Board members approve textbook purchases, discuss expulsion policies, dress code
GRAVETTE -- Gravette School Board members, at their regular meeting on Monday evening, Sept. 18, voted to approve a trip for 10 Gravette students to attend the…
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Gravette Lions Club hosts block party
GRAVETTE -- Members of the Gravette Lions Club hosted a block party Saturday afternoon, Sept. 23, at Old Town Park. Community members were invited out for a fu…
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Mayor Maddox shares good news with Gravette chamber
GRAVETTE -- Mayor Kurt Maddox was the guest speaker for the regular meeting of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Sept. 20. He had good new…
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Gravette car show benefits Bright Futures and GHS automotive service program
GRAVETTE -- A car show was held Saturday, Sept. 16, in the parking lot at Gravette's Lion Stadium. Ninety-one vehicles were entered, and trophies were given in…
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9/11 memorial observance honors lives lost in terrorist attacks
GRAVETTE -- Members of the Gravette and Maysville fire departments and officers from the Gravette police department gathered in the parking lot at the Harp's g…
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Firefighter Travis Harp promoted to lieutenant
GRAVETTE -- Fire chief David Orr introduced firefighter Travis Harp at the committee of the whole meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. 12, and announced he had earne…
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Meet the author event features Amish fiction writers
Members of the Reading Between the Lions book club at the Gravette Public Library listen to a presentation by Amish fiction authors Suzanne Woods Fisher and Sh…
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How what has been makes now
This week's conglomeration 'cuff begins with the quarterly meeting of the Benton County Historical Society. The meeting was held at the Decatur Museum building…
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Kindley cousins make first time visit to family home
GRAVETTE -- Brothers Russell Kindley, of Inola, Okla., and Darrell Kindley, of Missouri City, Texas, visited the historic Kindley home in Gravette on Friday, S…
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Sulphur library celebrates first birthday since reopening
SULPHUR SPRINGS -- Birthday balloons and other festive decorations greeted visitors to the Sulphur Springs Public Library on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 9, as th…
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Gravette council passes ordinance calling special election
GRAVETTE -- Members of the Gravette City Council held a special council meeting Monday evening, Aug. 28, regarding extending the city's current 3/4 cent sales …
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ARDOT meeting gathers citizen input
GRAVETTE -- Several area citizens attended a public involvement meeting held Tuesday evening, Aug. 29, in the commons area at Gravette High School. An invitati…
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From 89 to 59?
Has it ever happened to you when your plan to attend a special meeting or other event got knocked in the head by an unexpected -- call it a happening -- that m…
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Subscriber ExclusiveGravette board welcomes more new teachers
GRAVETTE -- Maven Rice, daughter of district technology director Daniel Rice, led the pledge of allegiance to the flag to open the regular meeting of the Grave…
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Car show donates to museum
Jenny and Shane Hargrave, with the Gravette Cruise and Car Show group, pose with Gravette Museum Commission chairman Steve Mitchael after presenting him a dona…
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Council accepts annual water audit
GRAVETTE – Members of the Gravette city council, at their regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 22, voted to accept the annual audit of the city's water and wastewa…
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Gravette library hosts award-winning authors
GRAVETTE -- Award-winning authors Suzanne Woods Fisher and Shelley Shepard Gray will give a presentation and hold a book signing from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Se…
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Gravette Library to host dehydrating, seed-saving workshops
GRAVETTE -- The Gravette Public Library will end its Grow It -- Cook It -- Save It program with a food dehydrating workshop at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, and a …
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Gravette junior attends HOBY seminar
GRAVETTE -- Jerri Notestine, a junior at Gravette High School, was chosen as the Hugh O'Brien Youth Leadership representative for GHS. She attended the HOBY se…
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Gravette students College Board National awardees
GRAVETTE -- Four students from Gravette have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. Alexis Green, Alexzander Sehgal, Jace …
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Maysville celebrates 75th anniversary of school building
GRAVETTE -- Members of the Maysville Extension Homemakers Club hosted a celebration Sunday afternoon, Aug. 20, to mark the 75th anniversary of the Maysville sc…
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Third Thursday event has Back to School theme
GRAVETTE -- The August Third Thursday event, hosted by the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, was held Thursday with a Back to School theme. Two blocks of M…
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Chamber hears speakers from Department of Labor and Licensing
GRAVETTE -- Stephanie Farrar, labor standards investigator with the Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, and her supervisor, Sarah Jones, were speakers …
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Library sponsors free canning workshop
GRAVETTE -- Several participants enrolled in a free canning workshop held Thursday evening, Aug. 17, at the Gravette Civic Center. The Gravette Public Library …
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More info on Miss Gravette, Miss Teen Gravette
GRAVETTE -- Shaelee Jensen was crowned Miss Gravette 2023 in ceremonies on Aug. 12 at Kindley Park. Shaelee, 17, is the daughter of Corey and Brenda Jensen. Sh…
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Library offers free Computer Basics class
Participants listen as Karen Benson, Gravette Public Library director, gives tips on computer use in a class on computer basics on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at the B…
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OPINION: Good old days and today
Isn't it time to take a look at the calendar and notice that summer is over? "Whoa," you say, "there's still a month until September twenty-third when autumn b…
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Gravette celebrates 130th birthday with 'Growing and Learning' theme
GRAVETTE -- Gravette and area residents gathered Saturday, Aug. 12, to celebrate the town's 130th birthday. The 2023 Gravette Day theme was "Growing and Learni…
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Marlon Vasquez wins Gravette Day 5K in 17:13
GRAVETTE -- Marlon Vasquez of Rogers was the overall winner of the Gravette Day 5K. Vasquez sailed across the finish line in a time of 17:13 to take overall ho…
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Council members approve temporary beer garden
GRAVETTE -- Members of the Gravette city council voted at a special council meeting Tuesday, Aug. 8, to allow a temporary beer garden at the Recreation Parlor …
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Jensen, Miller crowned in Saturday pageants
GRAVETTE -- Shaelee Jensen was crowned as Miss Gravette 2023 and Perri Miller as Miss Teen Gravette 2023 in ceremonies Saturday evening at Kindley Park.
