WAITING AT THE TRAIN STATION–These cousins, (from left) Layton Williams, Dylan Pearson, Brayden Pearson, Brynnley Champion, and Walker Williams, are waiting at the train station for the start of the 82nd annual Johnson County Peach Festival. The festivities of the yearly event will begin with the pageants on Thursday through Saturday, July 11-13, at the…

Upcoming meetings and events for Clarksville and Johnson County, including area fireworks shows are as follows:   Thursday, July 4 Clarksville First Baptist Church Community Fireworks Show, 8 p.m., Corner of Cline and Clark roads   Saturday, July 6 Summer Concert Series: Brick Fields, 7:30 p.m, Levee Stage McCormick’s One Stop Firework Show and RFD…

by Megan Wylie In its regular meeting on Monday, June 24, the Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) Commission voted to accept the findings of the 2023 Audit of Financial Statements as presented by CPA Adele Jacobs of King, Jacobs & Lorfing, CPAs. For fiscal year 2023, CCU improved profit margins by reducing total expenses by six…

Johnson County 4-H member Logan Pace was the reserve champion broiler barbecue winner at the Arkansas 4-H State Champion Broiler and Turkey Competition June 22 at the Rogers Convention Center. The event was hosted by The Poultry Federation in conjunction with their annual poultry festival dubbed “A Galactic Eggspedition Beyond the Frontier” as a nod…

The Arkansas Municipal League honored Clarksville City Clerk/Treasurer Barbara Blackard with the John Woodruff “City Above Self” Award at its 90th Annual Convention, held June 12-14 in North Little Rock. The award is named in honor of Woodruff, the League’s communications coordinator and editor of City & Town from 1992 until his death in 2007.…

by Janice Penix For Dylan and Allyson Jackson, it took the loss of something precious for them to discover all they had to gain as a family. The couple, along with their six-year-old daughter Caroline, own and operate Cole Jackson Farms near Coal Hill, and are the 2024 Johnson County Farm Family of the Year.…

by Stephanie Baker   The Hartman City Council met on Monday, June 10, and discussed the ongoing financial situation with the Spadra-Goose Camp Water Association, including the possibility of pursuing legal action to collect repayment on debts owed.   At the time of meeting, Spadra’s balance owed to the Hartman water department totaled over $30,000,…