Help Wanted: Substitute Teachers, Bus Drivers
FARMINGTON -- As school districts continue their safety protocols because of the covid-19 outbreak, they also are trying to manage a shortage of substitute teachers and bus drivers.
Reba Holmes, supe...
October 21, 2020
Lumber Yard Returns To Lincoln
LINCOLN -- The former site that housed Carrington Lumber for 60 years in Lincoln is once again a lumber yard and building supplies center for western Washington County, Northwest Arkansas and eastern ...
October 21, 2020
Rheas Mill Gardens Offers Honor System Produce
FARMINGTON -- A vegetable stand that uses the honor system has provided fresh produce throughout the season and attracts customers not only from Farmington but also from surrounding communities.
Rhea...
October 21, 2020
New Library Playground Open For Use
PRAIRIE GROVE -- The new playground at Prairie Grove Public Library has about 50 different things for children to do and is made for kids ages toddler to 12.
Library Director Megan Wood said library ...
October 21, 2020
Tulsa Woman Charged In 'Meth Bust'
PRAIRIE GROVE -- Prairie Grove Police Department made one of its "biggest methamphetamine busts" following a two-vehicle accident earlier this month, according to police Chief Chris Workman.
Workman ...
October 21, 2020
Council Reverses Planning Commission Decision
FARMINGTON -- Farmington City Council voted 5-3 last week to overturn a decision by the Planning Commission and allow the developer of Farmington Heights subdivision to amend the preliminary plat for ...
October 21, 2020
Lincoln Community Garden Winds Down For Year
LINCOLN -- Lincoln Community Garden is winding down for the season and volunteers picked the last of the green tomatoes last week to donate to G.R.A.C.E. Place in Lincoln.
For the year, the garden ha...
October 21, 2020
Yard Work In The Fall
FARMINGTON -- Carla Gibson with Chicken Holler in Farmington gives some tips and recommendations for the fall season.
She said fall is the best time to plant bulbs, perennials, trees and shrubs.
"The ...
October 21, 2020
Time To Consider Getting A Flu Shot
LITTLE ROCK -- Arkansans shouldn't let the covid-19 pandemic distract them from a more familiar fall and winter foe: Influenza.
Last winter, Arkansas reported about 40,000 cases of flu, according to t...
October 21, 2020
Tax Increase On Ballot
LINCOLN -- Registered voters in Lincoln will consider a local question on the Nov. 3 general election ballot on whether to approve a new 1% sales tax to help fund the police and fire departments.
Ear...
October 14, 2020
Newcomer, Former Council Member Seek Office
LINCOLN -- A former member and a newcomer are vying to serve on Lincoln City Council to represent the Ward 2, Position 2 seat.
Doug Curtsinger served as a council member from the late 1980s until 200...
October 14, 2020
Two Vie For Ward 4, Position 1 Seat
FARMINGTON -- Former council member Terry Yopp is challenging the incumbent, Diane Bryant, for the Ward 4, Position 1 seat on Farmington City Council.
Bryant has served as a City Council member since...
October 14, 2020
Lincoln Schools To Dismiss Early On Wednesdays
LINCOLN -- Lincoln schools will dismiss at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays through the rest of the semester to give teachers extra planning time one day a week.
Mary Ann Spears, superintendent of Lincoln Consoli...
October 14, 2020
Drainage Work For New Subdivision
LYNN KUTTER ENTERPRISE-LEADER Work going on along Countryside Drive in Farmington is part of the storm drainage for a new subdivision that will be located east of Folsom Elementary and behind the home...
October 14, 2020
A Pink 'Surprise'
LYNN KUTTER ENTERPRISE-LEADER These flowers, called Amaryllis Beliadonna, or Naked Lady Lily or "surprise lilies," graced the front of the office for Historic Cane Hill in late summer. The office is i...
October 14, 2020