Melbourne News

Melbourne, AR-One hundred-seventy-one full-time students qualified for the Presidenta s List at Ozarka College for the Spring 2009 semester.A This included eighty-eight with perfect 4.00 grade point averages.A All others earned at least a 3.50 average.

Several fake payroll checks were cashed at food stores in Calico Rock and in Melbourne, Izard County Sheriff Tate Lawrence said Monday.

A Melbourne man was arrested June 23 in connection with an incident at a housing complex in that town.

It's no surprise to us that a legislative audit raised questions about just how the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory prioritizes cases and the time it takes to examine evidence.

CALICO ROCK - The James Gallegos Memorial Livestock Show, hosted by Calico Rock FFA Alumni, is set for June 6 at North Central Arkansas District Fairgrounds in Melbourne.

Burglars gained entrance to three Calico Rock businesses on the night of May 18 and attempted to gain entrance to a fourth business whose alarm system apparently scared them away.

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.

MELBOURNE - Practical nursing graduates at Ozarka College were honored at a recognition ceremony May 5. Students completing their studies in practical nursing were Charlotte Billingsley of Melbourne; Kristina Coleman of Brockwell; Logan Coles of Strawberry; Bridgett Farris of Melbourne; Kayla Foster of Norfork; Waid Holowell of Mount Pleasant; ...

The Izard County Veteran's Memorial Association will present a Veteran's Day Ceremony 11 a.m. May 25 at the Veteran's Memorial Wall in Melbourne.

One person was injured Monday in a crash near Melbourne. About 7 p.m., Kenneth Otte, 48, of Melbourne was driving south on State Highway 9 when he lost control of his vehicle while negotiating a curve, ran off the road, hit a culvert and traveled back on the highway, according to an Arkansas State Police news release.

Despite a gloomy outlook for state income- and property-tax collections, the agencies that manage Arkansas' growing population of felons in prisons or on probation or parole are in line for hefty increases in their budgets next year.

U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. and UH-1Y crew chief Bryan E. Campbell , from Melbourne, Arkansas, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 163 of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, prepares an M2.50 caliber machine gun during flight operations in support of counter-piracy surveillance operations in the Gulf of Aden April 6, 2009.

A free 'Boosting Brainpower Through Movement' lecture will be offered at 11:30 a.m. April 8 at Ozarka College in Melbourne.

Authorities say an Arkansas man was killed Tuesday when he was struck by a falling pine tree while logging in Izard County.

At this point in the 87th General Assembly's legislative session, some measures are moving through rather quickly, such as the proposal to keep secret information about those Arkansans licensed to carry ...

A company based in Danville is shutting down a plant in Arkansas. Officials with Columbia Flooring say about 250 people in Melbourne, Arkansas will lose their jobs, but the closure shouldn't affect any workers ...

Melbourne's mayor says a hardwood flooring plant in his north Arkansas town will be closing, leaving about 250 workers without jobs.

Ozarka College Melbourne - March 1 is the deadline to submit applications for Ozarka Foundation Scholarships at Ozarka College.

Sometimes efforts to undermine the Freedom of Information Act come cloaked with good intentions.

All area high school seniors are invited to attend the preview day and will have the opportunity to visit with faculty, staff, financial aid and current students about the opportunities available to them at ...