Ash Flat News

Linda Tanner, secretary for the Sharp County Extension Service in Ash Flat, will retire June 19 after 37 years of service.

Cherokee Village Lodge Senior Citizens Center participants enjoy lunch and bingo June 25.

Sharp county has a reputation for primarily being a recreational area centered around Hardy.

Melbourne - Public receptions for Dr. Richard Dawe, Ozarka College president, are set 11 a.m.-1 p.m. as follows: July 14 - Ozarka College-MountainView July 15 - Ozarka College-Ash Flat July 16 - Ozarka College-Melbourne. Dawe was appointed in May by Ozarka College by the Board of Trustees and will assume the presidency July 1. - From ...

SThe success of the Spring River Animal Services program can be witnessed all over the nation.

Area residents, land and business owners look over a scale map of the proposed five lane highway expansion through Ash Flat at a public awareness meeting hosted by the Arkansas Highway and Transportaion Department June 11.

ALMA Shelly Ann Newton , 1322 Briarwood, June 8, Chapter 7. ARKADELPHIA Andre Marcus Adams, 118 S. 25th, June 5, Chapter 13.

I have never seen such racing in one night in my life! All but one class had the ultimate winner challenged up to the last lap or even the last turn.

They say, "It's about a community taking up the fight" and Fulton County showed their hometown pride as we worked together and raised $28,593, to continue the battle against cancer.

He and drummer Joe Davis and keyboardist/guitarist/vocalist Louis Paul formed the group in 1964 and enjoyed a small burst of national success in the mid-'60s, scoring a minor hit with the classic, "I Don't Believe." "The band was always centered around Louis Paul, but Laddie was the glue to that whole thing," says author and Memphis garage rock ...

The Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department will hold a Public Involvement Meeting in Ash Flat to discuss plans for improvements to Highway 167, according to AHTD officials.

The first holiday weekend of the summer season proved to be an expensive one for almost 50 people celebrating with a little too much enthusiasm.

Two inmates at the Sharp County Detention Center in Ash Flat were discovered missing at 6 a.m. Wednesday when jailers served breakfast.

The Spring River Chamber of Commerce met in their regular monthly meeting May 19 at Words and Afterwords in Hardy.

Being proactive in the event of a medical crisis such as a flu pandemic, natural disaster, anthrax threat or bioterrorism is a collaborative effort, one which requires in depth planning not only at national and state levels, but also at the county level.

MELBOURNE - The Ozarka College adult education department will be offering an ongoing English as a Second Language class 2-4 p.m. beginning Tuesday at their Ash Flat site and continuing every Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday through June 30.

Sergeant Rickey Crook has assumed the duties of Cherokee Village police chief. Crook is replacing Chief Jason French who resigned last week.

Gladine Ann Himschoot, age 77 of Ash Flat died Thursday, May 14, 2009 at St. Bernards Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro of a sudden illness.

Bruce Brandolino and Shane Green check over computer programing codes for Web based SqueakyFax.com. Photo by Steven W. Looney As a small business, it is difficult enough to make ends meet and find enough hours in the day to get everything done.

Ash Flat welcomes a new Chief of Police. Anthony Wiles was recently appointed to the position following former Chief Mike Zeiger's transfer to the Drug Task Force last November.