Williford News

By By Caleb Fort Rogers Mayor Steve Womack lets Salvation Army bell ringer Caitlyn Williford of Fayetteville select the first bill Wednesday to go into the donation kettle.

A 12-year old Sharp County girl committed suicide on September 26, 2009. Her mother, Star Chapps, says she was being teased at school.

District court for Baxter County was held Oct. 20 and 22, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

The flooding may be over for some Region 8 residents, but for others, it's just the beginning.

Anytime 63 swings close to the Spring river you could see it sneaking out into the countryside.

The many perils the city of Williford has faced regarding getting a new library seems to be never ending.

District court for the city of Mountain Home was held Sept. 22, 2009, before Judge Van Gearhart.

For a man from the small town of Williford, Ark., being in control of one of the busiest airspaces in America is a far cry from the quiet wooded area from which he called home.

Photo/submitted Instructor Alan Haskins, Walnut Ridge Fire Chief, demonstrates for Barry Batchelar the proper technique for using the jaws of life to open a car during the Aug.

LITTLE ROCK -- The Arkansas Recovery Office has announced 13 recovery grants worth a total of $5.1 million dollars are being issued to Arkansas cities and counties.

Longtime Pocahontas resident Linda Collins-Smith resigned her position on the Arkansas Ethics Commission on June 30, a post to which she was appointed in 2008 by former Senate President Pro Tem Jack Critcher, to run for State Representative in District 80.

GEPP -- A one-vehicle accident Monday on U.S. Highway 62 east of Gepp killed a Williford man and injured his wife.

Oh, the strange things that I have found over the years. I recently told everyone the story of Thomas Doran, the "Armless News Boy." So to continue that happy theme, I thought I'd share this interesting old promotional flyer from Chas.