New streets in the latest phase of the Highland Park subdivision were recently paved and work has begun on a bridge that will tie the development into Highway 23 North.
The Madison County Water Facilities Board met on July 9 in the water office.
Huntsville Water Utilities got some good news last week with the notification that it will receive a grant of up to $1.3 million from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission.
A Spay and Neuter Clinic will be held in St. Paul on July 29 and another is scheduled for Huntsville on Aug. 27 following a successful clinic that was held on July 16 in the Basham Building in downtown Huntsville.
Allysa Villines buys her daughter Jayce a hot dog from Jo Williams at the Huntsville Kiwanis Club tent during Kids Night Monday at the Madison County Fairgrounds.
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for Bryan Law, the new interim superintendent at the Huntsville School District.
The first Huntsville School Board meeting for several administrators may have had a short agenda, but many topics arose that are expected to be potential hot topics in the community.
Brian Garrett, Huntsville High School’s new head golf coach, said he is “feeling his way” into his new role.
This year we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, more commonly known as the GI Bill. This landmark legislation created a pathway for returning troops to further their education, buy homes and launch businesses.
The state Department of Finance and Administration has published new income tax withholding tables.
We’ve always heard good things about Law and his career.
Mad props to Sgt. Chuck Melton and Kenadi Thomas for bringing Diamond State Wrestling to the Eagles Activity Center on Saturday night.
Bringing more people into Madison County and having a positive impact on the local economy are two big benefits of the annual rodeo, Brooke Evans, a member of the rodeo board, said.
When the 27th Madison County IPRA Rodeo takes place next weekend, one of the most popular events will be Mutton Bustin, where young boys and girls take their chances on the backs of sheep inside Sky High Arena.
Huntsville Eagles head coach Eric Henderson put his varsity and junior high players through their paces Monday morning on the practice field behind Eagle Stadium, urging them to watch their feet, “bellybutton” the ball, and to take smaller, “heel-to-toe” steps during plays.
The 27th Annual Madison County IPRA Rodeo Week is scheduled to kick off on Monday with Kids Night at Sky High Arena atop Governors’ Hill. The two-night rodeo will be held on Friday and Saturday, July 26 and 27.
Growing up, I always looked forward to the end of the schoolyear. I spent many summers playing church league baseball and as I got older, I found opportunities to use this time to make a difference in the lives of others by teaching kids to swim. It was a rewarding experience.
More than 870,000 Arkansas residents receive some type of health care through Medicaid, which is operated by the state Department of Human Services.
Jason Barrett, special prosecuting attorney for the State of Arkansas, declined to file criminal charges in a case involving the father of Capt. Michael Sloan of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. Russell Sloan allegedly had a gun in view of people attending a baseball game at the Withrow Springs State Park ball field on May 20.
I’ve not commented on the nutty political scene in America this year, mostly because we are a local newspaper that does not usually comment on national politics.