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More than $12.3 million not counting what county staff has done to prepare utilities has been invested in a jail facility that still needs voter approval to operate.

A 53-year-old Pettigrew man was arrested Monday afternoon after brandishing a weapon and approaching while a Madison County Sheriff’s deputy was investigating a dispute.

The Huntsville Planning Commission voted to postpone the city’s annual Clean Up Day until April 12 due to weather forecasts predicting rain on Saturday.

There seems to be no end to a flurry of bills in the State Legislature that would dramatically alter the landscape of city zoning in Arkansas, and that has the attention of the Huntsville Planning Commission.

Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson and City Engineer Charlee Presley worked hard to persuade the state legislature to carefully consider the impact before approving bills that would restrict a city’s ability to regulate floodplains within its jurisdiction.

Area tornado watches were followed by a flood warning in effect until 3:45 p.m. Sunday that turned into a frost warning coming into Monday morning for Madison County.

Primary and school board election dates have been changed in Arkansas from May to March with the passage of Act 405 that was signed into law by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders on March 25.

A Bella Vista man hid in a hole in the floor of a Huntsville residence after allegedly assaulting a woman, making terroristic threats and interfering with emergency communications. 

 A bill that could lead to the lifting of the moratoriums on Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in two Arkansas watersheds cleared the Senate last week and made it out of the House Agriculture, Forestry and Economic Development Committee on Monday.

The long-anticipated splash pad at College Street Park in Huntsville will open to the public in late May.

The City of Huntsville has been stripped of its power to regulate accessory buildings by Act 313, a recent piece of legislation enacted by the Arkansas General Assembly.

Bradley Dean Breedlove, 23, of Huntsville was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia on March 13, two days after he was arrested on charges of “Failure to Comply with Reporting Requirements” as a sex offender

A trial date of Aug. 18-31 has been scheduled for Samuel Oliver Simmons, who is accused of killing two people and trying to kill a third in Madison County in 2021.

Important dates on the “Fiber Arts Month” calendar at the  Madison County Library, 827 North College in Huntsville,     hours - Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m; Tuesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., include:

The Madison County Library will celebrate “Fiber Arts Month” in April with a variety of events highlighted by a  collaborative queen-sized afghan that represents a fabric of the community.

In a last-minute attempt to push through a bill that regulates and possibly lifts existing moratoriums for large concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) in Arkansas watersheds — including one on the Buffalo National River — Sen. Blake Johnson (R-Corning) amended a bill he had previously introduced and placed it again on the Senate Committee on Agriculture Forestry and Economic Development Committee’s agenda.

Hearing a woman crying, finding blood on the ground, and receiving reports from dispatch of gunshots, law enforcement breached a house and a Hindsville man wound up with felony charges.

Arkansas may retain the option for school districts to operate with a four-day week if either of two bills introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday passes.

The vintage interior of a classic car showcased the Huntsville SkillsUSA third annual Cruzin’ for Champions car show held at the AT & Georgia Mae Smith Activity Center on March 22. Funds …

The New Year began with a gift enshrouded in chaos when the phone rang at 5:45 a.m., rousting Shayla Scott and setting in motion a hectic chain of events.

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