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The members of the Marble Falls Sewer Improvement District Board of Commissioners met at the Newton County Library in Jasper Tuesday morning, March 5, and passed a resolution to enter into a …
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1/1/25
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Last April 8, people from Texas to Maine witnessed what could have been a once-in-a-lifetime experience: A total solar eclipse. A portion of Newton County, including Jasper, was in the path of …
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1/1/25
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The tornado last May 25 damaged the OUR Cooperative building located just south of Bellefonte off of US 65. Director Jeff Cantrell said as a result of the damage, personal development training …
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1/1/25
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A military Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) officially named Mission: Ozark Wellness made camp at the Jasper and Kingston school campuses last summer. The medical mission carried out at the …
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1/1/25
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CAMP ORR — The Boy Scouts of America changed its name last February to Scouting America. This change reflects the organization’s ongoing commitment to welcoming every youth in America to …
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1/1/25
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Newton County Community Matters celebrated its first anniversary and held it annual membership meeting Thursday, Feb. 22 (2024), at the Jasper Methodist Church. Members elected the new slate of …
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1/1/25
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The Learning Center of North Arkansas officially opened its new facility in Jasper Tuesday morning, March 5 (2024). The Newton County Chamber of Commerce, led by Director Toinette Madison, held a …
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1/1/25
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The Deer/Mt. Judea School District Board of Education approved sending interested school staff members to take emergency response training last summer. The board had met earlier in 2024 with Kurt …
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D/MJ staff get emergency response training
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1/1/25
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Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and Phillips Media Group (PMG) announced at the end of 2024 they reached an agreement for CMG to acquire PMG’s 16 community newspapers spread across Arkansas, …
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1/1/25
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The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus …
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Staff Report
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1/1/25
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Dover School District is requesting to establish its own police department under Act 629 of 2019, according to the Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training. The request appears on the …
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12/31/24
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The Newton County Senior Activity and Wellness Center will serve up its next fish fry on Friday, Jan. 3. Drive through or dine in from 2-5 p.m. at the center. For $11 the fish or chicken dinner …
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12/31/24
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The Jasper Pioneers Extension Homemakers Club met at the home of Marvin and Linda Fuson, Wednesday, Dec. 18, for a leisurely pot luck Christmas dinner from 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. The Fusons furnished …
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By BETTY STIVERS
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12/31/24
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Recently, the Ozark Mountain School District notified patrons of the Bruno-Pyatt Elementary School that the school will hold kindergarten registration much earlier than normal for the 2025-26 school …
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Staff Report
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12/31/24
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The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) produces a Weekly Viral Respiratory Diseases Report for clinicians. The report provides information on Influenza, COVID-19 and Respiratory Syncytial Virus …
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12/31/24
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The Buffalo River Conservation Commission (BRCC) met via internet in a Zoom meeting Friday morning, Dec. 20. Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward said the meeting's main objective was to gather …
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Staff Report
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12/31/24
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Meeting for the last time in 2024, Dec. 19, the Jasper City Council received a run-down of projects completed or nearly completed during the year and which projects will be taking council members' …
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By JEFF DEZORT
Newton County Times
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12/31/24
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On Dec. 24, around 6:50 p.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) troopers stopped a white 2021 Ford F150 on Interstate 40 near the 165-mile marker in Lonoke County for a traffic violation. Troopers searched …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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One teenager was killed and two others were injured early Saturday, December 28, 2024, in an interstate shooting in North Little Rock. At approximately 3:45 a.m., Arkansas State Police responded to …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas State Police (ASP) Criminal Investigation Division is investigating a high-speed pursuit and shooting that occurred on Dec. 27, at approximately 4:30 a.m. in Little …
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From the Arkansas State Police
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12/30/24
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