing also may have caused some temporary setbacks with threadfin shad populations in some Arkansas lakes, but biologists at the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission say there’s little cause for concern. Threadfin shad are abundant in most Arkansas lakes and are one of the primary food sources for game fish like bass, walleye, white bass and large crappie. They are more delicate than ...

Several Northeast Arkansas school districts continue to report positive COVID-19 cases among their students and faculty.

Several Northeast Arkansas school districts continue to report positive COVID-19 cases among their students and faculty.

His daughter, Tasha Harris, described him as a "special man." "He just had a very vibrant personality and he just always lit up a room when he walked in, he always made a difference," she said.  But behind that spunky nature, Harris said, there was a man who invested everything in those around him.  "He just formed a connection with people that people never forget," she said. Hulse spent 42 years of his career in the Norfork School District.  Even though his last title held was high school p...

Several Northeast Arkansas school districts continue to report positive COVID-19 cases among their students and faculty.

Arkansas 17,154 active cases (-2,241 from last Monday) 4,868 deaths (+557 from last Monday) Baxter County 2,635 total cases (+85) (25 active cases in Mountain Home School District as of Thursday, 9 in Norfork) 111 active cases (-15)