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The soon-to-be vacant Fourth Judicial District Prosecuting Attorney position, serving Madison and Washington Counties, has been filled. 

The Madison County Water Facilities Board (MCWFB) entertained a proposal from the city to purchase a rural water line from the county on Harmony Road at its Nov. 12 meeting. 

Decisions on whether to continue a moratorium on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, known as CAFOs, in the Buffalo National River watershed and to change public notice requirements pertaining to hog farms was postponed until December after the Arkansas Legislative Council’s Administrative Rules Subcommittee refused to suspend the rules to take action at its meeting on Nov. 14. 

Members of the Madison County Quorum Court and elected officials received notices in the mail of legislative audit findings last week, setting off a flurry of activity. 

A Legislative Audit report released last week, showed a $17,431.20 check written on the county’s account had been forged.

Madison County Sheriff Ronnie Boyd has requested Arkansas Division on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) to decertify the department’s former deputy, Timothy “Blake” Hassell.

Cynthia Thayer and Mary Grace Cooper of Make It Place were hard at work setting up a Christmas village and discussing a painted window scene they’ve planned in anticipation of the City of Huntsville’s Lighting of the Square.

A two-vehicle accident involving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup and a 2023 Freightliner semi truck on Friday afternoon sent two men to the hospital with serious injuries.

Bettinna Coger was sworn in to represent Ward 4, Position 1, during Monday’s Huntsville City Council meeting, followed by a very business-like agenda.

The fifth Annual Elkins Holiday Expo is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 16, at the Elkins Community Center. The expo is the Elkins Community Network’s annual fundraiser for its various …

Serving as a tank commander or crewman in the Army provided excitement galore for Guy Roden, but that skillset didn’t exactly transition into a job in civilian life.

Plans for the new baseball/softball field are moving forward and the facility is much closer to having a permanent home.

The city’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2025 has Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson feeling jolly with several doses of “Thanksgiving” blended in the concoction and it’s not December yet.

Voters will most likely face the same one-cent sales tax increase proposal in May 2025 after the proposal failed on November 5, during the General Election. 

Carmen Watkins’ career didn’t follow the most direct or quickest route — but in her heart she wound up back home.

Some Madison County residents gambled with the wrong kind of lottery — defying a burn ban and running the risk of starting a wildfire and experiencing unwanted consequences. According to …

A lengthy investigation led to a drug bust in the Kingston area on Friday, resulting in three arrests and the confiscation of drugs, at least one stolen gun, stolen traffic signs and evidence of poaching.

A Huntsville man faces 23 counts of endangering the welfare of a minor after his son wore the father’s shirt to school and narcotics were discovered in a pocket.

Paws and Claws, Huntsville’s pet shelter recently got a makeover thanks to a $20,000 grant, and after being closed most of September, celebrated with an open house on Saturday.

Huntsville senior Lakelynn Greenfield was crowned the 2024 Homecoming Queen Friday night. Lakelynn is the daughter of Beau and Heather Greenfield. She was escorted by her father.

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