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Writing A New Chapter: Lamar’s Caleb Green Takes His Skill To The Next Level

Clarksville · Clarksville

Writing A New Chapter: Lamar’s Caleb Green Takes His Skill To The Next Level

by Janice Penix Caleb Green is one of the Lamar Warriors most accomplished student-athletes. He was a two-time all-conference basketball player who recorded over 1,000 career points and made the all-state tournament team. He was a member of the third place 4×200 relay team and led the boys track team to its third consecutive conference title. And he was the starting quarterback in 33 games at LHS, recording 3,825 yards and 55 touchdowns for the …Read Article

Farming For The Future: Fox Family Is Franklin County’s 2025 Farm Family

Clarksville · Clarksville

Farming For The Future: Fox Family Is Franklin County’s 2025 Farm Family

by Janice Penix Like many other farm operations, Fox Farms in Charleston is a family operation. It’s an operation traced back multiple generations, one that Cody and Megan Fox hope will continue on with their own children. Cody and Megan, along with their children, Macy, 18, Easton, 16, and Cam, 13, are the 2025 Franklin County Farm Family of the Year. “Farming runs deep for Cody,” Megan said. “He was born into it. He was raised on a cattle and …Read Article

Oark Teacher Awarded Grant: Allen Recognized At Jasper Board Meeting

Clarksville · Clarksville

Oark Teacher Awarded Grant: Allen Recognized At Jasper Board Meeting

Sandy Allen, librarian at Oark Schools, was presented with a grant from the Arkansas Retired Teachers Association (ARTA) during the monthly meeting of the Jasper School Board on Monday, June 16. Allen received the Parsons-Burnett Scholarship Grant in the amount of $2,000. The scholarship is funded by memorials and donations from members of the ARTA. In other matters, Superintendent Candra Brasel led a discussion of state facility partnership fun…Read Article

Williams named Head Basketball Coach at D3 Ozarks

The University of the Ozarks is excited to announce the hiring of Nate Williams as the new head coach of the Eagles men’s basketball program. Williams brings an impressive track record of success, leadership, and player development across NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III levels.Williams most recently served as Assistant Coach at NCAA Division I Wofford College, where he helped guide the Terriers to a Southern Conference To…Basketball · Clarksville Read Article

Entertainment District To Be On Ballot At Ozark

by Vernon McDaniel After a citizens committee obtained nearly twice the number of required certified signatures needed for a special election on a proposed permanent downtown entertainment district, the Ozark City Council June 9 voted 6-0 to set the election for Nov. 18. City Attorney Kevin Barham told the Council all legal requirements had been met by the petitioners, and failure to hold the election could result in legal costs of $30,000 or mo…Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

A Friend And Leader: Brack Denton Brings Effort, Energy To Clarksville Athletics

by Janice Penix If there ever was an all-around trophy for Clarksville High School sports, Brack Denton would undoubtedly have been a contender. Before he graduated in May, Denton had made a solid mark on numerous Panther programs, from the football field to the basketball court and the baseball diamond. While he might not have finished as the most decorated athlete of any given season, Denton’s dedication to his team and positive attitude made …Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

Clarksville Council Approves Airport Grant

by Janice Penix The Clarksville City Council gave its approval Monday, June 9, for the city to apply for approximately $1 million in federal funds for improvements at the municipal airport. Steve Fisher, chairman of the airport commission, and Brendan Oman, representing Garver Engineers, reported the grant will fund the extension of the airport taxiway, a critical step in the runway extension to allow larger planes to land at the airport. Oman t…Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

Prosecutor accuses LaRenda Vick of having firearm in violation of pretrial release terms in felony theft case | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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CLARKSVILLE -- A former Johnson County woman charged with felony theft stemming from insurance money she received after a house fire was arrested Wednesday after prosecutors accused her of violating the terms of her pretrial release by admitting she has a gun.Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

Johnson County Represented By Six at Miss Arkansas and Arkansas Teen

For the first time in the Miss Arkansas competition two sisters, Graceanne Morgan (left) and Carleigh Morgan will be vying for two separate titles. Graceanne with the title of Miss Johnson County will be competing for Miss Arkansas and Carleigh with the title of Miss Johnson County Teen will be competing for Miss Arkansas Teen. They are the daughters of Rocky and Ashley Morgan of Lamar and a cousin to Marilyn Morgan, Miss Arkansas 1971. by Carol…Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

Arkansas Blackberry Research to Take the Stage at Tuesday Field Tour

LITTLE ROCK — From robotic harvesters to more than 43 developed varieties, blackberry research is big in Arkansas, and it will all be on display at a field tour Tuesday at the Fruit Research Station in Clarksville. The annual Blackberry Field Tour, co-hosted by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture and the Arkansas Blackberry […]Clarksville · Clarksville See the Story

Ozark School Board Adopts Cyber Policy

by Vernon McDaniel After spending nearly an hour in executive session May 22, the Ozark School Board adopted a cyber security policy under Act 504 of 2023. The Board also acted on several personnel items. It accepted the resignation of special education teacher Carmi McChristian and hired paraprofessionals Avery King and Amber Ross. Juardan Martinez was reassigned from first grade to fifth grade and Tamara Hall from third grade to first grade. O…Clarksville · Clarksville Read Article

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