JC Quorum Court Waits On Ordinance Regulating Mineral Extractions; Committee Formed To Delve Into Issue After Legal Questions Raised
by Janice Penix The Johnson County Quorum Court tabled an ordinance at its monthly meeting Thursday which would regulate mineral extraction near high-investment developments such as the Serverfarm data center being constructed in Clarksville. Justices of the peace voted to form a committee to look further into the issue after questions about the legality of…
Read MoreFranklin County QC Approves Tractor Purchase
by Robbi Roberts The Franklin County Quorum Court held its monthly meeting Thursday, April 9. The Court approved an ordinance appropriating $249,252.39 for the purchase of a new tractor and a new side arm boom. County Judge Rickey Bowman told the Court one of the tractors and booms, a sidearm brush hog, have become a…
Read MoreClarksville Football Proposal To Get Statewide Vote
by Janice Penix A Clarksville-led proposal that would allow struggling football teams to move down a classification will be voted on by school representatives statewide this summer. Michael Banning, Clarksville athletic director, led the push for the Competitive Equity Football Classification proposal. If approved, public schools with a conference winning percentage of 20% or less…
Read MoreClarksville, Lamar Compete At Jr. Sand Lizard Relays; LeFlore Wins Girls High Point Award
Junior high track teams from Clarksville and Lamar were among those competing in the Junior Sand Lizard Relays at Dardanelle on Tuesday, April 7. Landry LeFlore of Clarksville won the high point award in the girls division. She won the 800-meter run with a time of 2:46.31 and the 1,600-meter run with a time of…
Read MoreArea Track Teams Compete In Dardanelle Meet
High school track athletes from Ozark, Clarksville and Lamar competed in the Senior Sand Lizard Relays at Dardanelle on Thursday, April 9. In the boys division, Jake Reames of Lamar took first place in the 200-meter dash with a time of 23.03, finished second in the 100-meter dash with a time of 11.29 and second…
Read MoreLady Panthers Suffer Two Defeats
The Clarksville Lady Panther softball team fell in conference games last week against Dardanelle and Mena. Dardanelle The Lady Panthers lost to Dardanelle 8-5 due to a big fifth inning by the Lady Lizards on Tuesday, April 7. Morgan Shook took the loss in the circle over five innings of work, surrendering eight runs on…
Read MoreOzark Softball Gets 11th Win Of Season
by Bronson Ruston The Ozark Lady Hillbilly softball team earned three wins last week to improve 11-4 overall and 5-1 in conference play. Mena Brylee Riddell carved through Mena’s lineup, piling up 16 strikeouts in a two-hit complete-game shutout as the Hillbillies beat Mena 8-0 on Tuesday, April 7. Riddell helped her cause, ripping a…
Read MoreNicely Appointed Sheriff; Quorum Court Selects Chief Deputy To Head JCSO Through Year’s End
by Janice Penix After a lengthy deliberation process, the Johnson County Quorum Court unanimously appointed Grant Nicely as sheriff through Dec. 31, during a special called meeting on Wednesday, April 1. The Court declared a vacancy in the office following the resignation of Tom Hughes, which was effective on Wednesday. By law, justices of the…
Read MoreGriggs Advances In Sheriff’s Race; Avaritt Wins Assessor Post
Gaston Griggs will advance to the Nov. 3 general election in the race for sheriff after receiving the most votes in the Republican primary runoff election on Tuesday, March 31. Griggs received 1,408 votes, while Dale Wood received 1,222. Griggs will face Democratic candidate Larry Jones in the general election this fall. In the race…
Read MoreLamar High School EAST Recognized At Annual Conference
by Annabelle Keene The Lamar High School EAST program recently received the Founder’s Award at the annual EAST state conference. LHS received the award for projects students completed this school year, which included remapping the Red Lick Mountain bike trail, designing a dog park expansion of Cabin Creek Park, and creating shade structures for the…
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