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Gravette Day art show awards winners in five divisions
GRAVETTE -- A Gravette Day art show was a popular feature of the annual celebration. The show was coordinated by David Henzie, owner of Henzie Studio on Main S…
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Gravette school staff members welcomed in grand style
GRAVETTE -- With a new school year scheduled to begin this week, staff members returning to work at Gravette Public Schools and new hires alike were welcomed i…
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Gravette board welcomes new hires, approves additional hiring, student transfer
GRAVETTE -- Shannon Mitchell, Gravette High School principal, led the pledge of allegiance to the flag to open a special meeting of the Gravette school board M…
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Congressman gives update on Washington scene
GRAVETTE -- Congressman Steve Womack was the guest speaker at a special meeting of the Gravette Kiwanis Club Friday morning, August 11. Womack, a senior approp…
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Childrens reading celebration features dance, rewards, prizes
GRAVETTE -- Youngsters and their parents gathered at the civic center Thursday morning, Aug. 3, for the concluding session of the Gravette Public Library's chi…
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Library director tells of Gravette Day plans
GRAVETTE -- Karen Benson, director of the Gravette Public Library, was the guest speaker for the regular meeting of the Gravette Kiwanis Club on Friday, Aug. 4…
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Teens conclude summer activities with “Fun in the Sun”
GRAVETTE -- Teen participants in the Gravette Public Library's summer activities concluded the sessions with a "Fun in the Sun" event Tuesday, Aug. 1, at the l…
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Gravette school board welcomes new district employees
GRAVETTE -- Mandy Barrett, principal at Gravette Upper Elementary School, led the pledge of allegiance to the flag to open the regular meeting of the Gravette …
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Council approves water leak detection contract
GRAVETTE -- At its regular meeting Tuesday, July 25, the Gravette city council voted to approve entering into a contract with ASTERRA for leak detection monito…
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Young readers enjoy ‘Anchors Aweigh’ summer reading session
GRAVETTE -- Young readers, ages 3 to 11, gathered at the Gravette Civic Center Thursday for the fourth session in the Gravette Public Library's summer reading …
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Gravette Chamber meeting features informational speakers
GRAVETTE -- Several area business leaders spoke to members and guests at the regular meeting of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce Wednesday, July 19.
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Ribbon cutting held at Local Bliss Collective
Officers and members of the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Thursday evening, July 20, at Local Bliss Collective, in connection with…
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Third Thursday event has patriotic theme
GRAVETTE -- The July Third Thursday, sponsored by the Greater Gravette Chamber of Commerce, had a patriotic theme. Several visitors to the event, held July 20 …
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Gravette Day marks 130th anniversary
GRAVETTE -- Gravette will celebrate the 130th anniversary of its founding on Saturday, August 12, with "Growing and Learning Since 1893" as the 2023 theme.
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Senior center director speaks to Gravette Kiwanis
GRAVETTE -- Melissa Provence, director of the Billy V. Hall Senior Activity and Wellness Center, was the guest speaker at the regular meeting of the Gravette K…
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4-H member presents program on bees
GRAVETTE -- Nine-year-old Berkley Jarvis gave a presentation on bees at the July 10 meeting of the Gravette Gleamers 4-H Club. He displayed his observation hiv…
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Margaret Martin named Gravette Day parade grand marshal
GRAVETTE -- Gravette schoolteacher Margaret Martin has been selected by the Gravette Day Committee as the 2023 Gravette Day parade grand marshal, with this yea…
