Oakland News

A Mountain Home residence was destroyed by fire shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday. At 1:57 a.m. an alarm for a structure fire was reported at 968 C.R. 15, according to a Baxter County Sheriff's office release.

The State Review Board of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program nominated 34 properties in 27 Arkansas counties to the National Register of Historic Places when it met December 2. The announcement was made Friday by AHPP Director Frances McSwain.

Pvt. Salvador Barcelona of Oakland recently enlisted in the Arkansas Army National Guard.

From Joseph Didden, Oakland: We have so many people to thank for all of the work and donations to the Glen Sheley benefit at the Mountain Home VFW Nov.

District court for Baxter County was held Oct. 12 and 15, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

District court for the city of Mountain Home was held Oct. 13, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

District court for the city of Mountain Home was held Oct. 6, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

OAKLAND - A town hall meeting for Oakland area residents is scheduled 6 p.m. Oct.

YELLVILLE - Marion County Quorum Court members voted Tuesday night to give all county employees a 50-cent per hour pay raise, retroactive to Sept.

BULL SHOALS - It will be a homecoming of sorts when performer Andy Tanas comes to the 178 Club at Bull Shoals on Friday.

Marion County Quorum Court faces a seven-item agenda for its regular meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the courthouse in Yellville, including four ordinances, ratification of county judge James Giles' appointments to the Marion County Regional Airport board and Marion County Hospital and Nursing Home board of governors, and a presentation from Oakland ...