Clarksville High FFA Students Present to Rotary Club
Representatives from Clarksville High School’s FFA organization attended the meeting of the Clarksville Rotary Club on Thursday, Feb. 5, to present about agriculture education opportunities at the school. Among those participating were (from left) Abbi Stark, teaching intern; Brittni Fales, teacher; Karime Aleman, Raylynn Foster, Emma Wiggins, Faith Graham, Isabella Hice, Spencer Christian-Liles, Ben Holland,…
Read MoreOzark Students Qualify For All-State Concert Band And Choir
ALL-STATE BAND—Ozark High School student Brody Wade (left) was recognized by the Ozark School Board for qualifying for the All-State Concert Band. Attending the presentation with Wade was James Maestri, high school band director. ALL-STATE CHOIR—Ozark High School student Anna Leding (right) was recognized by the Ozark School Board for qualifying for the All-State Choir.…
Read MoreCCU Approves Transmission Framework For Data Center Utility Reports $3.3 Million Net Gain
by Megan Wylie The Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) Commission approved a transmission service agreement term sheet related to the proposed Serverfarm ARK1 data center project during its combined January and February regular meeting held Monday. Commissioners also approved utility relocations tied to the project, received a clean audit report and acted on several infrastructure and…
Read MoreLJH Warriors Are 3A-4 Runner-Up
The Lamar Junior High Warriors finished the 2025-26 season as conference runner-up and as runner-up in the 3A-4 District Tournament at Cedarville. The Warriors defeated Mansfield in the district tournament semifinals but fell to Booneville in the championship game. Mansfield Against the Mansfield Tigers, Lamar earned a 56-48 win. The Warriors scored 19 points in…
Read MoreBarton Player Surpasses Record Set By Hartman’s Davenport
Da’Mya Wilson, a senior guard from Barton High School, scored 72 points in a game on Feb. 3, breaking the girls’ single-game scoring record which had been held by the late Angela Davenport from Hartman for 46 years. Wilson’s achievement came in Barton’s win over Marianna. The Lady Bears are coached by Ryan Koerdt, a…
Read MoreWarriors Fall In District; Will Be Third Seed In Regional Tourney
After securing a bye from the first round, the Lamar Warriors fell to Paris 53-50 in the 3A-4 District Tournament semifinals on Thursday, Feb. 19, in Charleston. The Warriors will be the third seed in the 3A-1 Regional Tournament at Paris, and will play Lincoln at 5:30 p.m. Thursday. Lamar trailed the Eagles 19-11 after…
Read MoreRebels Defeat Acorn, Earn Regional Bid
The Westside Rebels earned a win over Acorn in the first round of the 2A-4 District Tournament at Danville last week to earn a bid to the 2A-1 Regional Tournament at Mountainburg this week. Westside, the fourth seed from its conference, will play Ozark Catholic, the number one seed from the 2A-1 conference, at 8:30…
Read MoreOzark Basketball Heads To Regionals
by Eddie Duerr The Ozark High School girls and boys basketball teams both fell one game short of a district title but qualified to compete this week in the 4A-1 Regional Tournament at Prairie Grove this week. Girls The Lady Hillbillies faced Mena in the first round of the 4A-4 District Tournament in Dardanelle on…
Read MoreOzark Board Recognizes Student Achievements
by Robbi Roberts The Ozark School Board gave special recognition at its monthly meeting Tuesday, Feb. 17, to junior high and high school students who had achieved various honors recently. Recognized for qualifying for All-State Concert Band was Brody Wade, who attended with OHS Band Director James Maestri. Qualifying for All-State Choir was Anna Leding,…
Read MoreJasper Board Hears Kingston Proposal
The Jasper School Board heard a proposal from representatives of Kingston at its monthly meeting Monday, Feb. 16, that would outline how the school will separate from the district if voters approve the detachment on March 3. The Jasper School District is currently a consolidated district consisting of three campuses, Jasper in Newton County, Oark…
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