Halloween, ribbon cuttings, and Christmas Parade among topics discussed at monthly Chamber of Commerce meeting

Bradley County Chamber of Commerce board members discussed several upcoming projects at their monthly meeting at Bradley County Economic Development Corp. on Monday. It was announced that the Bradley County Pink Tomato Festival recently was awarded entry into the Arkansas Food Hall of Fame with a trophy presented. A Downtown Network grant of $3,000 was…

2021 Junior Livestock Exhibitor Premium Sale raises $19,850

Top Photo: Holden Cathey taking part in the Junior Livestock Exhibitor Premium Sale during the Bradley County Fair and Livestock Show. Photo by Gregg Reep Correction: Please note that “Harrell’s Processing” should be listed at Harold’s Processing. The graphic was sent directly to us by the Cooperative Extension Service. We are unable to edit that…

Secretary of Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism visits Moro Bay State Park

In August, Moro Bay State Park hosted a special visitor, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, Stacy Hurst. Mrs. Hurst was joined during her stay at Moro Bay by her husband Howard and son Conley. They were able to take a tour of the cabins, campground, visitor center, marina, and the…

Mainline Health receives national recognition

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded seven 2021 Community Health Quality Recognition badges to Mainline Health Systems. The badges recognize health center program awardees that have made notable quality improvement achievements in 2020. In addition, COVID-19 badges were introduced to recognize health…

Arkansas named Cheez-It Bowl National Team Of The Week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The undefeated and nationally ranked Razorbacks are also the Cheez-It Bowl National Team of the Week. The Football Writers Association of America handed out its top weekly award to Arkansas following the team’s 40-21 thrashing of rival Texas over the weekend. The Hogs, unranked at the time, pitched a first-half shutout and…

Owners of Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics acquire Fordyce Clinic

Owners of the Warren and Monticello Animal Clinics, Norris Animal Clinics, recently acquired the Fordyce Animal Clinic and have begun seeing patients today, September 13, 2021 at the Fordyce location. “The cat is out of the bag,” a Facebook announcement read last Wednesday. According to the announcement post, the name of the Fordyce clinic will…