New Independence County Senior Citizens Center Opens on Elm Street
Batesville, AR – This week, the Independence County Senior Citizens Center celebrated its grand opening at its new Elm Street location in Batesville, marking a...
Author : Kenneth Cook
Crystal River Cave Tours Reopen in Cave City After Tornado and Personal Loss
Cave City, AR – On Saturday, July 19, 2025, Crystal River Cave Tours in Cave City, Arkansas, welcomed visitors back for the first time since...
Arkansas State Police Make Major Drug Seizures Along Interstate 40
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. — Arkansas State Police Troopers conducted a series of successful traffic stops along Interstate 40 between July 9 and July 13, 2025, resulting...
First Community Bank Earns Spot on 2025 Best Places to Work in Arkansas List
Batesville, AR (July 17, 2025) – First Community Bank has once again been honored as one of Arkansas’s Best Places to Work. The prestigious designation, now...
NCAA Division III Grants Active Membership to Lyon College
BATESVILLE, Arkansas – The NCAA Division III Membership Committee has approved Lyon College’s active Division III membership, effective Sept. 1, paving the way for the college’s...
Ninth Annual Howard L. House Memorial Golf Tournament to Benefit Children’s Advocacy Center
Batesville, AR – Preparations are in full swing for the Ninth Annual Howard L. House Memorial Golf Tournament, which will take place August 2 and...
Arkansas Braces for Intense Heat Wave Next Week
Batesville, Arkansas, July 18, 2025 – Arkansas is set to endure another week of extreme heat starting Saturday, July 19, through at least Friday, July...
Extreme Heat Warning Extended in Arkansas, Batesville Braces for Dangerous Conditions
Batesville, Arkansas, July 18, 2025 – An Extreme Heat Warning remains in effect for central, eastern, and north central Arkansas, including Batesville, until 8 p.m....
Michael Peckham is New Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Lyon College
BATESVILLE, Arkansas — Lyon College Director of Athletics Kevin Jenkins announced today that Michael Peckham has been named head coach of the Scots women’s basketball program....
Kerr County Texas Faces New Life-Threatening Flood Emergency
Kerrville, Texas, July 6, 2025 – A new round of life-threatening flooding is unfolding in Kerr and Gillespie Counties, Texas, as nearly stationary thunderstorms dump...