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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the National Cemetery Administration awarded nine grants totaling more than $2.4 million as part of the Veterans Legacy …
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From the Department of Veterans Affairs
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6/20/24
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This month's Community Matters meeting next Thursday , June 27, will be back at the Methodist Church Fellowship Hall - as the water issue is resolved. Also, this will be an important, joint meeting …
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6/20/24
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MORRILTON — Arkansas State Police and other local law enforcement agencies are working to apprehend a Birmingham, Ala., man wanted in multiple homicides. Stacy Lee Drake, 50, was last seen on …
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Staff Report
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6/19/24
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JASPER — Kim Paul-Williams, a program manager for the Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund (ASPSF), visited the Newton County Community Matters coalition meeting last May 23, and described …
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By JEFF DEZORT
Newton County Times
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6/18/24
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The Boone/Newton County Retired Teachers and Support Staff Association met Tuesday, May 7, 2024, at Western Sizzlin' in Harrison, Arkansas, at 11:30 AM. The meeting was called to order by President …
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By JIM WORKS, Secretary, BNCRTSS
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6/18/24
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The North Arkansas College Board of Directors held its monthly meeting Thursday, June 13, at the JPH Conference Center and approved the hiring of four new employees. Teresa Paul was hired for the …
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Staff Report
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6/18/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas teacher salaries went up 3.2 percent last year, to an average of $54,309. That ranked Arkansas 45th in the country. However, when the cost of living is factored in, …
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From the Arkansas Senate
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6/18/24
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is including three new cancer types in the list of presumed service-connected disabilities due to military environmental exposure under the …
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6/18/24
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The 25th annual Buffalo River Elk Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, June 28-29, in Jasper. The festival celebrates the successful reintroduction of elk to Newton County. Hunters interested …
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6/18/24
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RUSSELLVILLE — On Saturday, June 15, 2024, Arkansas State Police (ASP) stopped a white Mitsubishi SUV for a traffic violation on Interstate 40 East near the 79-mile marker in Pope County. …
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Staff Report
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6/18/24
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A minor male was killed in an ATV crash in Boone County June 8, according to an Arkansas State Police report. It happened on Old Cricket Road in Omaha. The minor and another four-wheeler were …
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6/17/24
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The Ozark Foundation is excited to announce the Inaugural Arkansas Graveler, June 23 - June 28. Arkansas Graveler is a six-day cycling journey across rural county roads of the Natural State. The …
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6/17/24
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The Newton County Local Emergency Planning Committee met Monday, June 10, and was updated on plans forming for the upcoming free health services event coming to Jasper and Kingston in July. The U.S. …
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Staff Report
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6/17/24
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The Criminal Justice Institute (CJI) is hosting a Prescription Drug/Opioid Overdose and Fentanyl Community Roundtable event for Newton County on Thursday, June 27, at 12 p.m. It will be held at the …
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Staff Report
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6/17/24
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As summertime community events are underway, you may notice canvassers offering up several petitions to be signed wherever crowds gather. There are several such petitions going around currently and …
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Staff Report
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6/17/24
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Newton County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. To correspond with the center: P.O. Box 41, 100 E. Clark St, Jasper, AR 72641 | Tel: 870.446.5531 | …
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6/17/24
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I’ve talked with farmers, ranchers and agriculture industry stakeholders in our state and across the country to gather their input and priorities for the next farm bill. Now we’ve put …
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By US SEN. JOHN BOOZMAN
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6/16/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the arrest of Kaylee Slaughter, 25, of Lepanto on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B Felony: …
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6/15/24
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LITTLE ROCK – Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing the arrest of Katrina Criswell, 47, and Lakeyia Alexander, 29, both Cotton Plant city employees, on charges …
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6/14/24
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FAYETTEVILLE – A Green Forest man was sentenced today to 360 months imprisonment without the possibility of parole on two (2) Counts of Sexually Exploiting a Minor via the Production of Child …
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6/14/24
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