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Morning rain doesn’t discourage Third Thursday visitors GRAVETTE -- The weather cooperated beautifully for Gravette's September 21 Third Thursday celebration. Although weather forecasts had worried some who felt the forecast of rain might discourage vendor... September 26, 2023

Shealee Jensen crowned Miss Benton County Fair Queen Shealee Jensen, Miss Gravette 2023, was crowned the 2023 Miss Benton County Fair Queen in competition Saturday at the fairgrounds. She will go on to compete at the Arkansas State Fair on Tuesday, Oct.... September 26, 2023

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 national FFA convention Nov. 1-4 in Indi... September 26, 2023

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 fun time of food, fun and games. Tables wer... September 26, 2023

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 news to share with Chamber members and guest... September 26, 2023

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 several categories. Proceeds will benefi... September 19, 2023

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 earned the rank of lieutenant. Harp came forwa... September 19, 2023

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 grocery store in Gravette Monday morning, ... September 19, 2023

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 Shelley Shepard Gray during a Meet the Auth... September 19, 2023

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, which served as the Kansas City Souther... September 19, 2023

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, Sept. 1. Russell brought his granddaughter... September 12, 2023

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 they arrived for the library's first birthd... September 12, 2023

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 tax to finance street improvement and... September 5, 2023

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 invitation had been issued by staff from the Arka... September 5, 2023

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 made it impossible? Such happened to the o... September 5, 2023

Westside Weather Aug. 28 85 54 -- Aug. 29 88 59 -- Aug. 30 87 60 -- Aug. 31 88 59 -- Sept. 1 90 54 – Sept. 2 93 56 -- Sept. 3 95 64 -- September 5, 2023

Gravette 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 Gravette School Board on Monday, Aug. 21. All ... August 29, 2023

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 donation check for $2,200. The Hargraves were... August 29, 2023

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 seed-saving workshop at 11 a.m. Saturday,... August 29, 2023

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, Sept. 11, at the Gravette Public Library.&q... August 29, 2023

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 wastewater department. Finance director Ca... August 29, 2023

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 seminar June 1-4 at Southern Arkansas Unive... August 29, 2023

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 Keller and Sanjana Sehgal were honored by... August 29, 2023

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 school building. The celebration was held i... August 22, 2023

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 Main Street were shut off from through tra... August 22, 2023

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 for the Wednesday, Aug. 16, meeting of th... August 22, 2023

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 sponsored the workshop as a part of its G... August 22, 2023

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 Billy V. Hall Senior Activity Center. This... August 22, 2023

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. She is a senior at Gravette High School. Pe... August 22, 2023

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 begins to take over, and there are still g... August 22, 2023

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 Learning since 1893," and folks f... August 15, 2023

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 honors and first place in the men's 19-59 d... August 15, 2023

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 Street. He secured five judges to determin... August 15, 2023

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 in grand style. A special appreciation eve... August 15, 2023

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 Monday evening, August 7. All board member... August 15, 2023

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. Pageants for various age groups began at 3 p.m.... August 15, 2023

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 on Friday evening, Aug. 11, and Saturday,... August 15, 2023

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 appropriator in the House, gave those in attend... August 15, 2023

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. Benson, a member of the Gravette Day Co... August 8, 2023

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 library. Library assistant Artemis Edmiste... August 8, 2023

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 children's summer reading program. This fift... August 8, 2023

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 School Board on Thursday evening, July 20... August 1, 2023

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 monitoring. The contract price of $32,950 refle... August 1, 2023

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 program. The theme for this year's progra... August 1, 2023

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 the July Third Thursday celebration. Loc... August 1, 2023

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. In the absence of the scheduled speaker, Ch... August 1, 2023

Westside Weather July 24 91 66 -- July 25 95 71 -- July 26 95 73 -- July 27 96 74 -- July 28 95 74 -- July 29 96 77 -- July 30 97 75 -- August 1, 2023

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 on Gravette Main Street, were seen wearin... July 25, 2023

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. The morning will kick off with the Gravette ... July 25, 2023

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 Kiwanis Club Friday morning, July 21. She ... July 25, 2023

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