A Huntsville woman died Saturday in a three-vehicle accident on Highway 12 in Madison County.
Since the early 1990s, Madison County has received its water supply from Beaver Lake and the Madison County Regional Water District. But it was in the early 1970s that the Madison County Water Facilities Board began serving those who needed a steady supply of quality water.
The Madison County Quorum Court met in special session last week to create a Jail Construction Fund, then passed an ordinance to pay $1 million toward the construction of a jail and another $210,000 for the purchase of two road graders from Carroll County.
A group organized by Huntsville Mayor Travis Dotson met last week to discuss the future of the city-owned Basham building and about 24 acres owned by the city previously purchased for an industrial park.
Early voting for the May 9 special school board election began this week at the Madison County Courthouse.
Covenant Logistics Group Inc., based in Chattanooga, Tenn., recently purchased Huntsville-based poultry carrier Lew Thompson & Son Trucking Inc. for about $100 million. The acquisition was completed on April 26.
The Elkins City Council last week approved several changes for employees with the city, according to Mayor Troy Reed.
The final push is on for local residents to offer feedback on the future of safer streets and roads in the area, according to the City of Huntsville’s Economic Development Director Brandi Holt.
The Madison County Quorum Court met briefly last week and approved a supplemental appropriations ordinance relating to its solar project.
The Madison County Health Coalition received $25,000 from the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership (ARORP) to attend personalized training “to create and maintain safe, healthy and drug-free communities globally,” according to a news release.
The Alcohol Beverage Control Board refused to revoke two local liquor permits after Lonnie Siler and Connie Burkes challenged the board’s constitutionality to issue them.