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Trying to tackle what he called a “three-head monster,” State Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) announced a package of crime bills during a press conference last week at the Arkansas State Capitol.

Local producers felt the sting of Cargill’s plans to close its Springdale turkey processing plant on Aug. 1, and shift production to turkey processing plants in Missouri and Virginia.

Jury selection began on Monday in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville for the capital murder trial of Hunter Nolan Chenoweth, the man accused of killing three family members near Wesley nearly four years ago.

A Kingston woman faces multiple criminal charges after a spree in which she allegedly broke into the Kingston Schools, donned an athletic uniform and engaged in various acts of mayhem and theft.

A large-scale development plan to construct a new church on U.S. 412 may have to jump through a few more hoops after receiving conditional approval.

Huntsville’s Swift Water Rescue Team would like to expand its capacity on the heels of receiving an $88,000 grant.

ST. PAUL—The St. Paul Volunteer Fire Department is a major step closer to having a facility in Delaney after it received a major grant to fund the fire house.

The term “facial recognition” has a new definition during official proceedings according to a good-natured revelation by Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson.

The Madison County Water Facilities Board (MCWFB) accepted a purchase offer of $10,000 from the City of Huntsville Water Utilities board to sell the Harmony Road line.

A Hindsville man has been named to the State Board of Electrical Examiners among a flurry of appointments announced by Governor Sarah  Huckabee Sanders on Jan. 15.

Lawmakers are poised to consider a bill during this legislative session filed last week that would lift moratoriums on large swine operations in the Buffalo National River watershed.

Huntsville may soon be getting a new church building on U.S. 412 with the City Planning Commission granting conditional approval at its Monday meeting.

Stacey Stilwell’s journey to her current post as Veterans Services Officer for Madison County took an unusual path through the Arkansas National Guard. 

Mayor Travis Dotson proposed purchasing another vehicle at the Jan. 13 city council meeting because the police force increased by one officer with a recent hire and he will need a vehicle.

Jury selection in the capital murder trial of Hunter Nolan Chenoweth has been rescheduled for Feb. 3 in Madison County Circuit Court in Huntsville, Judge Joanna Taylor ruled in a special hearing in Fayetteville on Monday.

Retirement is something that “Nitro,” one half of the Huntsville Police K-9 unit, doesn’t understand as a dog used to going places and solving crimes.

A tiny house subdivision at Wesley got the go-ahead from the Madison County Quorum Court with approval of its preliminary plat at a special meeting of the quorum court.

City of Huntsville Public Works Department employees were praised for their round-the-clock efforts to clear snow and ice and keep the streets safe for driving during the Jan. 13 city council meeting.

Knowing the difference between good and bad guys and being able to identify armed first responders embedded within schools is critical knowledge for law enforcement and firefighters.

State Senator Bryan King (R-Green Forest) touted a victory for poultry farmers in securing an Attorney General’s opinion that would exempt zero-turn mowers used to upkeep grass around chicken houses from state sales tax.

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