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Proponents of wind turbines and wind farms promote financial opportunity, property rights and exploring social justice and environmental justice as benefits of the industry.

The Huntsville School District is a step closer to having a new baseball/softball practice facility after the Huntsville School Board approved the plans at its regular December meeting.

Madison County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director Keith Edmonds went over his wish list during a county budget committee meeting on Nov. 20.

A flurry of bills was introduced in the state senate by State Senator Bryan King (R-Green Forest) and one in the house by State Representative Chad Puryear (R-Hindsville).

Madison County has been drawn into the global debate hashing out the pros and cons of the wind farm impact as turbines tower over rural landscapes.

The search for a new Huntsville School District superintendent is getting closer to being over as the Huntsville School Board selected for interviews four candidates out of 19 applications.

Santa Claus was the main draw during the annual Huntsville Christmas parade and this boy was among scores of children eager to take their picture with Santa and tell him what was on their wish list. …

INDIANAPOLIS – Vallie Yancey of the Huntsville FFA chapter in Huntsville, has been named a national finalist this year in the Food Products and Processing Systems category in the individuals grades 9-10 of the competition.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation joined a recent meeting of the Madison County Health Coalition to discuss ways the institute is improving care for expectant mothers in and around Huntsville.

Bright Futures doesn’t welcome crises, but as a community action agency every opportunity embraces its mission to mobilize assistance and match resources to meet needs.

An important part of the election cycle took place on Nov. 19 when members elected to serve in Arkansas’ 95th General Assembly gathered in the House Chamber for an Organizational Meeting. 

The Madison County Solid Waste Department budget projected increases for 2025 include adding a full-time employee and replacing a deteriorating portable building at the South County site at St. Paul.

Questions over approving the River Meadows Subdivision located in the floodplain at the intersection of State Highway 16 and State Highway 295 complicated a Nov. 26 County Planning Board meeting.

Amanda Born had no sooner been appointed as Madison County Treasurer by the quorum court than she had to deal with attempts to defraud the county of checks payable.

Safeguards prevented two separate checks issued recently by Madison County Treasurer Amanda Born from being cashed or deposited after they were stolen, whitewashed, and altered.

Huntsville was recently recognized as Community of the Year by the Arkansas Floodplain Management Association (AFMA) in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture — Natural Resources Division.

The battle to remove fluoride in public water systems within Arkansas is ongoing, and  may affect the Madison County Regional Water District, which has been accumulating unpaid fines.

ST. PAUL – The St. Paul Fire Department recently learned that it received two grants.

Concerns about pollution dumped into a tributary to Brush Creek in the Buckeye community prompted Christopher Bell to pick up the phone.

Madison County Judge Larry Garrett opened a Nov. 20 Budget Committee meeting saying that Sheriff Ronnie Boyd requested a $25,000 increase in his overtime budget from $70,000 to $95,000.

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