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Cotter's girls handed Willow Springs only its second loss of the season in winning the third-place game of the tournamen...
12/21/2025

Cotter's girls handed Willow Springs only its second loss of the season in winning the third-place game of the tournament. Both Calico Rock teams finished the tourney with wins on Saturday as well.

MAMMOTH SPRING — Cotter's sophomores combined for nine 3-pointers, and the Lady Warriors wrapped up a marathon week with a third-place trophy Saturday afternoon. The Lady Warriors sank …

Cotter's senior girls improved to 3-2 in the 2A-2 standings, and its junior high teams strolled to blowout victories on ...
12/20/2025

Cotter's senior girls improved to 3-2 in the 2A-2 standings, and its junior high teams strolled to blowout victories on Friday:

COTTER — Cotter was forced to deal with a rally by Cedar Ridge in each half, but the Lady Warriors were able to pull away to a 50-37 victory over the Lady Timberwolves in 2A-2 Conference …

Beginning in 1959, Bryant, his wife Faye, Shell and others began exploring Blanchard Springs Caverns, then known as One-...
12/19/2025

Beginning in 1959, Bryant, his wife Faye, Shell and others began exploring Blanchard Springs Caverns, then known as One-Half Mile Cave. Their mapping, photographing and careful documentation convinced the U.S. Forest Service to develop it as a tourist attraction.

BATESVILLE — As state leaders move toward designating Blanchard Springs Caverns as Arkansas’s 53rd state park, a quieter but equally significant chapter of the caverns’ history rests in a climate-controlled room inside Lyon College’s Mabee-Simpson Library in Batesville.

Feral hogs cause significant damage to agricultural lands and natural resources across the state. Establishing a distinc...
12/19/2025

Feral hogs cause significant damage to agricultural lands and natural resources across the state. Establishing a distinct category for these products supports ongoing efforts to manage and reduce feral hog populations.

LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is proposing changes to two regulatory rules, including amendments to the Arkansas Rules on Pesticide Use that would establish a new classification of pesticide commonly used as feral hog bait. The Arkansas State Plant Board approved the draft r...

The Arkansas Health Survey provides a detailed portrait of physical and mental health across the state. Based on nearly ...
12/19/2025

The Arkansas Health Survey provides a detailed portrait of physical and mental health across the state. Based on nearly 10,000 responses, the survey shows researchers and public health officials the prevalence of more than 30 different indicators, including to***co use, obesity and alcohol abuse, in each of the state’s 823 census tracts.

FAYETTEVILLE — In Arkansas, nearly one in three people, or 30.8%, suffer from clinically significant depressive symptoms, according to results from the new Arkansas Health Survey. That rate of depression is substantially higher than the recent 23.3% statewide estimate from the Centers for Disease ...

ASP investigating officer-involved shooting in BryantMan convicted in 2020 slaying of Helena-West Helena officerMan sent...
12/19/2025

ASP investigating officer-involved shooting in Bryant
Man convicted in 2020 slaying of Helena-West Helena officer
Man sentenced to 120 years in Scott double murder

ASP investigating officer-involved shooting in Bryant

Steven Rinella of “MeatEater” TV fame has even made it a personal challenge to figure out some way to promote and prepar...
12/19/2025

Steven Rinella of “MeatEater” TV fame has even made it a personal challenge to figure out some way to promote and prepare these portions of venison that are often relegated to the grind pile or reserved for pets because of the amount of silverskin and tendons that weave their way throughout the muscle fibers.

LITTLE ROCK — With more than 150,000 deer already harvested this season in The Natural State, many hunters have a deer in the freezer. Most of those hunters have likely skipped out on one of the most delicious cuts of meat when they processed those deer or took them to the local butcher. The shank...

Kolton Layton fought to become one of Yellville-Summit's top junior high football players. But the freshman standout spe...
12/19/2025

Kolton Layton fought to become one of Yellville-Summit's top junior high football players. But the freshman standout spent his 15th birthday fighting a life-threatening injury suffered in a game at Melbourne on Oct. 23. On Dec. 10, Layton returned to school to join his friends. Read what Layton told The Baxter Bulletin about his comeback:

Kolton Layton is a difference-maker for the Yellville-Summit junior high football team on both offense and defense. Kolton scored three touchdowns and made two interceptions during the team's …

Roundup of local basketball and swimming results from Thursday around the area:
12/19/2025

Roundup of local basketball and swimming results from Thursday around the area:

The Mountain Home Junior Lady Bombers earned their first victory of the season Thursday night, running to a 43-18 road win over West Memphis Wonder at West Memphis. Samira Gassama led Mountain …

Greene County Tech nailed 11-of-16 3-point shots and ran to a 71-53 win over the Bombers on Thursday. Mountain Home host...
12/19/2025

Greene County Tech nailed 11-of-16 3-point shots and ran to a 71-53 win over the Bombers on Thursday. Mountain Home hosts West Plains on Monday.

The Greene County Tech Golden Eagles shot a mesmerizing 11-of-16 from beyond the 3-point arc and raced to their second victory over the Mountain Home Bombers on Thursday night. While the Bombers …

Mountain Home's Barrett Miller was a finalist for the Farm Bureau Insurance Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year award ...
12/18/2025

Mountain Home's Barrett Miller was a finalist for the Farm Bureau Insurance Class 6A Defensive Player of the Year award at the banquet held Monday night in Little Rock. Salem's Kaden Brink and Keagan Sanderson were named offensive and defensive finalists, respectively, in Class 3A.

Farm Bureau Insurance announced Monday night the winners and finalists for the 2025 Farm Bureau Insurance Awards. The Farm Bureau Insurance Awards honor Arkansas' top offensive player, defensive …

According to AAA’s Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide gas price average in Arkansas is $2.53 for a gallon of regu...
12/18/2025

According to AAA’s Arkansas Weekend Gas Watch, the statewide gas price average in Arkansas is $2.53 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel.

Christmas is only days away, and for those who will choose horsepower under the hood as opposed to that of a one-horse open sleigh will continue to see lower prices ahead of the holiday.

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