Jasper News

The superintendent of the Deer-Mount Judea School District in Newton County has a plan to avoid the possibility of consolidation.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 News Briefs Story date: Oct. 21, 2009 The 48th annual fall leaf tour, co-sponsored by the Big Piney Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service, is scheduled for Friday.

News briefs Story date: Oct. 11, 2009 12th annual home tour The 12th annual Newton County Single Parent Scholarship Fund fall home tour is scheduled for noon to 5 p.m. Saturday in Jasper.

JASPER, Ark. - Two teenage boys who disappeared while hunting in northwestern Arkansas have been found safe.

The FBI is investigating more than $200,000 in questionable expenditures of federal disaster funds and county road funds by Newton County officials, state auditors told legislators today.

They say variety is the spice of life, but are there times when tradition tempts the palette even more? The Arkansas of the early 1900's may be a world away.

The Buffalo National River needs more horse trails and a second camping area for equestrians.

The Buffalo National River needs more horse trails and a second camping area for equestrians.

" June Nordman Mashburn has seen a lot of "firsts" in her 100 years of living. One of the most significant "first" was being a member of the first graduating class of the institution that became UALR.