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A Huntsville man was recently found guilty after representing himself in a jury trial in Madison County Circuit Court, fighting a traffic citation he received in June 2023.

The Huntsville Planning Commission approved a new plat for the Highland Park subdivision last week during the panel’s weekly ad hoc meeting. 

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office made four total arrests and recovered stolen property after arranging to purchase the property that was being offered for sale on Facebook.

By making small improvements, ACT scores are almost to the pre-pandemic numbers, officials at the Huntsville School District announced recently. 

The Highway 23 North bridge on War Eagle Creek, on the south side of Withrow Springs State Park, will be replaced.

Madison County citizens can take advantage of the convenience of obtaining a passport here at home now that the County Clerk’s Office is recognized as a U.S. Passport Acceptance Facility.

The Huntsville School Board voted unanimously to hire a search firm to aid in the search for a new superintendent. At a special board meeting on Monday, the board hired McPherson & Jacobson, LLC, a national firm represented by Dr. Kieth Williams.

The following violations were found at local businesses by the Arkansas Department of Health during the month of April:

Madison County Circuit Court cases resolved in April.

On April 9, St. Paul High School took 16 students, two teachers, and one parent to FCCLA’s state leadership conference and STAR event competitions in Hot Springs. FCCLA is a national Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO) for students, in Family and Consumer Sciences (FCS) education. 

A proposed bill to provide poultry growers with access to grant money that would help them get reimbursed for chickens depopulated by the State of Arkansas was voted down last week during a meeting of the Special Language Committee of the Arkansas Legislature’s Joint Budget Subcommittee.

Huntsville High School’s SkillsUSA advisor Sherri Plumlee, the high school’s RN, was named state advisor of the year this month at the state convention held in Hot Springs.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints donated 15,000 pounds of food to Open Arms food pantry in Huntsville on Monday.

Students and parents in the Huntsville School District are familiarizing themselves with a new School Resource Officer with the hiring of Michael Henson, who started working with Huntsville Sgt. Chuck Melton on the campuses last week.

Huntsville School District Superintendent Jonathan Warren announced his resignation effective June 30 in an email to staff before the school day began on April 24. He officially tendered his resignation on April 23. 

A Madison County jury returned a guilty verdict last week in the trial of a Witter man accused of rape in 2020.

Huntsville School District Superintendent Jonathan Warren announced his resignation effective June 30 in an email to staff early Wednesday morning.

Angela Porterfield, director of the Madison County Public Library, comes from a banking background but finds running the library is a lot closer to her heart.

The Elkins City Council met in regular session on Thursday, April 18. The council did not have a meeting in March.

A jury trial began Monday in the case of Herbert Wayne Williams, 45, who stands accused of committing rape, a Class Y felony, in October 2020.

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