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

Pawpaws and Pilsners: A Q&A with Jason Aamodt of Norfork Brewing Co. January 13, 202111:30 am Whether you’re starting 2021 with a Dryuary or toasting the New Year until the fetid smell of 2020 has worn off, January’s become a time to get thoughtful about alcohol — what we love, what we hate and what role it plays in our newly pandemic-stricken social lives. It’s also the month when, in 1919, Arkansas ratified the Eighteenth Amendment, establishing prohibition in the state and ushering i...

Photo: Rotarian/MHPS Superintendent Dr. Jake Long, Dictionary Chairman Jay Chafin with his son Alex and Rotarian David Matty at Hackler Elementary School. Photo: Courtesy Brenda Nelson, MH Rotary PR Chair The Rotary Club of Mountain Home delivered 435 student dictionaries to area third graders in Mountain Home, Cotter, Norfork, Flippin, Calico Rock and the MH Christian Academy again this year. The dictionaries have been one of the club’s priority and signature projects for several decades, pr...

The Arkansas Historic Preservation Program (AHPP) is accepting grant applications for 2021 Historic Preservation Restoration Grants through March 5.The electronic application is available here.Historic Preservation Restoration Grants are financed through proceeds from the state Real Estate Transfer Tax and federal funds received from the National Park Service. The grants provide assistance to those seeking to preserve historic structures within the state. Generally speaking, there are three His...

HEBER SPRINGS — Anglers at Greers Ferry Lake will see an immediate benefit in coming months from a large-scale habitat project conducted Nov. 30-Dec. 4 at Greers Ferry Lake that involved 23 biologists and technicians of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Fisheries Division. The AGFC staff, led by Tom Bly, the supervisor of the district that manages Greers Ferry Lake, and with the Army Corps of Engineers’ approval and assistance, were able to harvest and sink 345 trees from a...

The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission (AGFC) has announced freshwater drum have been located in Norfork Lake. “When in the field, we occasionally come across things that make us scratch our heads,” says Jeremy Risley, AGFC District Supervisor. “On Sept. 11, we sent an email about observing a turtle swimming across Norfork Lake. Being as it is 2020, we wanted to provide another unusual observation that occurred on Norfork Lake.” Freshwater Drum, often referred to as “gaspergou,” are ...

So tough to watch. jillian: our proud american series ends this morning at norforks great american picnic where the uss monterey is docked. rob: an exclusive tour of this big ship. >> reporter: happy independence day to you and everyone at home. we are on board the uss monterey, and active-duty missile cruiser. this is the ship that launched 30 tomahawk missiles into syria after bashar al-assad used chemical weapons on his own people, 350 sailors told me they are proud to be americans and be par...

Arriving at dulles international airport, this is baby air force one, not the usual air force one the president flies on the 747, but when the president is on it it is air force one. waiting for the stairs to pull up. the president left an hour ago from norfork, the base for the commission of the uss gerald ford. keep an eye on dulles, as the president gets off and see where he is headed with the white house pool. in norfork, a made in america banner that has been hung in the hangar bay at the p...

People in this town. but 75% of the buildings drivewayed. so thats almost your entire town, if thats what you are living in. most people here lived their entire lives, including the gentleman you see down the street here, cleaning up. thats what is happening now. the damage hahas been sustained, you can hear the sound of the chain saws going, people doing this work, starting to begin to clean up. but thurman, here, nothing as far as fatalities. not even significant injuries. and thats because th...

Well, a significant hail across areas of north eastern nebraska, norfork got hail that looked like winter and snow on the ground. the hail was preceded by very heavy rain and flooding and flooding like a layer of hail down the street, washing cars away, in some cases. a widespread event. jamie, this has been a multi-day weather event. yesterday, the peak of it. but today, we are under the threat of severe weather. take a look at the map. you can see, we have a moderate risk for severe weather. a...