A Nov. 6, 2023 plan that required the Madison County Solid Waste and Recycling Department to replenish the Local Assistance and Tribal Consistency Fund (LATC) has been restructured.
Rather than seeing the state of Arkansas spend $400 million or more on a 3,000-bed prison to be constructed in Franklin County, State Sen. Bryan King (R-Green Forest) plans to introduce a bill in this year’s legislative session that would allocate $600 million for expanding and funding county jails.
The Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training (CLEST) voted to proceed with a hearing on the decertification of former Madison County Sheriff’s Deputy Timothy “Blake” Hassell at its quarterly meeting last week in Little Rock.
Walker, 2, and Eleanor, 4, Carson proudly showed off this snowman constructed in their yard at Hindsville. The siblings enjoyed a chance to play together in the snow. Winter Storm Cora dumped …
Larry Creed Cain, 82, of Springdale, passed away Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025, in Fayetteville, Ark.
Christine Bolinger Hathorn, 91, of Springdale, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, at Washington Regional Hospital.
Leonard Leo Tanksley of Springdale passed away Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, with family by his side.
Matthew Taylor Haught, 41, passed away at his family home in Huntsville, Ark. on Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.
Marsha Fitch Shaver made a name for herself in the 1970s as a basketball star at Kingston, and will be inducted into the Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 17.
Kingston hosted Lead Hill on Jan. 7. The final score of the junior girls game was Kingston 12, Lead Hill 57. Maycee Gates led the team with 6 points, followed by Mesa Villines, 4, and Legacy Welsh 2.
Kingston 2004 graduate Kyle Bohannan, who will be inducted into the Madison County Athletic Hall of Fame on Jan. 17, remembers a milestone early in his basketball career.
A pair of Huntsville wrestlers, Isabella Doba and Vallie Yancey, competed in the Diamond State Girls Invitational on Jan. 3-4 at Springdale.
Huntsville hosted Gentry for a slate of 4A-1 conference games on Jan. 7.
Our nation’s ports, harbors and inland waterways are critical both for transportation and economic growth. They support industries, create jobs and promote commerce.
The timing could not have been better for the good news Arkansas just received.
Before Arkansas’ regular biennial legislative session convened on Monday, the finger pointing had already started.
A professional wrestling card billed as “Diamond Resolutions” kicked off the New Year for the AT & Georgia Mae Smith Activity Center on Jan. 4.
Public safety considerations, expanding housing and economic development were incorporated into the budget and zoning changes to establish a vision for the City of Huntsville’s future.
The combination of prudent drivers, citizens paying heed to travel advisories and road crews diligently working to clear snow and ice from roadways served Madison County well.
As midday approaches one of the biggest concerns in Madison County was spotty power outages with road conditions improving thanks to the efforts of state, county and city road crews.