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Area Fourth of July Events
COMMUNITY COVERAGE Area Fourth of July events include: Friday, July 3 –5 p.m.-Coal Hill VFW Freedom Festival, Coal Hill VFW* –6:30 p.m.-Fourth of July celebration, West Side Park, Ozark* Saturday, July 4 –Independence Day –8 a.m.-noon-250 Fourth of July celebration, Johnson County courthouse square –6 p.m.-Altus Fourth of July celebration, city park* –6 p.m.-First Baptist…
Read MoreClarksville Sets July 13 Hearings On Two Data Center Bond Proposals
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COVERAGE -DATA CENTER Clarksville officials will hold two public hearings July 13 at city hall on proposed industrial development revenue bonds tied to data center projects planned within the city. The hearings involve separate proposals for SF ARK1, LLC and Hatchbo LLC under Arkansas Amendment 65 and Act 9 authority, according to…
Read MoreBlackard Receives Award Of Excellence From AML
COMMUNITY COVERAGE Barbara Blackard of Clarksville was presented with a new award named in her honor during the Arkansas Municipal League’s convention, held June 17-19 in North Little Rock. The Barbara Blackard Award of Excellence is presented to a clerk who exemplifies exceptional professional service, dedication to the Arkansas City Clerks, Recorders and Treasurers Association…
Read MoreCounty 4-H Members Participate In Ozark District O-Rama
COMMUNITY COVERAGE by Jeanie Rowbotham Johnson County Extension Agent – 4-H Johnson County 4-H hosted the 2026 Ozark District O-Rama June 10 at the University of the Ozarks. This year’s event theme, “Lights, Camera, 4-H!,” welcomed 4-H members, families, volunteers and Extension professionals from 25 counties across the Ozark District for a day of competition,…
Read MorePublic Meeting About Data Center Set
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COVERAGE -DATA CENTER A public meeting designed to assist the public in obtaining facts about the data center or centers being built in the Clarksville community has been set for Monday, July 13, at the Walton Fine Arts Center at the University of the Ozarks. The meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m., or…
Read MoreLocal Student Wins National Art Contest For America’s 250th
COMMUNITY COVERAGE Bailey Pacheco, 10, of Clarksville, was recently named a winner in the American Heroes Student Art Contest, sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities as part of the Freedom 250 celebration of America’s 250th birthday. Pacheco took first place in the upper elementary, third-fifth grade division of the nationwide competition. Students in…
Read MoreFinding Their Heaven On Earth; Parkers Are The 2026 Johnson County Farm Family Of The Year
COMMUNITY FEATURE COVERAGE by Janice Penix Shane and Amber Parker had always planned to move to a quiet, country farm when they became empty-nesters. Living in a spacious home on Piney Bay in eastern Johnson County, the two had ample room to raise their daughter – and Shane’s three older daughters – with plenty of…
Read MoreTornado, Severe Storms Leave Damage Across Ozark
COMMUNITY COVERAGE City crews, emergency responders and volunteers spent Monday assessing damage and assisting residents after a tornado and severe thunderstorms moved through Ozark during the early morning hours of June 22. Ozark Mayor Roxie Hall reported widespread damage across the city, including downed trees, fallen power lines and damage to homes and other structures.…
Read MoreCCU Considers Data Center Agreements, Transmission Deal; Schedules June 29 Special Meeting
UTILITY COVERAGE – CLARKSVILLE CONNECTED UTILITIES- SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE by Megan Wylie Clarksville Connected Utilities (CCU) Commissioners on Monday, June 22, reviewed draft agreements outlining utility service commitments, construction funding structure and transmission responsibilities for the proposed Serverfarm data center project, which represents a large-scale industrial power load requiring regional transmission coordination and infrastructure buildout. The…
Read MoreOark Achievements Celebrated At Board Meeting
SCHOOL BOARD COVERAGE – OARK/JASPER- SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE Recognition of student and staff achievements opened the meeting of the Jasper School Board on Monday, June 15. Oark student Cassidy Gosnell was recognized for placing third in two categories, K-3 color photograph and K-3 live action, at the Arkansas Association of Instructional Media (AAIM) Student Media Festival.…
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