Benton County is under a 24-hour burn ban and no outdoor, open burning will be permitted.

GENTRY -- Children are usually cautioned against riding their bikes in the street -- especially after dark -- but on Saturday they were invited to do so on Gen…

HIGHFILL -- Northwest Arkansas National Airport officials are exploring how to amicably divorce themselves from the city of Highfill, but the city's mayor said…

Abby Davis and Landon Watson were crowned queen and king during the 2022 homecoming coronation ceremony at Bulldog Stadium in Decatur Friday night. Both Davis …

GRAVETTE -- Danny Falk, owner with his son Kaiser of Soles Saved and Heels Too boot, shoe and leather repair service, was the guest speaker for the Sept. 20 me…

DECATUR -- Friday morning started out quiet in the sleepy little town of Decatur. But all that would soon be shattered by the sounds of air horns, excited chil…

GRAVETTE -- The Gravette Public Library, in collaboration with the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society, will hold its sixth annual Moon Over Main Street star part…

New Wolf Creek bridge opens.

DECATUR -- It started with a casual conversation between a pair of assistant coaches at a basketball summer camp and eventually led to a donation from an unlik…

GENTRY -- What started out as a back and forth game in the opening quarters became an all-Gentry game in the second half with the Pioneers shutting down the Hu…

GRAVETTE -- In a back-and-forth match against the Lady Tigers of Prairie Grove on Thursday, the Lady Lions took the first set with a narrow 25-23 score but the…

GRAVETTE -- The Lions were unable to bring down the Elks at Elkins on Friday night, losing the conference contest, 28-14.

DECATUR -- Peterson-Owens Fieldhouse came alive Sept. 20 when students, friends and family flooded the facility to see their team, the Life Way Lady Warriors, …

FARMINGTON -- Gravette worked its offense, setting up several successful attacks, but lost to Farmington, 25-16, 25-19, 25-19, at Cardinal Arena in 4A-1 volley…

BELLA VISTA -- Led by freshman Teagen Muldoon's medalist-winning score of 82, the Gravette Lion girls golf team qualified for the 4A state tournament in play h…

GENTRY -- Senior quarterback Chris Bell had a hand in eight touchdowns as Gentry routed Pea Ridge 59-28 in a nonconference battle of unbeatens Friday night at …

Burke, XNA airport authority misrepresent facts

Les Brown once eloquently expressed, "Wanting something is not enough. You must hunger for it. Your motivation must be absolutely compelling in order to overco…

There's a lot to look forward to this autumn -- cooler temperatures, touchdown celebrations, pumpkins, apple cider and a turkey with all the trimmings. It's al…

We were surprised to find tracks of a vehicle in the calf pasture this morning. The calves have been weaned solid for about two weeks, and the cows care only f…

"Who is that fat guy on a bicycle?"

September is National Suicide Prevention Month and, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, suicide tends to occur when different experien…

Here I sit, halfway through the thirty days of September at ten in the morning, ready with pencil in hand to ... Whoa! Let's get down to business. It's not wit…

People more important than money

I remember when Princess Elizabeth of York was crowned as Queen Elizabeth II on June 2, 1953. Her full name is Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor. I was almost 7…

"Thou shalt not commit adultery." Exodus 20:14

Do you know that some scientists contradict science? Some of them develop hypotheses, without verification call them theories and without proof teach them as f…

"Thou shalt not kill." Exodus 20:13

It was Sunday, Dec. 21, 1969. Christmas was on Thursday, four days later. Carol and I had been married a little over three years.

"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee." Exodus 20:12 (Deut. 5:16)

"Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy ..." Exodus 20:8

As adults, we may at times justify poor decisions by blaming others or minimize sinful activity as simply a mistake.